Angelica Salazar (BM in Violin Performance) is a multi-genre violin and viola performer, teacher, composer, and recording studio artist based in Utah Valley. With a passion for pedagogy, she runs a large private studio with students of all ages and levels. She strives to empower her students to both develop solid technique and meaningful artistry.

Angelica has been guest faculty at Moab Music Festival (2023), she is the media and string assistant with UVYSO (2019-present), and she is an annual faculty member for Mountain Springs Music Festival (2022-present). Her involvement in community arts educational programs is integral to her personal mission as a musician.

Angelica has been a finalist and winner in several state, national, and international violin and viola competitions. She has been a violin concerto soloist with the UVU Chamber Orchestra and with the Vidin Sinfonetta in Bulgaria. In addition to solo engagements, Angelica has been a member of various professional ensembles.

This summer, Angelica performed violin for two weeks on a tour across France, representing the United States at the world’s oldest international folk festival. Accompanying live dancers, she often improvised very technical American-style fiddle solos, performing for several sold out audiences of thousands.

In addition to performing and teaching, Angelica is currently developing a reputation as a composer. She is a composing fellow through the Riding Tide New Canon Project, and she will premier a commissioned orchestral work at the National ASTA conference in Atlanta Georgia in March 2025. 

Angelica recently performed and published her original composition, “Bailas en el Tiempo - Dances in Time”, a Latin dance inspired violin concerto. She premiered the concerto with the UVU Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Cheung Chau. The studio recording is available for streaming on all platforms and the sheet music is available for purchase here.

Outside of her musical endeavors, Angelica has served in community leadership capacities including serving as Miss Orem (2018), Miss Utah County (2019), Assistant Director of the Miss Utah County Scholarship Competition (2021-2024), and being a board member for various community non-profits, raising tens of thousands of dollars for good causes. Angelica grew up training as a competitive figure skater, she is a gold certified ballroom dancer, and she currently trains on pointe dancing with a community ballet. She has a deep love for the arts and strives to be an advocate for accessible arts education in Utah.