Amy Sims

Los Angeles native Amy Sims is a busy freelance Classical and Baroque violinist living in Boston, collaborating with musicians from the region in a wide range of musical genres from string quartets and intimate Baroque chamber ensembles to large ensembles including Portland Symphony Orchestra in Maine, where she is the Assistant Concertmaster. She also performs with Boston Baroque, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, and Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Each August, Ms. Sims returns to the Peninsula Music Festival in Door County, Wisconsin as its Assistant Concertmaster. 

Before venturing to New England, Amy was the Concertmaster of the Omaha Symphony from 2000 to 2010. With Bachelor and Master degrees in Violin Performance from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music with professor Eudice Shapiro, Ms. Sims held the position of Principal Second Violin of the Pacific Symphony from 1994 to 2000 while freelancing through the Los Angeles and Orange County area, performing and recording newly commissioned works with Southwest Chamber Music as well as studio recording for major motion picture soundtracks and television commercials.