Biography:

 

JESSICA TROY (viola), wears a variety of freelance hats. The array of ensembles with which she performs includes: Westchester Philharmonic, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (San Francisco), Trinity Baroque Orchestra, the Sebastians, Helicon, Clarion, New York Baroque Inc., Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York City Opera, NOVUS NY, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group Chamber Ensemble, & Dance Heginbotham. She can be heard on the storied Marlboro Festival's 50th anniversary CD in György Kurtág's Microludes for string quartet, which she prepared with the composer. She has subbed and had her own chair on numerous Broadway shows (ranging from Porgy & Bess to Tootsie) and played on many film scores (most recently Joker and Little Women). She has recorded quartet tracks for Lou Reed and Ani DiFranco, performed on TV with Renée Fleming and Whitney Houston, and on film with David Byrne.