Christina Simpson
Viola
About
I am a freelance viola player in the Bay Area who studied music at Colburn Conservatory and history at UC Berkeley (Go Bears). I enjoy camping, weightlifting, and re-reading Jane Austen books. I nerd out over traveling stories, local history, and the Rococo Period and I am trying desperately to getting better at names, but will (hopefully not creepily) remember your face if I see you on Muni.
I moved to San Francisco from Berkeley last fall and am trying to make this city feel like the 1,000 person, wine-country village (S/O to Kenwood) I grew up in. Hope to meet you!
Music
In my professional life I normally play a combination of classical and contemporary, with some work with R&B, HipHop, Gospel and Indie artists including Toni Tony Tone, Kygo, and Odesza. For Groupmuses, I like presenting one solid classical or romantic quartet, along with a lesser-known, sometimes more modern shorter piece.
Videos
Ensemble profiles
- Instrument: Collective
- Location: San Francisco
- 1 groupmuse played
Past groupmuses (59)
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Salon
Sunday, Mar 3, 2024 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Instruments: Piano and strings
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened 9 months ago
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Wave Collective Quartet in Crescent Park
Sunday, May 7, 2023 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Community Center, Palo Alto
- Composers: Mazzoli, Mozart, Beethoven, Perkinson
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Outdoors
Sunday, Apr 24, 2022 10:30 AM PDT
- Neighborhood: Bernal Heights, SF
- Instruments: Viola duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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Outdoors
Backyard views of the Sierra (quartet)
Saturday, Dec 4, 2021 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Golden Gate, Oakland
- Composers: Palestrina, Alberga, Mozart
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 3 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Festival Rolland 2021: Beethoven op. 59 no. 1 with the Sierra Quartet
Thursday, Oct 28, 2021 6:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Francisco
- Composers: Beethoven!
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened about 3 years ago
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Virtual Premiere
Festival Rolland 2021: Dvořák Piano Quintet with Ian Scarfe and the Sierra Quartet
Saturday, Oct 23, 2021 3:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Francisco
- Composers: Dvořák
- Instruments: Piano Quintet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened about 3 years ago
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Outdoors
Friday, Sep 17, 2021 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto
- Composers: Beethoven, Montgomery, Bryant
- Instruments: String quartet
- Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Francisco
- Composers: Stamitz, Bach, Reger
- Instruments: Viola duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Francisco
- Composers: Bach, Handel, Julie Barwick, Reger
- Instruments: Viola Duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 6:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Internet
- Composers: Bach, Reger, Barwick, Bartok
- Instruments: Viola solo, viola duet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Saturday, Dec 7, 2019 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Composers: Prokofiev, Dvořák
- Instruments: Piano Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Ginormous warehouse groupmuse!
Saturday, Nov 23, 2019 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
- Composers: Schubert - Mozart - Shostakovich
- Instruments: Piano + Strings
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Outdoors
Saturday, Oct 19, 2019 6:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: sorich park
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Friday, Sep 27, 2019 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Hayes Valley, SF
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Hot Summer Strings--Janacek and Schubert
Saturday, Jul 20, 2019 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Jose/Rosegarden
- Composers: Janacek, Schubert
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Friday, Jun 14, 2019 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Dolores Heights, SF
- Composers: Janacek, Dvorak
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Tuesday, Apr 2, 2019 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: SoMa, SF
- Composers: Beethoven, Schubert
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Festival Rolland plays on Laidley!
Saturday, Mar 30, 2019 4:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Glen Park, SF
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Saturday, Mar 16, 2019 2:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: San Jose
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Female Composers at the Unicorn Castle
Thursday, Oct 25, 2018 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Ralph Bunche, Oakland
- Composers: Julie Barwick, Emma Logan
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 6 years ago