Classical Musicians of African Descent

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Cleveland Chandler, violin

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM | By classical intern

Published August 4, 2017 at 1:17 PM EDT

Cleveland A. Chandler, Jr. has served as violinist in The United States Air Force Strings in Washington, DC for almost 20 years. Mr. Chandler is a founding member of the Chesapeake Strings, the Amistad String Quartet and the Aura String Quintet. Mr. Chandler received a BM degree from Peabody Conservatory. He earned a MM Degree and Professional Studies diploma in Violin Performance from The Cleveland Institute of Music. He has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Baltimore Choral Arts Society, the Youngstown Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, and the Akron Symphony Orchestra.