Christina Simpson

Viola

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San Francisco, CA
@christinajarvisviola
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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

Past groupmuses (60)

  • Living room

    Nestled Away in Lake Street : a relaxing afternoon with Strings, courtesy Alexandra Simpson

    Sunday, Dec 29, 2024 1:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Lake Street, SF
    • Composers: Bach, Hindemith
    • Instruments: Solo Viola
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened 10 months ago

  • Salon

    WAVE at the CCC

    Sunday, Mar 3, 2024 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
    • Instruments: Piano and strings
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • 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 2 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Noasis Musical Brunch

    Sunday, Apr 24, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Bernal Heights, SF
    • Instruments: Viola duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • 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 almost 4 years ago

  • 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 4 years ago

  • 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 4 years ago

  • Outdoors

    🌷Muse at Gamble Garden

    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 4 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Simpson Duo Groupmuse!

    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 about 5 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Simpson Viola Duos

    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 about 5 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    online groupmuse from SF

    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 5 years ago

  • SOMA Art Loft Holiday Party!

    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 almost 6 years ago

  • 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 almost 6 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Sounds on Santa Barbara Ave

    Saturday, Oct 19, 2019 6:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: sorich park
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago

  • Sound and Color

    Friday, Sep 27, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

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

    Happened about 6 years ago

  • 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 6 years ago

  • Music in the Clouds

    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 6 years ago

  • Art and Music - Part IV

    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 6 years ago

  • 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 6 years ago

  • Spring Music Party

    Saturday, Mar 16, 2019 2:00 PM PDT

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

    Happened over 6 years ago