Judith Glyde, originally from Toronto, Canada, studied with Bernard Greenhouse at the Hartt School in Hartford, CT., and in New York City at the Manhattan School of Music. A founding member of the Manhattan String Quartet in 1970, the quartet performed over 80 concerts a year, appearing throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the former Soviet Union, and South America. The Quartet’s discography includes 25 recordings for the labels Naxos, Sony, Koch, Newport Classics, and Centaur Records, including six ESS.A.Y. discs featuring the 15 string quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich, the first recording of the complete cycle by an American quartet. Of the cycle, TIME magazine wrote, “One of the most important musical events of 1991.”

From 1992, the professor of cello and chamber music and Chair of the String faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder, she performed as teacher and guest artist with festivals including the Fairbanks (AK) Summer Arts Festival, the Adriatic Chamber Music Festival (IT), the Australian Chamber Music Festival in Townsville (AUS), and the Castleman Quartet Program. Judith was formerly Director of the Winterschool program of the ACMF and often presented pre-concert lectures for the Boulder Philharmonic and the CU Artists Series.

In 2014, after retiring from the university, she moved to Florence, Italy to perform and to investigate a new interest in Renaissance History and Art. Judith was also integral, with pianist, Antonio Artese, in the establishment of a study abroad program for music students in Florence and Siena. In 2017, she moved to Greenwich Village, New York City to be near her son in Connecticut -- Jamie Lewis, a wonderful musician and Internet marketer. Judith is on the Boards of Forever Buffs NY (CU alumni) and the non-profit organization, Friends of Chigiana, the latter supporting the educational and cultural activities of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. In the spring of 2022, she was honored when presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Music, University of Colorado Boulder.

She has written numerous articles for Strings, American String Teacher, and The Strad (UK). “Under the Goddess of the Sky: A Journey Through Solitude, Bach, and the Himalayas,” is her first book.