Martha Bishop

Martha Bishop is an artist faculty member in viola da gamba at Agnes Scott College and Emory University. She is past President of the Viola da Gamba Society of America and is currently Music Director of its annual Conclave. She performs with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra and the Knoxville Early Music Project (KEMP), and has been guest artist with Atlanta's Harmonie Universelle, the Tallahassee Bach Parley, and Washington's Folger Consort. She has been viola da gamba soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra.

Martha's instructional publications and compositions for viola da gamba are used worldwide and she has taught at viola da gamba workshops across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, Canada, and England. She is also a cellist in several local Atlanta organizations.