Originally from Minnesota, Sadie Hamrin is currently a second-year violin fellow with the New World Symphony. She recently earned her master’s degree at McGill University where she studied with Axel Strauss and Violaine Melançon. She also completed her bachelor’s degree at Baylor University under the instruction of Patricia Shih and Bruce Berg. While at Baylor, she received the Daniel I. Moore Outstanding Senior Instrumental Performer award and won a section position with the Waco Symphony Orchestra. Sadie spent two summers as co-concertmaster of the National Repertory Orchestra, appearing as a soloist under the direction of Michael Stern. In the summer of 2025, Sadie returned as a member of the Alumni String Quartet and also held both concertmaster and section positions at Spoleto Festival U.S.A.
Outside of music, her spare time is most happily spent running, being outside, and doing crafts.
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