Stephen Cepeda, currently serves as concertmaster of the Helena Symphony and associate concertmaster of the Bozeman Symphony.

He began his violin studies at the age of four under Daniel Reinker. His instructors include Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, Greg Mulligan, Julius Schulman, and with Andrzej Grabiec.  As part of the Performance and Continuing studies program at the University of Houston. Stephen has attended music festivals around the United States including Madeline Island Chamber Music Camp and the Eastern and Texas Festival where he studied with Joel Krosnik, Laslo Varga, Mitchell Stern, Vagram Sarajiam, Lucy Robert, and members of the Brentano Spring Quartet.

Stephen was a prize winner in the Marjory Powell Concerto Competition and winner of the Colburn-Pledge and Moores Scholarships.

He is also a member of National Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa.

In the 2007-08 season he will be appearing as soloist with the Helena Symphony playing the Sibelius violin concerto and as guest concertmaster of the Bozeman Symphony performing Scheherazade.

Stephen also maintains active teaching studios in Bozeman and Helena.