Violinist Judith Teasdle is a native of Pontiac, Michigan and a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy. She received a Bachelor’s in Music from Oakland University, where she studied with Lafayette String Quartet members Ann Elliott-Goldschmid and Joanna Hood. She went on to graduate studies with Dr. Walter Verdehr at Michigan State University, earning a Master’s in Violin Performance. She is the Principal 2nd Violin of the Saginaw Bay Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra and the Warren Symphony. She also performs regularly with the Detroit Opera, Ann Arbor Symphony, Flint Symphony and Lansing Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra.
Her recording credits include Aretha Franklin, De La Soul, Kem, American Idol finalist Jena Irene, Shaun Martin and avant-garde rock group The Sursiks. Judith has also shared the stage with a wide variety of artists, including The Who, Glen Campbell, The Moody Blues, Robert Goulet, Dave Brubeck, Victor Borge, Sarah Brightman, Richard Marx and Disturbed. A resident of Detroit, Michigan, Judith has been a founding member of several string quartets and maintains an active teaching studio.