Sean Michael Keelan

Sean Michael Keelan

Music Instructor - Strings

Music Department

Profile

Sean Michael Keelan began his career as a member of the Lincoln Symphony, besides performing with the Omaha Symphony and his own musical family. While at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory he won the concerto competition with Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, performing it and Bruch's concerto #1 with orchestra during his time there. From 2002-04 he was a member of the Fairfax (VA) Symphony outside Washington, D.C. He served as full-time artist/instructor of upper strings at the Wausau (WI) Conservatory of Music from 2004-08, also conducting the Wausau Area Youth Symphony and serving on the Wausau Symphony's board of directors. In 2009 he received an arts management certificate from the University of Massachusetts.

He played as concertmaster of the Green Bay Symphony during the 2004-11 seasons, as well as principal second violin of Appleton's Fox Valley Symphony during 2008-11. He conducted the Green Bay Youth Symphony's Philharmonia Orchestra in 2009-11. In 2011 he was soloist with the Sioux City (IA) Symphony in Corigliano's Red Violin Chaconne, and recitalist for Augusta (GA)'s Covenant Concert Series. The past two summers he has taught at Baldwin-Wallace’s Summer Institute, and he began teaching applied strings for Nebraska’s Concordia University in 2011.

He has served as an adjudicator for many youth soloist and state string competitions. His playing has been aired on Nebraska and Wisconsin public radio. His teachers include Morris Collier, Anton Miller, Julian Ross, and Elisabeth Adkins.

Education

M.M., University of Maryland - College Park
B.M., summa cum laude, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music

Courses Taught

Applied strings