Recently graduating with a Master’s degree in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and winner of Baldwin Wallace University's 2020 Lauria Concerto Competition, Colin Henley is a rising violist who aims to achieve excellence in his craft. Colin has had the opportunity to work with some of the premiere musicians in the United States, performing in masterclasses/workshops with Robert Vernon, Masumi Rostad, Lynne Ramsey, Stanley Konopka, Mark Jackobs, Phillip Ying, and Takako Masame, and more.

During his study at Baldwin Wallace University, Colin was featured at the annual Viola day Masterclass. He has also had an enriching chamber music experience playing with dozens of chamber groups in his career, including being selected through audition to play Shostakovich's Piano Quintet with the resident chamber group of Baldwin Wallace Elysian. Throughout his summers he has studied at the Zodiac, Miami Classical, and Green Mountain Chamber Music Festivals.

Colin has held principal positions in the Mansfield Symphony Youth and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestras, as well as the Baldwin Wallace Symphony Orchestra. Off of the stage Colin also teaches violin and viola lessons privately, through the Westlake Music Academy, and the Aurora School of Music. He is also an enthusiastic collaborator with other freelance and amateur musicians. Colin won the 2022 CityMusic Cleveland Diversity Fellowship.