bio

Stephanie Phillips conducts workshops in creative music making and
improvisation for people of all ages and musical abilities. Her Music Inside Out
workshops are the cumulative result of her diverse background in classical
music, theater arts and dance. She has presented her unique improvising
program at numerous schools, camps and conferences across Texas. As a
classical violist, she performs extensively with several regional symphonies and
performance ensembles. Her electro acoustic composition Mobius was selected
by Vox Novus to be included in the 60/60 Midwest Mix for 2007 and has received
several performances including at the Electronic Music Midwest Conference in
2007. She is co-founder of the improvisational ensemble Human Trio and can be
heard on their new release …until further notice. She is recently collaborated
with the award winning band Salsa Del Rio, and performed with them at the 2008
Notre Dame Jazz Festival. In fall 2008 she created and taught a semester length
class in trans-stylistic improvisation for the School of Music at Texas State
University, San Marcos. Stephanie holds a BA from Oberlin College and a
Masters in Music Composition from Texas State.

Recent Activities

International Society of Improvis ed Musi c/ conference

presentatio

in 2008 at the Lamont School of Music

Denver, CO

Victoria Symphony

Summer Music Camp, Director, 2008

Cave Without a Name

Concert Series,

Sacred Improv

Ensemble

with

Jodi

Roberts