Danielle Pardo, viola

M.M. UW-Milwaukee, String Pedagogy; M.M Central University of Venezuela, Business Management (Thesis with Honors); B.M. University Institute of Musical Studies, Music Education, (Caracas, Venezuela); Viola Performer/Teacher Degree at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory of Music, (Caracas Venezuela); Wisconsin Teaching License for Instrumental Music, and Suzuki Violin Training (Illinois and Ohio, USA).

Ms. Pardo’s musical experience includes almost fifteen years with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra in Caracas. She also taught at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory and coached young musicians in the Caracas Youth Symphony and elsewhere in Venezuela. In 1998 she founded the Tabor Strings Summer Course (Caracas, Venezuela), and in 2000 was commissioned to create the Youth Symphony of Peru.

As a violist, her chamber music experience includes the Teresa Carreño String Quartet and Santa Cecilia String Trio. She has also performed as soloist in such major works as Bach’s Sixth Brandenburg Concert, Mozart’s Symphonia Concertante for violin and viola, and Telemann solo and double concertos. In November 2000 she joined the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music as violin/viola teacher, head of department, Suzuki Program founder and coordinator. She also coordinates the string chamber music program.

She currently participates in the Milwaukee City Festival and Kenosha Orchestras, and plays Latin music especially arranged for classical strings with the “Iberoamerica Ensemble”.