Jody Davenport: Viola

Judith is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied with members of the Penderecki String Quartet. She has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra, continuing her summer studies in Banff, at the Orford Arts Centre and has participated in a number of QuartetFests at Wilfrid Laurier University.
 
An avid chamber musician, Judith has performed on series such as the Stratford Summer Music Festival, KWS’s Baroque and Beyond, Leith Summer Festival, Perimeter Institute’s Bistro Series, Festival of the Sound, and the KWMS to name just a few. She is currently a member of the INNERchamber String Quartet.
 
As an educator, Judith is very active in the Kitchener-Waterloo community teaching at the Laurier Academy of Music and Arts, University of Waterloo (Conrad Grebel), as well as maintaining a small private studio. Judith is part of the resident faculty for IMC (Interprovincial Music Camp). She is a long-time coach for the KW Symphony’s Youth Orchestra program and is in high demand as a clinician across Southern Ontario.
 
Judith has held the position of Associate Principal Viola with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony since 2002. She continues to maintain an active freelance career across Southern Ontario. She lives in Kitchener with her husband Jeff and their small but mighty Scottish Terrier Gus.

Vaughan Williams - Suite for Viola and Orchestra

Brahms - Tragic Overture

Butterworth - A Shropshire Lad​

Liszt - Les Préludes