Annie Chalex Boyle is a professor of violin at Texas Tech University, where she has served on the faculty since 2011.  A dynamic performer and devoted educator, Ms. Chalex Boyle’s career includes performances as concerto soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, as well as extensive teaching, mentoring, and artistic leadership.  Known for her versatility, expressive depth, and dedication to both traditional and contemporary repertoire, her playing has been described as “brilliant” (Kalamazoo Gazette), “eloquent and poignant” (San Antonio Express-News), and “commanding” in performance of Charles Ives’ Second String Quartet (Los Angeles Times).

As a recital and concerto soloist, she has performed in the United States, England, Honduras, Brazil, Chile, Spain, and Italy, performing repertoire ranging from concerti by Brahms, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius to contemporary works by Corigliano and Daugherty. Recent performances include The Red Violin Concerto with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and composer John Corigliano in residence; the Mendelssohn Double Concerto with Chamber Music Amarillo; Piazzolla’s Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas and the Barber Violin Concerto with the New American Sinfonietta at The Hamptons Music Festival under the direction of Maestro Michael Palmer.

Ms. Chalex Boyle has been a prizewinner in multiple prestigious competitions, including Seventeen Magazine/General Motors National Competition, Irving M. Klein International String Competition, Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition (Finalist), Stulberg International String Competition (Finalist), and Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (Grand Prize Winner, Junior Division).

Featured at numerous music festivals, Ms. Chalex Boyle has performed at Semanas Musicales de Frutillar (Chile), Orfeo Music Festival (Italy), Hot Springs Music Festival (Arkansas), Lake City Arts Chamber Series (Colorado), Ozark Music Festival (Arkansas), Interlochen Summer Music Festival (Michigan), DFW-WOW Young Artists Program (Texas), Midwest Young Artists Chamber Music Program (Wisconsin), Austin Chamber Music Center (Texas), Chamber Music at the Barn (Kansas), Fontana Chamber Arts Festival (Michigan), Wintergreen Festival (Virginia), Bellingham Festival of Music (Washington), Oregon Bach Festival, and Festival-Institute at Round Top (Texas).  She was the artistic director of the Lake City String Academy and Quartz Mountain Chamber Music Program, where she led students in chamber music study, performance, and outreach.

A dedicated chamber musician, Ms. Chalex Boyle has presented recitals and collaborative performances at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and London’s Royal Academy of Music.  From 1997 to 2006, she served as first violinist of the Harrington String Quartet, the ensemble-in-residence at West Texas A&M University.  The quartet was on the touring rosters of Texas Commission on the Arts and Mid-America Arts Alliance and was also featured in the PBS television documentary A Sound Collaboration.  Along with numerous other commissions, the highly regarded recording of Daniel McCarthy’s complete string quartets was released by Albany Records.

Her chamber music collaborations include performances with esteemed artists such as David Shifrin, Robert Levin, James Dunham, Arthur Rowe, Pepe Romero, James Dick, and members of the Pro Arte, Miro, and Cavani Quartets.  She was also a member of the Southwest String Quartet, in residence at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA.  During this time, she worked directly with leading contemporary composers such as Elliott Carter, Oliver Knussen, and Stephen Hartke.  Her artistry and adventurous programming reflect a lifelong commitment to musical exploration and collaboration, especially with her work with XTET (Los Angeles) and Pentacle (New York).  She currently performs with Duo X alongside pianist David Palmer, with recent performances in Texas, New York, and Mexico. 

In addition to her performance career, Ms. Chalex Boyle is widely recognized as a distinguished pedagogue. Her students have earned national and international honors, including prizes such as the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award, American String Teachers Association Solo Competition, Walgreens National Competition, Music Teachers National Association Competition, Enkor International Music Competition, Texas Music Teachers Association, Lubbock Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition, and the Texas Tech Concerto Competition.  Her students have secured tenure-track teaching positions and professional orchestral appointments with ensembles including the Milwaukee Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, West Texas Symphony, Madison Symphony, Grant Park Orchestra, LA Opera, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and Quad Cities Symphony, among others. They have also received fellowships and grants such as the Texas Tech University Graduate Research Award.  In 2023, Ms. Chalex Boyle was named the Texas American String Teachers Association’s Phyllis Young Studio Teacher of the Year, and in 2025 she was honored as Lubbock YWCA Woman of the Year.  Previous teaching appointments include West Texas A&M University, the Interlochen Arts Academy, Amarillo College, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Program. 

As Concertmaster of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Chalex Boyle has collaborated with internationally acclaimed soloists including Yo-Yo Ma, Kristin Chenoweth, and Amit Peled.  Her orchestral experience includes performances and touring with premier groups such as the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and American Sinfonietta. Her performances have been featured on NPR’s Performance Today, expanding her audience to national and international radio listeners. 

She also serves regularly as guest artist, clinician, and adjudicator at universities and youth orchestras across the United States and abroad, including masterclasses at the Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul (Brazil), University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Colorado-Boulder, Ohio University, and the Arkansas Youth Symphony.

Supporting her goal of outreach and engaged scholarship, Ms. Chalex Boyle actively works as a member of the American String Teacher Association and Texas Tech Teaching Academy, participating in year-long programs supporting other faculty members.  She was also chosen to be a part of the 2023 Texas Tech Faculty Fellows Mentoring Program in Engaged Scholarship.  She has helped connect classical music with the mainstream media through her work on two national television commercials: one for Saturn Autos in the 1990s, and another for the Texas Tech University Red Raiders Football National Commercial (link). She has recorded for a variety of pop artists, television shows, and movie productions, and she has made an appearance on The Jay Leno Show.

Ms. Chalex Boyle holds a Master of Music in Violin Performance from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Robert Mann and Felix Galimir, and a Bachelor of Music (cum laude) from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Robert Lipsett.  Born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Ms. Chalex Boyle began her violin studies with the Suzuki program at Music for Youth, studying with Donna Cook.  She later trained at the Music Center of the North Shore (now the Chicago Music Institute) under the legendary team of Almita and Roland Vamos.

Annie Chalex Boyle continues to be a passionate advocate for the transformative power of music as performer, educator, and mentor.  Her ongoing work reflects a commitment to nurturing the next generation of musicians while fostering artistic excellence and community engagement through performance and education.