Heather Kendrick, of Marysville, MI, is a violinist and graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Michigan with degrees in Instrumental Music Education and Organizations. At the U-M School of Music, theatre & Dance, she is Program Director of the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, which established itself as the world’s largest chamber music competition in its inaugural year (2015). She serves on the Board of the Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra and is Operations Director for the Cambridge International String Academy at the University of Cambridge, U.K.

Heather enjoys performing with Detroit’s electro-pop violin and DJ band, NUCLASSICA, which you may have seen on the 2016 season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. She currently resides in Ann Arbor and was Miss Washtenaw County before earning the title of Miss Michigan in 2017. She was thrilled to represent her beloved Michigan at the 97th annual Miss America Competition this past September.