Tessa Paige Sacramone is a freelance violinist, vocalist, songwriter, and music educator living in Providence, Rhode Island. From 2017-2019 she was a Resident Musician with Community MusicWorks, performing with the MusicWorks Collective and working within the Daily Orchestra Program to provide young musicians with daily ensemble practice. A classically trained musician, she plays orchestral, chamber, and solo repertoire of the genre, but also performs rock, pop, indie, folk, and new music. Tessa also performs as a vocalist and acoustic songwriter. Her debut album, "Belong Here," written and recorded under her singer-songwriter name, Tessa Paige, was released this past December.
Tessa is currently engaged with a number of regional orchestras, including the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra. This past holiday season, she joined the Trinity Repertory Theater cast for the 2019 production of A Christmas Carol. During the warmer months, she can be found playing many weddings and outdoor events around New England.
Tessa frequently works with composers and artists in studio settings such as Glassnote Records artist Oberhofer on his album Time Capsules II produced by Grammy Award winner Steve Lillywhite. She has participated in orchestra tours with performances in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Shanghai Symphony Hall, and the Guangzhou Opera House, amongst others. Tessa attended The Meadowmount School of Music, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and Atlantic Music Festival in past summers, with a focus on chamber music performance. She received her Bachelor of Music from New York University and her Master of Music from Boston University, studying under Ann Setzer and Bayla Keyes, respectively.