Sandra Billingslea received both her Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees from Michigan State University. During her forty-five year career as a NYC free-lance musician and soloist, Miss Billingslea has played with Scandia Symphony, Queens Symphony, the Long Island Philharmonic, New York Virtuosi Ensemble, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Dance Theatre & Boys Choir of Harlem, New York Ragtime Orchestra, Symphony of the New World, & The Color of Music Virtuosi Ensemble & Orchestra. Miss Billingslea is a violinist and Board member for The Harlem Chamber Players. She has played in several Broadway shows including The Producers, The Man from Oz, Miss Saigon, Dreamgirls, Follies, The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Guys & Dolls, The King & I & Timbuktu.

Ms. Billingslea has performed on recordings, television commercials, & movie scores including Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, School Daze, Age of Innocence, Carlito’s Way & Indian in the Cupboard. She’s played with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Lena Horne, Barry White, Brittany Spears, Luther Vandross, Abbey Lincoln, Ray Charles, Donna Summers, Dionne Warwick, Jay Black, Phyllis Hyman, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Bolton, Billy Ocean, Barry White and many more. Ms. Billingslea is a pioneer in Special Education through her work with special needs children in the “Music Outreach” Program and the West End Little Symphony. She was Teaching Artist” & “Artist in Residence” for the New York State Council for the Arts and Lincoln Center Arts in Education, the Westchester Philharmonic, violin instructor at the Waldorf School of Garden City, the Ridgewood Conservatory of Music, Rutgers University and York College CUNY. She is a professional storyteller, having told stories with The Queens, Scandia, West End & The Housing Authority Symphony Orchestras. She was Minister of Music at Unity Church of Christ, Teaneck NJ, and continues as violin soloist at Unity Maywood. Life is ever changing and good.*