JOHANNA NOVOM (violin) is a recent First Prize winner of the ABS Young Artists' Competition. Associate Concertmaster of Apollo's Fire in Cleveland, Johanna appears regularly as a chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral payer with various ensembles throughout the country. She has recently performed with Chatham Baroque, the Dallas Bach Society, New York State Baroque, and enjoyed a collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group and Trinity Choir in Moscow. Johanna received her Master's in Historical Performance from Oberlin Conservatory in 2007, where she studied on both historical and modern instruments with Marilyn McDonald. She has performed at festivals internationally, including the Carmel Bach Festival, Le Festival de Sedières, and Le Festival des Rencontres Musicales de Noyers, and has recorded with Apollo's Fire and Concert Royal.