About
Violinist
Daryl is a violinist who freelances in the Chicago-land area. She has played with the the Krizalido Piano Trio (formerly the Woodford Piano Trio), Fox Valley Symphony and plays with Rich Daniel's City Lights Orchestra. She also teaches, plays and records with her acoustic-electric or fully electric 5-string violin including with singer-songwriters Arielle Silver and Darryl Purpose and has played with her acoustic folk rock band Naked to the World.
Violist
With a viola performance bachelor degree from University of Colorado, Boulder and additional work at University of Southern California and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Daryl currently plays viola (and violin) in the Chicago-land area for chamber groups and orchestras. Daryl teaches with a 5-stringed violin, in honor of her viola roots.
Orchestra Director
Daryl is proud to be an orchestra director at Waubonsie Valley High School (soon to be Scullen Middle School, fall '23) and the Youth Symphony of DuPage. She was a high school director in Salem, OR (6 years), is a former director (6 years) of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Kaneland Youth Orchestra (1 year). She is part of the clinician network for ILMEA, a virtual instruction coach for the Illinois Education Association, is a member of , ILMEA, IL CMP and IL ASTA.
Daryl has been invited to guest conduct middle and high school honor/district/state orchestras. She enjoys working with orchestras of all levels, playing any genre of music, from baroque, through classical and into contemporary, improvisatory, electric and beyond.
Daryl is a D'Addario educational artist.
Mindful Educator and Team Sport Yoga Instructor
Daryl is a yoga instructor RYT200 and mindful educator
Daryl is a 200-hr certified yoga instruction and has completed coursework with MindfulSchools.org in Mindfulness and Mindful education. Her students regularly stretch, have Yoga Breaks (like "Yoga Friday") and have mindful moments during the orchestral rehearsal. Additionally, Daryl leads or has lead team yoga practices for Waubonsie Valley High School's football, baseball, volleyball and soccer, and as well for staff and students. She has performed many clinics on Health Teaching/Healthy Classroom and Yoga and the Educator for Waubonsie Valley High School, Indian Prairie School District, American String Teacher Association (ASTA) and the Illinois Music Educator Association (ILMEA/IMEC).
