[1] He graduated cum laude from Yale University, where he studied violin with Broadus Erle.

As recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award, he continued his studies in Europe with Szymon Goldberg and Nathan Milstein.

[2] After winning the top prize in a number of major American competitions, including the 1978 Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York[3] and the 1981 National Federation of Music Clubs National Young Artist Competition,[4] he concertized as a soloist throughout North America and Europe.

In 1982, Evans won a prize in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

His award winning composition "Nocturne" was performed on American Public Television and a recording of his "String Quartet No.