Faculty Member Since 2021
Meghan Yost, violist and pedagogue, strongly believes in music as a vehicle for human expression and social change. She has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, China, Malaysia, and Brazil, and has collaborated with Harlem Quartet, Dali Quartet, Elmar Oliveira, Petar Jankovic, and Bright Feather Ensemble. She regularly performs at The Porterville Strings Festival and the Atlanta Music Project Summer Chamber Series.
Past festival performances include Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School, the Dali Quartet International Music Festival, and the Garth Newel Music Center. Love of chamber music also led her to collaborate with the indie-folk rock band River City Extension, touring the continental U.S. for two years. Their live session recordings can be heard on Audiotree, Little Elephant Room, and Daytrotter. As an orchestral musician she performs with orchestras across the southeast, including the Atlanta Opera, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, and Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Yost teaches and performs with organizations across the country that provide low cost or tuition free training for young musicians. Her commitment to accessibility has led her to work with El- Sistema inspired programs such as Atlanta Music Project, Porterville Strings, and Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA. She regularly travels to give masterclasses and workshops throughout the U.S. and around the world. In addition to her position as viola instructor at Spelman College, Yost is the viola professor at Clayton State University. In 2020,she was named Music Educator of the Year by the Atlanta Federation of Musicians.
Yost received her Bachelor of Music from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and her Master of Music from Lynn Conservatory of Music.
Master of Music in Viola Performance, Lynn University
Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Applied Viola