Clare Armenante- Violin, Fiddle, & Bluegrass Duos Fiddler from San Francisco, CA

Clare Armenante is a sought after violinist a fiddler whose curiosity for music and its diverse styles and traditions has given her the versatility, knowledge and experience to perform in numerous genres including musical theater, circus, bluegrass, hip-hop, classical, pop, tango and jazz. This gives her the flexibility to truly tailor the event playlist to the many styles of music her clients love. Want a ceremony with classical music but a cocktail hour with jazz, pop, or bluegrass fiddle? I can provide music for a fancy dinner or a farm picnic. I am prepared for all kinds of events and also frequently perform with members of my bluegrass bands as duos if the idea of a small ensemble sounds even better. Bio: Most recently Clare could be found on the road as the solo violinist for the First National Tour of the Tony Award-Winning Best Musical, Hadestown 2022-2024, and she frequently subs at the show on Broadway. Clare has also subbed for month-long residencies with the national tours of “Oklahoma! (2019),” the 50th Anniversary of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, and Sting’s “The Last Ship.” In the last 7 years, Clare also built a name for herself in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. She performed, recorded, and toured with the bluegrass band, The High Water Line, making the finals in both the Telluride and Rockygrass Festival band competitions in 2022. She also played with old-time country and western swing band, The Vivants; hip-hop chamber orchestra, Ensemble Mik Nawooj; and performed frequently as a substitute violinist in Opera San Jose. Clare has worked in circus arts and toured with the clown theater piece, “Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto” in 2019 which received rave reviews at the Vault Fringe Festival in London. In 2021, she also collaborated with members of Circus Center as music director of “Circus Pop Ups,” a free outdoor performance series pairing circus artists with musicians to bring uplifting performances to the public and schools during the pandemic. Clare has a BM in Violin Performance from Vanderbilt University, and a MM in Violin Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory.