Daniela Pierson, violin, is a regular member of Tempesta di Mare and in the last several years has played with New Trinity Baroque, Early Music New York, Harmonious Blacksmith, Clarion Music Society, New York Collegium, Gotham Chamber Opera, Concert Royal, the Ama Deus Ensemble, Camerata Ama Deus chamber orchestra and as a guest artist with Chatham Baroque. Ms. Pierson has a particular interest in the folk music of southern Italy and played and recorded for years with La Paranza (Rome) and with I Giullari di Piazza (New York City). 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 with a degree in Urban Studies). Her teachers include Karen Ritscher, Julius Levine, Felix Galimir and Cynthia Roberts. She maintains a private studio in Philadelphia and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.