Rachel Halverson

Cello
822 Creekside Drive NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
678-777-3129
gotcelloskills@gmail.com
www.rachelcello.com


Academic Qualification:
Kennesaw State University 2010 - 2014:
B.M. Instrumental Music Performance (Cello)
Cum laude

Professional Qualification:
Cello I nstructor 2011-2014
The Harmony House

Teachers:
Charae Krueger Cello Professor at Kennesaw State University
Alister McRae Cello Professor at Princeton University

Masterclasses
2010: Pacifica Quartet
2009: Biava Quartet
2011: Eighth Blackbird
2011: Ying Quartet
2011: David Ying (Eastman School of Music)
2012: Jess Castro-Balbi (Texas Christian University)
2012: The Aspen Trio
2012: Michael Mermagen
2013: Petr Nouzovsk
2013: Robert Spano

Performance Experience:
Solo
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E Minor by Edward Elgar
May 3, 2010 Pope Advanced Orchestra Soloist
Duet-Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, Harp, & Strings by Richard Strauss
November 8, 2010 Soloist in String Quartet KSU Symphony Orchestra
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (3
rd
mvmt) by Joseph Haydn
November 13, 2010 Morgan Concert Hall Recital
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (1
st
mvmt) by Eduardo Lalo
April 9, 2011 Morgan Concert Hall Recital
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (3
rd
mvmt) by Eduardo Lalo
November 28, 2011 Recital
Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Minor (1
st
mvmt) by Dmitri Kabalevsky
May 4
th
, 2012 - Recital
Aprs un Reve by Gabrielle Faure
June 12, 2007 Hugh Hodgson Hall Recital
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major (Prelude) by J.S. Bach
November 6
th
, 2011 Masterclass for David Ying
KANSAS Concert
September 30
th
, 2011 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar (All cello solos)
November 11th, 2012 - KSU Symphony Orchestra
Cello Concerto in G Minor for Two Celli by Antonio Vivaldi
October 2nd, 2012 - Solo Cello - KSU Philharmonic
Chamber
Quartet No. 12 in F Major The American by Antonin Dvorak
November 27, 2010 Morgan Concert Hall Chamber Recital
Quartet in F Major by Maurice Ravel
April 19, 2011 Morgan Concert Hall Chamber Recital
Quartet No. 9 in C Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
November 20, 2011
Quartet No. 8 in C Minor by Dimitri Shostakovich
April 23, 2012 Morgan Concert Hall Chamber Recital
Piano Quintet in A Major by Antonin Dvorak
May 31, 2009 Spivey Hall Chamber Performance
String Quartet No. 1 by Alexander Borodin
April 23, 2012 Morgan Concert Hall Chamber Recital
String Quartet No. 2 by Alexander Borodin
November 17, 2012 - Morgan Concert Hall Chamber Recital
Tenebre by Osvaldo Golijov
November 17, 2012 Morgan Concert Hall Chamber Recital
November 17, 2012 The Goat Farm in Atlanta
String Quintet in A Major by Antonin Dvorak
November 23, 2013 - KSU Chamber Recital

Recent Orchestras:
2010-Present: Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra, Principal (2010-2014)
2010: Georgia All College Orchestra
2009: Brevard Summer Music Festival and Institute (Transylvania Symphony Orchestra)
2007-2010: Georgia Philharmonic, Associate Principal (2011)
2010 Present: Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Substitute

Recordings and Broadcasts:
November 12, 2012: WABE 90.1 Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven (KSU Symphony)
January 13, 2009: WABE 90.1 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Conversation of Note
November 2008: Recording artist in 7 Sharp 9s album 7 Sharp 9 2008 Baby G. Records
July 24, 2009: WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio Brevard Summer Music Festival Concert

Competitions:
Finalist (2nd place) in Georgia Philharmonic Concerto Competition
Semi-Finalist in Kennesaw State University Concerto Competition

Tours:
Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra Tour of China January 2011
Central Conservatory of Beijing
Peoples Theatre in Xian

Music Festivals
Brevard Summer Music Institute June-August 2008


Teaching Experience
Cello Instructor at The Harmony House in historic Kennesaw
Cello Instructor at The West Georgia Conservatory of the Arts
Cello Instructor and Founder/Owner of Four Strings Music Studio
Atlanta Violins Upbeat! Music Camp Clinician
Prelude to Pope Clinician
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra Clinician


Academic and Professional Organizations:
Golden Key International Honour Society
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Residence Senate Building Representative
Secretary for KSU Chapter of American String Teachers Association
Kennesaw State University Honors Program