Jessica Nance, Assistant Principal
B.M. University of Michigan

Member of the Orchestra Since 1995

Jessica Nance joined the Kansas City Symphony in 1995 and became Assistant Principal Viola in 1997. She is a member of the Kansas City chamber music group Summerfest and has appeared with many other Kansas City area ensembles, including the Boulevard String Quartet, newEar and the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. Nance has been a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Des Moines Metro Opera, and has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony. Before moving to Kansas City, she was Principal Viola in the Michigan Opera Theatre and the Windsor (Ontario) Symphony. Nance is married to Kansas City Symphony trumpeter Brian Rood and has two children. In addition to playing the viola, she enjoys running and triathlons.