Praised by the Edmonton Journal for performing “with precision and grace,” and by NUVO Magazine for his “consistently rich tone [and] expressive, intense playing,” Sheldon Person is a violist in the Houston Symphony, a chamber musician, recitalist, and teacher. 

With the Houston Symphony, Mr. Person has toured in seven countries and performed on the 2017 Grammy Award-winning live recording of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck. Previously, he was a member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and as soloist and guest principal with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Person is a regular faculty member at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. His private students have been accepted to Indiana University, Oberlin Conservatory, the Manhattan and Eastman Schools of Music, and the Juilliard School, among others.

Mr. Person studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Indiana University, Rice University, and the University of Alberta. For more, visit sheldonperson.com.