Praised by the New York Times for her “fiery, full-throttle performance” and “virtuoso flair,” Canadian violist Stephanie Griffin performs regularly as a soloist and with a wide range of ensembles, including Carl Maguire’s avant-jazz band Floriculture, the Argento Chamber Ensemble, Continuum, String Orchestra of New York City (SONYC), the Riverside Symphony and the Princeton Symphony, where she serves as principal violist. She is a founding member of the Momenta Quartet which has given over 40 world premieres in the past five years and recently received a Koussevitzky grant for the Malaysian composer Kee Yong Chong. As a soloist, she has worked closely with a numerous composers, among them Kee Yong Chong; Matthew Greenbaum; Arthur Kampela; Ursula Mamlok; Tristan Murail; and Tony Prabowo, with whom she has collaborated for twelve years. Ms. Griffin studied viola with William Gordon, Paul DeClerck, Wayne Brooks and Samuel Rhodes and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School. She has recorded for Aeon, Koch, Arte Nova, Harmolodic, Siam Records, Aksara and Firehouse 12.

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