Abigail Collins
Cellist Abigail Collins’ performance career covers the span of solo, chamber, and orchestral music. Most recently, she has performed with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Villages Lyric Opera Orchestra, Beautiful Music, Inc., and Paint it Black Quartet and Trio. Abigail frequently performs as a soloist and collaborator for musicals, church services, wedding ceremonies, receptions, parties, and special events.
Collins began studying cello at age 10 and soon began performing through her Central Florida community. She studied with Carl Fasshauer, formerly of the Baltimore and Houston Symphony Orchestras, and then continued with Bulgarian cellist Lubomir Georgiev at the Florida State University. As an instructor, Collins’ maintains a flourishing private studio for aspiring cellists and student chamber ensembles. Her students have been first prize winners at Florida’ Federation of Music Clubs’ Junior Festival, placed in Florida’s All-State Orchestras, and accepted into prestigious colleges of music and music scholarship programs. Abigail Collins holds a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from the Florida State University.