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 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.

In 2024, 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 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 is premiering a commissioned orchestral work at the opening ceremony for the National ASTA conference in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2025.

Angelica will soon be celebrating the debut and publication of her original composition, “Bailas en el Tiempo – Dances in Time”, a Latin dance inspired violin concerto. She is currently professionally recording the music for release and she will perform the US premiere of the full concerto as a soloist with the UVU Chamber Orchestra at the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts in April 2025.

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.