Alexis Mahler
Pop orchestra
Alexis Mahler grew up in Marquette, Mich. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance and Music Education from Lawrence Conservatory of Music where she studied under Dr. Samantha George. In college, she began studying the cello and found opportunities to perform on both instruments throughout her undergraduate work. After graduation, Alexis became the director of the Upper Peninsula Youth Orchestra at Northern Michigan University and founded the local pop orchestra Eclettico before leaving the shore of Lake Superior in 2015 and venturing west.
She currently teaches private violin and cello lessons at the Community Music Center in Southeast Portland and is a teaching artist with the Bravo Youth Orchestras in North Portland. While she loves playing classical chamber music and symphonies, she also enjoys performing in more alternative settings and ensembles, and is currently experimenting with writing her own songs, some of which appear on her first solo EP, Low Moon. As a cellist, she enjoys collaborating with fellow songwriters in Oregon, California, and back home in Michigan. Alexis has always loved teaching music, and she truly believes in the power and importance of making music accessible to people of every age, experience, and style. In the rare moments Alexis is not creating, absorbing, or discussing something musical, you might find her spending time in nature or exploring the beautiful city of Portland.
- Website:
- http://www.alexismahler.com/