Canadian violist Tawnya Popoff enjoys a versatile career around North America, currently based both in New York City and Vancouver. In addition to being principal violist with the Vancouver Opera, she is a founding member of the Athabasca String Trio and Driftwood Duo, performs regularly with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Houston, Texas, tours with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and gives solo recitals. She was a prizewinner in the 2000 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and has served on the faculties of the Perlman Music Program, University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, SUNY Buffalo, American Composers Orchestra and the Bowdoin International Music Festival. As a member of the Cassatt Quartet until 2005, she was vitally involved in commissioning, premiering and recording works from leading American composers and can be heard on the Koch, NewWorld, Albany, Tzadik and Shsk’h labels. Tawnya Popoff’s viola was played by Boris Kroyt of the Budapest Quartet, generously loaned to her by courtesy of his grandson.