Edna Pierce is a violist from the Cincinnati area and a graduate from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). She finished her Master of Music degree in 2021 as a Diversity Fellow with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, Edna has actively worked as a substitute violist for the Cincinnati, Virginia and Richmond symphonies and completed a contract position performing with a piano quartet for RWS Entertainment’s Lincoln Center Stage. 

Over the years, Edna has been involved in programs such as the Sphinx National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS) Audition Intensive, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Cincinnati Young Artist Chamber Workshop, and the National Orchestral Institute and Festival (NOI+F). In addition to her love for playing the viola, Edna has also sought out opportunities to expand her scholastic endeavors by becoming fluent in the Spanish language, joining the Sigma Alpha Iota women’s music fraternity, and becoming a Ronald E. McNair scholar at the University of Cincinnati. Her fondest moments outside of performance include spending time with family and friends, teaching violin and viola lessons, volunteering, reading, and cooking.