Faculty Profiles


Steve Sjobring

Steve Sjobring

Guest Lecturer (String Techniques)

On Faculty since 2008
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Steven Sjobring is the co-founder and director of the String Academy of Chicago. He currently teaches String Techniques and String Pedagogy at Wheaton College. He graduated from Wheaton College in 2001 after studying violin/viola performance and pedagogy. Steven was the first prize winner of the Wheaton College Conservatory Concerto Competition and soloist with the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra in 2001. Steven was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2005 to 2007. He is also the founder and a member of the Chicago Classic String Ensemble, which regularly performs throughout the Chicago area. Steven resides in Wheaton with his wife, Kelly, and two daughters, Audrey and Naomi.

Wheaton College
B.M., 2001