About

Violinist Michael MacLaughlin has worked as a freelance performer and music educator for over twelve years. He received both a Bachelor’s Degree (2011) and Master’s Degree (2019) from Baylor University, and established himself as a fixture of the Central Texas music scene during that time. As an orchestral musician, Michael has performed with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra, Temple Symphony Orchestra, the Waco Symphony Orchestra, the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Abilene Philharmonic. An avid chamber musician, Michael has also organized and performed in several chamber music concerts including the inaugural Clear Lake Chamber Ensemble performance in 2015, as well as serving as the founder of the annual Academie Musique Scholarship Fundraiser concert series, which has raised thousands of dollars in scholarship funds for students who are otherwise unable to afford private instruction. Michael has also been invited to participate in numerous summer programs, including the prestigious Heifetz International Music Institute, the Round Top Festival Institute, and the National Orchestral Institute. Michael is also a New Music enthusiast, and has premiered several works as a soloist and with Enso New Music, which he helped to found in 2019. In the fall of 2020, Michael relocated to Kansas City, Missouri to begin his doctoral studies in violin performance under the instruction of Professor Benny Kim at the University of Missouri Kansas City.