Laura Sacks,viola Laura Sacks is a New York-based violist who enjoys a multifaceted career. She has performed on stages from Carnegie Hall to Madison Square Garden, and is highly in demand as a studio session player. This season Laura performs with NOVUS, the Chamber Orchestra of New York, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, the Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra, and the North/South Consonance Ensemble, as well as numerous performances with the High Line String Quartet. Comfortable in many genres, Laura joined the Eagles on their North American tour in 2018 and was most recently the violist on the Broadway National Tour of Miss Saigon. She regularly records with the the 8 Bit Big Band, has played violin and viola in the jazz ensemble for the NBC show Maya and Marty, and has performed in the house band on Saturday Night Live. She regularly records film scores and can be heard on the Sundance film Indignation, the Billy Crystal film Here Today, scored by Charlie Rosen, and most recently Goodnight Mommy, starring Naomi Watts. Laura holds degrees from New York University and the Manhattan School of Music, and is completing her doctorate at Stony Brook University. metropolisensemble.org Laura Sacks