Violinist Michael Ferril

Violinist Michael Ferril began violin studies through the Glendale Unified School Strings Program, progressing to private lessons with Purcell Mayor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He attended Cal State Northridge on scholarship under Endre Granat and Robert Lipsett, and later attended The Meadowmount School of Music under Ivan Galamian, studying with Sally Thomas and chamber music with Josef Gingold. After graduating from The Juilliard School of Music, Mr. Ferril returned to Los Angeles and recorded for artists including Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Natalie Cole, Glenn Campbell, The Eagles, The Who, Earth Wind and Fire, and Elvis Costello and The Roots. He has recorded on over 750 motion picture scores as well as hundreds of commercials, working under composers including Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Randy Newman, Maurice Jarre, and Miklós Rózsa. His live performance credits include the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under John Mauceri, and performances with the American, Kirov, Harlem, Joffrey, and Bolshoi Ballets. From 1987 to 2005, Mr. Ferril regularly recorded at Paramount Studios for the Star Trek television franchise including The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. For over 35 years he has maintained a private violin studio.