Dr Sarah Scheermeijer, a German-born violinist, continued her studies under Elizabeth Morgan AM. At the age of 10 she made solo appearances on ABC 2NR radio and featured playing violin in the 1999 national St George TV Commercial. Sarah was awarded scholarships from Somerville House (Marjorie-Walters), Queensland Young Conservatorium, Avondale University (Academic and Musical Excellence) and Newcastle Conservatorium (Con Ellis).
After relocating to Tasmania Sarah was awarded a Research Training Program scholarship (UTAS), where she completed her PhD (violin performance) with her final recital focusing on works of Fritz Bennicke Hart (presented in 2025). As an educator, Sarah has received the AMEB Tasmania Arts Excellence Award in recognition of teaching the state's largest cohort of A+ exam achievers, and has served as president of the Nova Muse Festival (Penguin).
Currently Sarah is chapter president of the Australian String Teachers Association (AUSTA), an AMEB state examiner (strings), director of Camerata (based at UTAS, Burnie) and Grace Strings, and performs regularly with a variety of collaborative chamber music partners.
