Jeanine Wilkinson

Cello

Jeanine Wilkinson is an active performer, teacher, and administrator involved in many different musical endeavors. Since taking up residence in Knoxville in 2005 she performs regularly with several regional orchestras including Knoxville Symphony, Oak Ridge Symphony, Bryan Symphony, and Symphony of the Mountains. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and a Master’s degree from the University of Tennessee.

As an advocate and supporter of music education, Jeanine teaches a thriving studio of young cellists in Maryville and in Knoxville. Over the past 20 years her students have consistently won chairs in the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestras, East TN Jr. and Sr. Clinics, as well as TNMEA All State Orchestra.

In 2016 Jeanine founded the Inner Voices String Quartet, comprised of four classically-trained musicians whose careers blissfully collided in Knoxville. This group of dynamic women are inspired and dedicated to providing audiences a unique listening experience of high quality music in a contemporary and modern way. Highlight performances included their debut in a former gas station and then later in an avant-garde hair salon, where not only was unique programming celebrated but also an emphasis on women in music.