Sydney Stuart has been expressing herself through music since age 5 when she started playing the piano, but violin has been her true passion since age 8.

Through constant encouragement and support from her parents, Sydney has grown as a musician through consistently practicing her violin. She has been playing with the Idaho Falls Youth Symphony Orchestra since 2017 and is playing her sixth year with them as third chair in the first violin section. She has participated in the Idaho All State Orchestra as principal second violinist and as a first violinist. Sydney has also been classically trained in piano, and occasionally accompanies her school choir. Sydney performs regularly for weddings in the Jackson, Wyoming region. 

Sydney is also the current Distinguished Young Woman of Blackfoot and has won multiple awards for her violin performances at the local and state level. She has studied with Idaho Falls Symphony Concertmaster Emma Rubinstein for six years. 

Sydney plans to continue her pursuits as a violinist throughout college and the rest of her life. She loves sharing her joy of music with others through frequently performing and teaching violin, piano, and ukulele at Snake River Strings Co. in Blackfoot. She also enjoys reading, art, traveling, going to museums, and learning.