Victoria Paterson (General Director) is a violinist equally comfortable with classical, pop, and healing arts. She performs everywhere, from Carnegie Hall, Birdland, and Madison Square Garden, to Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Today Show. General Director of Mostly Modern Projects, Victoria engages musicians for MMP as well as opera companies, including a favorite, On Site Opera. She spans a 20-year career on Broadway, including full-time positions at My Fair Lady, Sunset Boulevard, West Side Story, The Addams Family, and Heathers. Her favorite outreach work is with Sing for Hope, where she is the Director of Community Arts. Victoria performs and delivers vital programs to senior centers, hospitals, Alzheimer’s patients, as well as to iconic public spaces like Moynihan Penn Station, Union Station D.C., and the Oculus World Trade Center with free ‘rush hour’ or ‘lunchtime’ concerts.  Victoria brings true joy to communities with live music all year-round.

Career highlights—performing for Chelsea Clinton's wedding, playing for President Joe Biden, Pope Benedict XVI, Michelle Obama, Diane Sawyer, Jennifer Lopez, Nancy Pelosi, the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Barbara Streisand world tours & more.

Victoria loves collaborating with award-winning composer & husband, Robert Paterson, and celebrating his music.

Victoria taught at the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership, in a class entitled Creating & Sustaining An Ensemble. Other schools where she gives classes include The Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, the New York Youth Symphony, Broadway Backstage, Broadway Inside, and Chamber Music America. Paterson studied at the Eastman School of Music and Indiana University.

FILM CREDITS: Secret Life of Pets, Untouchable, Like Father, Smash, The Wiz, The Social Network, The Celebrity Apprentice, The Loft, Nurse Jackie, VH1 Face the Music, Royal Pains, 666 Park Avenue, The Producers, Private Practice, Across the Universe, and So You Think You Can Dance.

TV CREDITS: PBS Special with Lang Lang, PBS Special with Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, The Beach Boys & Friends, Mr. Beast, David Letterman, Seth Meyers, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The View, Kelly & Michael, Good Morning America, The Wendy Williams Show, Rachel Ray, The Today Show.

BROADWAY CREDITS: My Fair Lady*, Sunset Boulevard*, Moulin Rouge, Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story*, The Addams Family (Concertmaster)*, On the Town, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella, Cabaret, Chicago, Wicked, Beauty & the Beast, Sweet Charity, South Pacific, Porgy & Bess, Young Frankenstein, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. 
Off-Broadway credits: Heathers*, The Thing about Men*, Giant, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.
Tours: Ragtime, Titanic, Sunset Boulevard, Beauty & the Beast and My Fair Lady.

BANDS, SESSIONS & TOURING: Barbra Streisand, Billy Porter, A Great Big World, Pink Martini, Final Fantasy, Joss Stone, Jewel, Philip Philips, Harry Connick Jr, Chris Botti, Rufus Wainwright, Donna Summer, K.D. Lang, Elvis Costello, Sarah Brightman, YES, Todd Rudgren, The Moody Blues, The Three Irish Tenors, Jennifer Lopez, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Wyclef Jean, Stephanie Mills, Jose Feliciano, Marco Antonio Solis, Trans-Syberian Orchestra, Clay Aiken, Barry Manilow, Frank Sinatra Jr., Christopher Cross, Suzanne Vega, Lou Graham, Dead Can Dance, El Divo, Il Volo, Jack Black, Richard Marx.

*Denotes chair on Broadway – all others deputy chair/sub