Violinist Dawning Welliver is a native of Pennsylvania who now resides and performs in Indianapolis, Indiana. A recent graduate of the Jacobs School of Music, she completed her Masters of Music with Grigory Kalinovsky in 2022. Her undergraduate career took place at Vanderbilt University, where she studied Violin Performance with Cornelia Heard and pursued minors in International Leadership and Development and Arabic Language. She has always been fascinated with the intersection between music, culture, and communication. She believes whole-heartedly in the importance of versatility and collaboration in music, and involves herself in diverse projects that allow her to explore the arenas of multiple genres of music. An avid chamber musician, Dawning performs regularly with the Sileo Quartet, which recently won the Grand Prix in the Małopolska International Music Competition. In addition to her musical career, she is passionate about serving communities through grass-roots initiatives that work to bring about social transformation.