Lauded for his “expressive and intense” playing (American Record Guide) which “packs an emotional punch” (The Strad), Jacob Adams is Associate Professor of Viola at the University of Alabama. Since making his solo debut with the Cincinnati Symphony at age 17, he has performed in major venues throughout the United States and across four continents. Jacob is a regular performer with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and festivals, appearing with A Far Cry, Camerata Pacifica, Brevard Music Center, and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He serves as principal violist for the Mobile and Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestras. Jacob has recorded albums on the Centaur and Blue Griffin labels and has been published in JAVS and Strad. His degrees are from Oberlin, Yale, and UC Santa Barbara, and his principal teachers include Helen Callus, Jesse Levine, Roger Chase, Roland Vamos, and Catharine Carroll Lees.