A founding Artistic Director of Music in the Vineyards, violinist Daria Tedeschi Adams has been a member of the Grammy Award-winning St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for over 30 years. A graduate of the New England Conservatory and SUNY-Stonybrook, she considers herself a lifelong student, always interested in hearing and learning a new piece of music. As an Artistic Director of Music in the Vineyards, Daria enjoys curating programs that move, inspire, provoke, and delight audiences. Her choreographic arrangements of pieces by J.S. Bach, Aaron Copland, Kevin Puts, Arvö Part and Pablo de Sarasate have been heard frequently on MITV programs. A mother to three adult children, Daria and husband Michael relocated to Napa during MITV’s 30th Anniversary Season in 2024.