Jacqueline Schmidt is a professional performing artist and music instructor in Portland, Oregon. As an orchestral violist, Dr. Schmidt has broad experience, performing with groups such as the Oregon Ballet Theatre, the Eugene Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Mozart Players, the Corvallis Symphony, the Eugene Opera, the Cedar Rapids Symphony, the Quad-Cities Symphony, and, as Principal Violist, with the Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with some of the world's top artists, including Joshua Bell, Sharon Isbin, Van Cliburn, PDQ Bach (Peter Schickele), Andre Watts, Christian Lindberg, Glen Dicterow, and Yo-Yo Ma. During her tenure with the Eugene Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Schmidt performed the West Coast premieres of works by John Corigliano (Oscar-winning composer of "The Red Violin"), John Adams, and Aaron Jay Kernis.She has performed in Las Vegas with the Persian pop star Dariush at the Mandalay Bay. Her album credits include former Miss America Katie Harman’s “Soul of Love†(MAH Records, 2007); "Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics," (Naxos, 1999); Mason Williams' "Electrical Gas," (Skookum Records, 2005); and Seraphim's "God is Our Friend,†(Gentle Spirit Music, 2004).
