Wade Davis

“World-renowned cellist” (CNN), Wade Davis, is in high demand as a solo performer, educator, and chamber music collaborator. He regularly performs with the Washington Bach Consort, the Folger Consort, Cathedral Choral Society, as a guest with the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, and his own baroque ensemble, S’amusant, co-founded with Patrick Merrill, harpsichordist in 2013. Other appearances include Piccolo Spoleto Early Music Festival (Charleston, South Carolina), Indianapolis Early Music Festival, The MOJA Festival (Charleston, South Carolina), Washington Bach Consort Chamber Series, and The Spire Series (Baltimore,Maryland). Known for wide variety of styles and genres, he’s also featured on popular music concert series such as So Far Sounds Baltimore and has guested with New York-based band Reserved for Rondee and Baltimore-based band Outcalls in addition to the “Swans for Relief” project video curated by Misty Copeland to raise funds for dancers whose companies had been affected by the 2020 pandemic shutdowns which can be viewed on YouTube. Wade maintains a private studio of cello students and chamber music students on violin and viola in both Baltimore and Washington, D.C. He holds both a Master’s Degree in Baroque Cello Performance and a Graduate Performance Degree in Historical Cello from Peabody Conservatory.