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.

In addition to teaching at Mountain Springs Music Festival, Angelica also takes photos and manages the social media for the program. Angelica has also been guest faculty at Moab Music Festival (2023) and she is the media and string assistant with UVYSO (2019-current). 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 soloist with the UVU Chamber Orchestra (2021, 2025, 2026), Hot House West Swing Orchestra (2024, 2025) and with the Vidin Sinfonetta in Bulgaria (2023). In addition to solo engagements, Angelica has been a member of various professional ensembles.

Active in multi-genre music, Angelica toured across France as a featured fiddler for two weeks, performing at the oldest folk festival in the world (2024). She also performed as the Fiddler in “Once” at Hale Center Theater Orem (2023) and she played the Fiddler in “Fiddler on the Roof” at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater (2026).

In addition to performing and teaching, Angelica is currently developing a reputation as a composer. Last year, Angelica performed and published her original composition, “Bailas en el Tiempo – Dances in Time”, a Latin dance inspired violin concerto. The score is published with Hal Leonard and the studio recording can be accessed on streaming platforms.

Angelica was selected as one of six composing fellows in the nation through the Riding Tide New Canon Project in partnership with the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) and Hal Leonard publishing. She premiered a commissioned orchestral work at the opening ceremony for the National ASTA conference in Atlanta, Georgia (2025).

This year, she was invited as a fellowship alumni to write a new orchestral and choral work commissioned by ASTA and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), which was played at the National ASTA conference in San Fransisco, and will soon be featured at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.

Angelica is actively building an expansive library of original solo, chamber, and orchestral works with a variety of levels and styles. Her music can be accessed via AngelicaSalazarMusic.com.

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 Aspen Ballet Company. She has a deep love for the arts and strives to be an advocate for accessible arts education in Utah.