JFS Music

Julie Stringer is a 1975 graduate of UW-Milwaukee where she earned a bachelor's degree in music education and studied viola with  Bernard Zaslav of the Fine Arts Quartet. She pursued graduate course work in music technology at Vander Cook College of Music in Chicago and completed a Master of Education Degree in Educational Computing from Cardinal Stritch University in 1996.  She continued her studies at Stritch to acquire Wisconsin certification for Library Media. 

Julie taught instrumental music K-12 for the West Allis Schools. She co-founded and directed the West Allis-West Allis Strolling Strings. Under her direction the ensemble performed for school district activities, as well as for community service clubs, civic organizations, church groups, wedding and anniversary dinners, and convention banquets in the greater Milwaukee area. The ensemble also performed in Newburg, New York, Washington D.C., Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tan Tara, Missouri and Minneapolis.

Julie has twice been a recipient of the West Allis Chamber of Commerce Crystal Apple Award and was honored as recipient of a Herb Kohl Fellowship. In retirement plays viola with the Wisconsin Intergenerational Orchestra. She enjoys arranging and composing new tunes for strings, books, repertory theater, and concerts.