Daniela Giulia Pierson, baroque violin & viola, studied with Marilyn McDonald, Manfredo Kraemer and Cynthia Roberts and performs throughout the Northeast in recital and with such groups as Tempesta Di Mare, New York State Baroque and members of Belladonna. Ms. Pierson brings a unique perspective to her music-making: a dual citizen of the United States and Italy, she lived in Rome for several years and performed and recorded extensively with Nando Citarella and La Paranza, the internationally renowned Neapolitan folk music and dance troupe specializing in Commedia dell'Arte. She has also been a member of the critically acclaimed Italian ensemble I Giullari di Piazza, Artists-in-Residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (New York City), touring with them throughout North America. Classically trained on viola, Ms. Pierson attended Mannes College of Music on full merit scholarship and the University of Pennsylvania (where she graduated summa cum laude) and has studied with Karen Ritscher and Misha Amory with extensive chamber music coaching with Julius Levine and Felix Galimir. She lives in Philadelphia.