Cello Chat with Host Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb and guest Amy Harr
About the Episode
Well look at that here we are in a new month already, and not only that but it's also a Friday which only means it's time for another new episode of Cello Chat. This week I am happy to have with me, Amy Harr.
Meet the Guest
Amy Harr is a native Madisonian cellist from a musical family who has performed and taught for nearly 40 years. An alum of West High and WYSO, she received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from UW-Madison and a Master of Music degree in Cello and Orchestra Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. She earned her certification in Suzuki Books 1-10 from University of Denver with Carol Tarr. Amy is the cellist of the Camerata String Quartet and Madison New Music Ensemble, has played with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, LunART Festival, Capitol City Theatre and Fresco Opera companies. Before moving back to Madison, she was Assistant Principal Cellist (Acting Principal) with the Houston Ballet Orchestra, Principal Cellist of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, and played with Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Colorado Symphony, and Colorado Springs Symphony. She was principal cellist of the Colorado Ballet Orchestra and Denver Center Attractions, playing in the pit for many Broadway touring shows. She has played at summer music festivals including the Grand Teton Music Festival, AIMS Orchestra in Graz (Austria), Cuchara Music Festival (CO), National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute. She has also played with a tango band, accompanied rock concerts, played in many churches and for countless weddings. Amy is a chamber music coach for WYSO, leading chamber groups, cello sectionals, and summer camp sessions, and has had a private cello studio in both Denver and Madison. She has a son in college for jazz piano and music education, and she has completed two yoga teacher trainings, a black belt in karate, and is currently taking tap dancing classes.
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