Cello

Johnny Rice - Cello, Strings Department Head

A native of Arizona, Johnny Rice is an accomplished performer and teacher on both cello and piano. Mr. Rice, performing in a duo with his brother, Chris, has performed throughout the United States, including in New York City (Carnegie Hall), Chicago, Los Angeles, and numerous cities and towns across the United States. Internationally, he has performed in Warsaw, as a featured artist at the 2014 World Music Day celebration, as well as in Vienna, Salzburg, Budapest, and Munich. Mr. Rice has appeared as soloist with the Scottsdale Symphony, the Mesa Symphony, and the Symphony of the Southwest…Read More

Elijah Baik - Cello

Elijah Baik (DMA candidate at ASU) began playing cello at age 12 and made his solo debut with orchestra at the age of fifteen. He attended Cleveland Institute of Music and New England Conservatory before coming to ASU to study with Thomas Landschoot. A very active chamber and orchestral musician, Baik has had the chance to collaborate and work with members of the Borromeo, Cavani, and the Cleveland Quartet as part of the advanced string quartet programs at both CIM and NEC, while working closely with reknown artists such as Jamie Laredo and Sharon Robinson. He has been the principal cellist in several orchestras and is a regular substitute cellist with the Phoenix Symphony… Read More

Violin

Meggie Evans - Violin

A serious double threat, Meggie Evans brings a love for teaching and an incredible breadth of musical experience to H&S. She earned her Masters of Music Performance in Violin AND Clarinet in 2021 at the University of Denver, as well as a Suzuki Violin Pedagogy Certificate. A prizewinner in numerous competitions, Evans shows passion and fortitude in her performances. An experienced teacher, Evans has taught private and group students for over nine years, and has directed and taught at music summer camps at La Sierra University and the University of Redlands… Read More

Luke Stikeleather, Violin Faculty

Luke Stikeleather - Violin , Viola

An avid performer, Luke Stikeleather is most at home on the concert stage. He has worked as a contracted player with multiple professional orchestras throughout North Carolina including the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Western Piedmont Symphonies. Stikeleather is pursuing his Master of Music in Violin Performance at Arizona State University under Dr. Katherine McLin, and obtained both a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, and a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro… Read More

Bella Ward - Violin

Bella chose to start learning the violin at the age of six, and hasn't put it down since. Her early experiences fiddling with her dad, singing in her mom's musical theater classes, and writing songs with her siblings cultivated a joyous approach to music at a young age and led her to pursue it as a career. Bella recently completed her Master's degree in Violin Performance and a certificate in Music Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, studying with Dr. Katherine McLin. At ASU, Bella served in principal roles in the ASU Symphony and taught private violin lessons to undergraduate students… Read More

Viola

Dr. Carolyn Broe - Viola

Dr. Carolyn Waters Broe, American violist, conductor and composer has been the featured soloist with orchestras in California and Arizona. She earned her Doctorate in Music from Arizona State University in 2001. Dr. Broe conducts the Four Seasons Orchestra of Scottsdale, which was nominated in two Grammy categories for 2000. She conducted Four Seasons Orchestra on tour in Vienna, Austria for the Haydn Festival in 2009. Broe was the founding conductor of the Paradise Valley Community College Orchestra for ten years as well as their Violin and Viola Instructor. She is the violist with the Four Seasons String Quartet and Sweetwater Strings… Read More

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