Dr. Andrew Waid
Violin/Viola Faculty
Community Music School
SDSU
Primary Email: [email protected]
Bio
Violist Andrew Waid is an exciting and versatile performer on both modern and period instruments. Based in San Diego, Andrew performs with the stellar local early music group Bach Collegium San Diego, also serving as music librarian and coordinator/programmer of BCSD’s Bach at Noon concert series. He has been a core member of San Diego Baroque since 2016, principal violist of Opera Neo since 2017, and in 2024 made his debut with La Jolla Summer Music Fest. Further from home, Andrew has appeared with such well-regarded ensembles as Tesserae Baroque, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Corona del Mar Festival Orchestra, and Live Oak Baroque Orchestra, and has performed in Japan, Mexico, and Hungary as well as throughout the USA. An engaging and creative teacher, Andrew is on the faculty of the String Academy at San Diego State University where he leads group and private classes. He holds a DMA from Boston University (2015) and when not playing or teaching, he loves traveling, cooking, and spending time with his wife and three children and their rescued desert tortoise.