Shannon Lockwood completed her DMA and MM at the University of Cincinnati, where she studied with Yehuda Hanani. She began playing the cello at age twelve in the Colorado public school system, and later studied with Colorado Symphony cellist Fred Hoeppner. She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BM from the University of Denver. While studying in Denver with Richard Slavich, she won the Presser Award for academic and musical achievement. She also studied in London under a grant from the English Speaking Union and returned to research at the Britten-Pears Library. Her broad spectrum of professional experiences include performing with orchestras such as the Jacksonville Symphony and Colorado Symphony Orchestra, performing as soloist with the Jacksonville University Orchestra and Wired String Ensemble, performing and coaching chamber music, serving as a graduate assistant to the University of Cincinnati Orchestras, and maintaining a private studio. Professor of Music at Jacksonville University for fifteen years, she taught cello, chamber music, music theory, and music history. She was a founding member of the Kinne Trio and co-director of the Jacksonville Chamber Music Intensive Summer Camp. She now serves as assistant librarian with the Jacksonville Symphony and performs with the orchestra regularly.
