Veronica Merril is a renaissance woman. A versatile musician and artist, Veronica has pursued her passion for the arts through the deep study of various disciplines, including music, dance, architecture and theater. Veronica studied classical ballet with the Washington Ballet. Veronica appeared in numerous ballets at the Kennedy Center and the Warner Theater, both in Washington, D.C. She continued to dance at the National Cathedral School (NCS/STA), where she was also a student choreographer. In 2016, Veronica travelled with the NCS Dance Team to China. Veronica has studied classical violin since the 4th grade, studying under the master teacher, Olga Khroulevitch. She is the first prize recipient of the American Fine Arts Festival’s Golden Strings Competition. She has played solo concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and at the DiCapo Opera House in New York City. Veronica has also studied violin at Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany. Veronica played in her high school orchestra for 4 years. In addition to dance and violin, Veronica sang as a soloist and soprano in 3 D.C based choral groups: the Washington Choral Arts Society Youth Choir, the NCS/STA Chorale and in the NCS/STA Madrigal Singers. She was the president of the Madrigal Singers from 2016-2017. While at NCS, Veronica founded the a cappella group, “Close Encounters,” a group that continues to thrive beyond her 4 years at NCS. Veronica also appeared in numerous theater productions at NCS, most notably appearing as ‘Peggy Sawyer” in the production of “42nd Street.” At UVA, Veronica is an Architectural History and Music Major. She is the current president of University Records, a performance and recording CIO at UVA. In addition, Veronica sings with University Singers and is an executive member of the Arts Grounds Guides Organization. She is a 2018-2019 Tom Tom Founders Festival Fellow. Veronica looks forward to growing as an artist with the Miller Arts Scholar Program at UVA.