Stephen Alan Shepard has performed throughout the country. He has a Masters in Music Performance, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Iowa. Before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2003, his orchestral playing included several seasons with the Westmoreland Symphony, the Wheeling Symphony, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony. Currently, Stephen serves as the Concertmaster of the Linfield Chamber Orchestra in McMinnville, OR and has served as the Assistant Concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony in Vancouver, WA.