Jonathan Godfrey

Violinist Jonathan Godfrey is a founding member of Mercury Chamber Orchestra, where he performs as Concertmaster and featured violin soloist. A graduate of Rice University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Godfrey formerly served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and the Houston Ballet Orchestra. He has appeared with the Houston Symphony, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, and IRIS Orchestra, and has led as guest concertmaster with the Kansas City Symphony, the American Radio Chamber Orchestra, the Arizona Bach Festival Orchestra, the Houston Bach Society, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra.

He has given solo and chamber recitals throughout the United States and abroad, including performances in Ecuador, France, Japan, Mexico, and Poland.

An educator for more than twenty-five years, Godfrey has taught at Interlochen Arts Camp and the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory. He serves as Executive Director and co-founder of the Prelude Music Foundation, and co-directs Prelude Music Classes for Children, organizations that partner with schools and families to help young children sing, move, and learn through music.