Josephine Stockwell earned a BM (Bachelor of Music) from Oberlin Conservatory where she was awarded the Charlotte Kemsies Scholarship. Supported by the Richard and Helen Thomas Endowed Fellowship, Stockwell earned an MM (Master of Music) from Northwestern University.

She is currently pursuing her DM (Doctorate of Music) with Li-Kuo Chang and Atar Arad at Indiana University where she plays the role of a Teaching Assistant in both studios and is minoring in Music Education and Arts Administration.

In addition to being enrolled in a full academic course load and enjoying the performance schedule of a doctoral student, Stockwell had a one year contract with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023 and was previously a regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Stockwell has performed with the Tulsa Symphony, Canton Symphony, and Terre Haute Symphony, and can be heard on the Oberlin Music and Naxos Records labels.

Stockwell has participated in the Heifetz International Music Institute, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, Credo Chamber Music, Music@Menlo, and Music at Tateuchi, where she worked with San Francisco Symphony musicians as a Teaching Fellow.

Stockwell is comfortable performing baroque, classical, and contemporary music. She enjoys the challenge and the breadth in musical exposure that comes with being a versatile player.

She is also an experienced orchestra librarian and arts administrator, having served various organizations in those capacities over a ten year span.

Alongside her deep devotion to cultivating beauty, meaning, and empowerment through music, Stockwell is a lover of many other arts as well. She doesn’t know the meaning of the word “bored” as she enjoys singing, drawing, photography, cooking and baking, personal development, travel, interior design and organization, and cutting and styling hair for musicians’ performances.

Stockwell performs on a Giovanni Pallaver viola crafted in Verona, Italy and a John Aniano bow made in New York.