Sophia Grassi began studying the violin with her mother when she was three years old. She has been a student of Jodi Hagen for the past four years. Sophia is a two time recipient of the Keith B. McClelland music scholarship. Over the past seven summers she has attended Ogontz Strings Camp under the direction of Linda and Domenick Fiore. She has been a member of the Mozart Mentors Orchestra under the direction of Anthony Antolini since 2015. She is regularly featured at area churches as a guest soloist. This past spring her recording of Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet placed second in the Rising Talents of the Americas competition.