Violinist Martin Davids leads and performs with ensembles across the United States. Founder and director of the Callipygian Players, Mr. Davids is concertmaster of Brandywine Baroque (DE), Bella Voce Sinfonia, and often leads Bach Collegium San Diego. He is principal second violin with the Haymarket Opera Company, and Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. A lover of English Baroque music, he has released world premiere albums of sonatas by Henry Eccles and Michael Festing and will release an album this year of John Stanley sonatas. Davids’ Bachfor2 arrangements are widely known and often heard in Staunton. Mr. Davids earned the prestigious Performer Diploma in Baroque violin from Indiana University, where he studied with Stanley Ritchie, and a Masters degree from the University of Michigan. He performs on a Baroque violin by Ferdinando Alberti from 1750. A third generation disciple of the YiZung Yue school of internal martial arts, he also hosts the “Classical Happy Hour” podcast.