[1] Sedra Bistodeau began playing the violin at age three, studying with teachers such as Margaret Haviland and Mary West at the MacPhail Center for Music in Princeton, Minnesota.
In 2011, Bistodeau won first place in the Thursday Musical Scholarships and was the Grand Prize winner in the Saint Cloud Symphony Concerto Competition, soloing with the Saint Cloud Symphony (Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.
In addition to her focus on classical music, Bistodeau has spent an equal number of years on the violin art of fiddling.
She appears in the TV documentary The Devil's Box, completed a recording with Peter Ostroushko.
[5] Bistodeau formerly studied classical violin under the direction of professor Sally O'Reilly of the University of Minnesota, and is a friend of conductor and musician Peter Ostroushko.
[1] Bistodeau was credited as a player—and named in a song title—on Ostroushko's 2010 album When the Last Morning Glory Blooms.