Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Appoints New Violinist

Violinist Lisa Goddard Joins Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra

Lisa Goddard is an avid orchestral and chamber musician on both historical and modern instruments. She plays regularly with the Portland Symphony in Maine, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and can also be heard with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, Odyssey Opera, Handel and Haydn Society, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Lisa is a founding member of Cardamom Quartet, an ensemble committed to reshaping the canon by playing music by women. She runs a Suzuki violin program (the Goddard Violin Studio) in Jamaica Plain, and is on the board of the Massachusetts Suzuki Association. Ms. Goddard will make her debut as a permanent member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic at the January 21, 2023, Romantic Chopin concert.