Born and raised in New York, Dexter Doris is a violinist that has enjoyed performing and exploring the art of music ever since he was four years old. When he was 10 years old, Dexter moved from Albany to the greater metropolitan area of New York City for instruction in both solo/chamber music with Dr. Ann Setzer. Since then, he has competed in numerous competitions in New York and throughout the country.

In 2017, he became the New York State Junior Champion in the NYSMTA Competition and within the same year won the Louisiana Philharmonic Competition where he made his first orchestral debut playing Henri Vieuxtemps’s 4th violin concerto. Dexter has also won and participated in other competitions since then such as the Lyra Music Festival Competition, the eMuse International Online Competition, the Blount Slawson Young Artist Competition, and many others.

At age 13, Dexter was admitted into Juilliard Pre-College where he still studies with Dr. Setzer. During his first year there, Dexter won the Sound Symphony Competition in Long Island where he got the opportunity to play Camille Saint-Saens’ 3rd violin concerto. Later, he served as principle 2nd violinist and just recently concertmaster in the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra.

Now in the recent year, Dexter was named a 2022 YoungArts winner and has also enjoyed performing in many masterclasses with esteemed artists such as Lara St. John, Ida Kavafian, and Angelo Yu.

He is the proud owner of a fine violin made by Stefan-Peter Greiner.