Current Board
Pedro Funes-Whittington, President
Elisabeth Ellison, Vice-President
Jocelyn Ursua, Secretary
Ed Rinehart, Treasurer

Past Presidents
Deborah Dunham 2005-2010
Brady Lanier 2010-2013
Jordan Witherspoon 2013-2014

Our History
Viols of Houston was founded in 2003 when an informal group would gather on Thursday afternoons to sight-read music.  Barrett Sills, principal cellist of the Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera orchestras, organized the first meetings, served as a coach and a teacher, and later held workshops where people with an interest in the viol could try it out.  Many current Viols of Houston members got their start on the viol in this way.  By 2005, membership had increased to the point where the group felt it was time to organize into a regional chapter of the Viola da Gamba Society of America.  William Pannill (a frequent host of viol events) then made a donation to the VdGSA to purchase four instruments for the Houston chapter, which would then be available to individual members to rent.  The chapter was named Viols of Houston.

Today, we offer instrument rental and lessons, sight-reading sessions, house concerts,  and professional performances. Newcomers are welcome!