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Hi there! I’m glad you’ve found my website. On this page, you will find my personal bio and a link to my curriculum vitae. Use the Menu button to navigate to watch video performances and listen to collaborative recordings, as well as learn about my teaching practice and check out my newly published scores.

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Sam Johnson is a teacher, performer, and composer living in Columbus, Ohio. Sam earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Ohio State University School of Music in 2020, the Master’s in Music from OSU in 2015, and the Bachelor’s in Music from The University of Texas at Austin in 2013. While studying at OSU, Sam co-founded Cellohio, OSU’s cello ensemble which serves central Ohio with unusual music in dynamic spaces. Sam is a program designer and cellist in Chamber Brews, a Columbus-based chamber music series that centers care and collaboration in innovative performances. Sam is a founding member of Sweet Teeth, an experimental pop duo whose music bends genre through an extreme approach to timbre and vocals. Sweet Teeth released their fourth and fifth full-length albums in 2022.

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