Sophie Davis

Violin

Sophie grew up in Maine where she studied violin with Janet Ciano and Gilda Joffe. She later received degrees in violin performance and environmental studies from Oberlin College and Conservatory. Playing and sharing music are integral to Sophie’s creative and professional practice. She has participated in the Perlman Chamber Music Workshop, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Program, as a soloist with Oberlin’s Contemporary Music Ensemble, and with her sister on NPR’s From the Top. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Symphony Hall, the Monte Music Festival in India, and with the Jordan National Orchestra (JOrchestra) in Amman, Jordan. In 2017, Sophie was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to spend nine months in the South Pacific island nation of Samoa where she explored the ways in which the arts can raise awareness of climate change. In addition to pursuing research, Sophie taught and performed with the National Orchestra of Samoa. Sophie divides her time between musical performance and pedagogy. She is honored to return to Bay Chamber as a teacher and is inspired to be part of this thriving community of young musicians. Sophie collaborates with musicians throughout New England where she frequently performs with Palaver Strings and Halcyon - a string quartet dedicated to using music and the arts to cultivate environmental stewardship.