Originally from Tampa, FL, Jeremy Blanden earned his Bachelors of Music and Artist Diploma in Violin Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and his Masters of Music from Rice University. From 2004-05, Jeremy was a member of the Graduate Quartet-in-Residence at Syracuse University, acted as the Visiting Lecturer of Violin and Chamber Music, while performing as a member of the Syracuse Symphony. During 2005-2007, he was faculty of Violin and Viola at Earlham College in Richmond, IN. In addition to his university positions, Mr. Blanden has held private studios of violin and viola students of all abilities, spanning ages six to sixty. He loves the diversity of students he is able to work with through teaching.
As a performer, Jeremy has been a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, FL, Concertmaster of the Lebanon Symphony in Ohio, and has performed with the Louisville Orchestra and Dayton Philharmonic. He has also worked under conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Ludovic Morlot, and Peter Oundjian, as well as collaborating with such artists as violinist, Todd Phillips and clarinetist, David Krakauer. One of his most memorable performances was performing Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony with members of the Vienna Philharmonic under Michael Tilson Thomas in Tokyo's Suntory Hall. He currently resides in New York, NY and performs throughout the country as a member of the Firebird Chamber Orchestra and the Breckenridge Music Festival.