Violist Jessica Pasternak Ingersoll is a member of the Columbus Symphony. She was previously a fellow at the New World Symphony and has played regularly with The Cleveland Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony. In 2022 she was the 2nd prize winner of the American Viola Society Excerpt Competition. As a chamber musician, she has performed with renowned artists including Atar Arad, Martin Chalifour, Timothy Eddy, Ralph Kirshbaum, Tamás Varga, Robert Vernon, and Tabae Zimmerman at the Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz Institute, and New World Symphony. Jessica studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Robert Vernon and Lembi Veskimets.