About Danielle

Baltimore native Danielle Sinclair is a multidisciplinary violinist, violist, and teaching artist based in the Tri-State area.

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An active orchestral musician, Danielle has performed across the United States with ensembles and festivals including the Marrowstone Music Festival, Miami Music Festival, and the National Orchestral Institute. In the Tri-State area, she has appeared with the Bergen County, Central Jersey, Plainfield, Summit, and Ridgewood Symphonies, and most recently served as Concertmaster-in-Residence with the South Orange Symphony for two seasons.

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Danielle’s work has been recognized with numerous honors, including a Grammy nomination for Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works (2018) as a member of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival Orchestra and Best Solo Instrumental Performance award at the Walt Disney World Night of Stars Talent Competition.

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In addition to orchestral work, Danielle is an in-demand musician for weddings and events, collaborating with leading music organizations such as the Highline Quartet, Keyport Quartet, Music Boutique NYC, and Treble and Bass Productions.

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As a theatre musician, Danielle frequently serves as Concertmaster for regional and touring productions, including Big League Productions’ 2022 U.S. national tours of South Pacific and An American in Paris.

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Committed to music as a tool for social change, Danielle is on faculty at the Paterson Music Project, an El Sistema–inspired program in Paterson, NJ. She also maintains a private studio grounded in a collaborative, student-centered teaching approach.

 

Danielle holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from the Cali School of Music, where she studied with Michael Ludwig, and a Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from Montclair State University.​