Jordan Voelker

Viola

Jordan Voelker is a violist from Seattle who fell in love with quartet playing at age 14, the same year she met Maia Zander, who at that time was infinitely the more mature of the two. They have since met somewhere in the middle.   

Jordan was lucky enough to spend her formative years studying with some of her favorite violists: Helen Callus, Roger Chase, Karen Tuttle and Kim Kashkashian. She also honed a passion for contemporary music first at Oberlin and New England Conservatory, then in Boston with the Callithumpian Consort, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Ludovico Ensemble, and Sound Icon. She has premiered works by Pulitzer, Rome, and Nissim Prize winners, and recorded pieces for Mode and Naxos.

Jordan moved back to Seattle three years ago and is thrilled to be reunited with the Bach Fest Quartet. She currently is a member of Seattle Modern Orchestra and the unconducted North Corner Chamber Orchestra, plays regularly with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera and NW Sinfonietta, and records with Seattle Music. When not playing viola, planning a chamber music series or fighting Seattle traffic, Jordan can be found exploring the Pacific Northwest with her family.