A native of Dallas, Texas, Alexis Shambley moved to Cincinnati in 2014 to pursue her Bachelor of Music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (class of 2018). In 2020 she earned her Masters degree in violin performance as a Diversity Fellow with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra studying under Dr. Won-Bin Yim and former CSO Concertmaster Timothy Lees.

Alexis has performed with several orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Pops, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. She currently performs as a member of the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra and Queen City Opera.

In addition to her orchestral experience, Alexis is an avid chamber musician. In 2019, she became a founding violinist and Co-Director of New Downbeat, a new music collective featuring women & gender marginalized musicians who perform music by living composers.

Alexis is a Suzuki certified violin instructor with teaching experience at all ages and abilities. Previous teaching engagements include serving as a Strings Clinician for Cincinnati Public Schools, Strings Teacher for the Ben Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund, and as a Teaching Artist at MYCincinnati, an El Sistema inspired music program in Price Hill.

In her free time, Alexis enjoys cooking a new recipe every week, going to local parks, and playing games on her Nintendo Switch.