Titans Orchestra Directors

Ms. George directs the Berea-Midpark High School Orchestras and teaches 6th Grade Orchestra at Berea-Midpark Middle School. As a freelance violinist and violist, she has played with Opera Cleveland, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Pennsylvania Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, as well as productions at Playhouse Square, the Cleveland Playhouse and with other regional orchestras. She has shared the stage with Rosemary Clooney, Roy Clark, the Transiberian Orchestra, Weird Al Yankovic, Meatloaf, and The Who. She also plays electric violin and fiddle with Tim Blake at venues along the North Coast and Erie Islands, makes an occasional appearance with Moss Stanley’s band Nitebridge, Colin Dussault, and performs with her husband and cellist Jeffrey Schimelpfenig.

 Ms. George earned her Bachelors of Music from the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music, and a Masters of Music from Cleveland State University. Other teaching positions have included Adjunct Faculty at Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and string instructor positions the Baldwin Wallace Community Music School, Orange City Schools, and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. She is also on the National Registry of Teachers of the Mark O’Connor Violin Method and American Music System and has taught and performed at the O’Connor String Camp in Charleston, South Carolina.