Gracie Carney

Gracie Carney is a versatile multi-instrumentalist acclaimed for her work across historical, classical, and contemporary music spheres alike. She completed her studies in both historical and modern violin performance at Indiana University and McGill University, under the guidance of esteemed teachers including Mauricio Fuks, Grigory Kalinovsky, Violaine Melancon, and Stanley Ritchie. 

Carney has premiered concertos by composers such as David Ludwig, Miggy Torres, and Regina Strinasacchi, the latter in a modern world premiere on historical violin. Her extensive performance experience includes artistic residencies at the University of Maryland, Towson University, Catholic University of America, the Women’s Composers Conference, Music in the Vineyards, the Contemporary Composers Institute, and the Women’s Composers Festival. 

She is a core member of several ensembles, including Mind on Fire, Balance Campaign, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and the Montreal-based Baroque group Ensemble Caprice. Gracie also regularly performs with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. 

As a passionate educator, Gracie serves as a teaching artist for the Baltimore Symphony's ORCHkids program, which strives to make classical music education more accessible to young people in the Baltimore area. 

In addition to her performance and teaching, Gracie's scholarly research on Mozart's embellishments has been published by Cambridge University Press.