Violinist and researcher, Amber Correa, is a winner of the VSA 2023 International Music Competition culminating in a solo performance at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. Most recently she was sponsored by the Zero Project to perform and speak at the United Nations in Vienna. She is currently studying at the Royal College of Music, London, with Professor Natalia Lomeiko for her Master’s degree in violin performance and is working towards a research degree in music psychology. She recently became a certified music leader for Musicians Without Borders and has begun working as a music teacher for children with special needs and disabilities. She received her Bachelors degree of Violin Performance with Honors at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Professor Olga Kaler and Philip Setzer. She also received secondary degrees in Business Management and French from Case Western Reserve University. In 2022, she had the honor of studying at the Universität Mozarteum and at the International Music Festival of the Adriatic. Her many chamber groups have won first place in numerous competitions including California State VOCE and have performed in Weill Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Vienna, Prague, Budapest and Switzerland. In addition, Amber is a laureate of numerous solo concerto competitions and has had the honor of performing solo with prestigious orchestras. She has been awarded Spotlight Youth of the Year from the South Coast Interfaith Council and Youth Ambassador from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for her efforts to bridge the divisions of our current society through music.