Jessica Chang

Viola

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San Francisco, CA
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Jessica Chang

Viola

About

Violist Jessica Chang is the founder and director of Chamber Music by the Bay, which brings concerts to pre K-12 schools, libraries, and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area annually. She has performed at festivals including Festival Mozaic, Bard Music West, the Perlman Workshop, Aspen, Verbier, Tanglewood, Taos, Prussia Cove, Juneau Jazz and Classics, Music from Angel Fire, Savannah Music Festival, and been featured in performances on NPR’s Performance Today, WYNC, WHYY, and WQXR Public Radio. She has also served as violist of the Afiara Quartet, with whom she served as Quartet-in-Residence at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and visiting faculty at The Banff Centre. Jessica holds degrees from Yale, The Juilliard School, and the Curtis Institute of Music, and performs frequently with ensembles including Ensemble San Francisco, Chamber Music Silicon Valley, and the Ives Collective. She also leads a dual career in information security.

Music

Chamber music, solo viola repertoire—flexible depending on the occasion!

Videos

Past groupmuses (28)

  • Groupmuse on Webster VI

    Saturday, Apr 22, 2023 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: University South, Palo Alto
    • Composers: Schumann, Bach, Brahms, Shaw, Chopin
    • Instruments: piano, viola, cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Bard Music West Festival Artists in Noe Valley

    Saturday, Sep 28, 2019 1:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Noe Valley, SF
    • Composers: Dohnanyi, Bacewicz, Clapiès, Ptaszynska
    • Instruments: String trio, solo piano, glockenspiel
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Bard Music West Festival Preview in Rockridge

    Friday, Sep 27, 2019 7:15 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Rockridge/North Oakland
    • Composers: Dohnanyi, Bacewicz, Clapies
    • Instruments: String trio, piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Bard Music West

    Friday, Sep 20, 2019 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Golden Gate Heights
    • Composers: Dohnanyi, Clapiès, Bacewicz
    • Instruments: string trio, piano, percussion
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Muse over March with Music

    Friday, Mar 23, 2018 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Central Berkeley, Berkeley
    • Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Potrero Hilltop Groupmuse

    Saturday, Mar 3, 2018 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Potrero Hill, SF
    • Composers: Beethoven
    • Instruments: string trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • romance and stuff

    Tuesday, Feb 13, 2018 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
    • Instruments: String quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Sunset Casita Muse

    Saturday, Feb 3, 2018 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Sunset District, SF
    • Composers: Beethoven, Dohnanyi
    • Instruments: Viola, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Steiner Street Inaugural Groupmuse

    Wednesday, Nov 8, 2017 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Lower Haight
    • Instruments: String trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Bayview Classical

    Saturday, Sep 23, 2017 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Bayview, San Francisco
    • Composers: Beethoven, Handel, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • San Jose Groupmuse #4

    Friday, Aug 25, 2017 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Rosegarden/880 San Jose
    • Composers: Bach, Beethoven, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Viola, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • Hanchett Chamber Music

    Saturday, May 27, 2017 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Rosegarden area, San Jose
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • The Paint-muse night

    Saturday, May 13, 2017 8:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Bayview, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • Monday Musin' to Top-notch Tunes!

    Monday, May 8, 2017 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: South Berkeley
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • String Trio Music in Berkeley

    Saturday, Apr 8, 2017 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Berkeley Hills
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Cozy Cole Valley

    Friday, Apr 7, 2017 8:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Cole Valley, SF
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Nookmuse Round Quatro!

    Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission Dolores, SF
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    Brahms Clarinet Quintet Massivemuse at Monument

    Wednesday, Feb 8, 2017 6:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, SF
    • Price: $20 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Groupmuse at The Nook

    Friday, Jul 29, 2016 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission Dolores, SF
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • UbuntuMuse!

    Thursday, May 26, 2016 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Alamo Square
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 9 years ago