Paul
Murphy
Associate Principal Viola, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Paul Murphy, a native of Pensacola, Florida, is the Associate Principal Viola with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Previously he held principal positions with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Kansas City Philharmonic, the Caracas (Venezuela) Philharmonic, and was a regular player with the St. Louis Symphony. He has also performed as Guest Principal for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Murphy graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music where his principal teachers were David Cerone and Robert Vernon. He can be heard in chamber music performances on the Innova, GM, Arundax, and ACA labels. On a different note, he has recorded extensively with the rock bands R.E.M., Collective Soul, Stone Temple Pilots, and the Indigo Girls and was a featured performer on the short children’s film, “The Orchestra Gets Dressed”. Mr. Murphy is an Artist Affiliate at Emory University and a member of the Emory Chamber Music Society.