DAN SKIDMORE performs regularly in North Carolina as Concertmaster of the Salisbury Symphony and as Associate Concertmaster of the Winston-Salem Symphony. He is the violin instructor at Elon University and has also served on the violin faculties of Wake Forest University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Appalachian State University, and Catawba College. His concerto appearances have included the Sunriver Music Festival, the Winston-Salem Symphony, and the Salisbury Symphony. Skidmore holds a Bachelor of Music from West Virginia University, a Master of Music from Northwestern University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from UNC-Greensboro, all in violin performance. His teachers include Mary Wilson, John Fadial, Blair Milton, and Charles Castleman.