Rachel Desoer is a Canadian cellist. She studied at the Juilliard School, Oberlin College, McGill University and the Banff Centre. She graduated from Oberlin in 2008 with a Bachelor of Music degree.
Rachel was the cellist of the Cecilia String Quartet from 2010 to 2018. In this ensemble Rachel toured extensively around the world, recorded 4 albums on the Analekta label and taught chamber music at the University of Toronto.
Touring has allowed Rachel to perform at such inspiring venues as Wigmore Hall, The Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Konzert Haus Berlin and many more. The Cecilia Quartet also made educational programming a priority and performed hundreds of presentations for schools. In 2014, the quartet created a concert series called Xenia concerts specifically designed for children on the autism spectrum and their families. Exemplifying their commitment to the equal representation of women in music, Rachel spearheaded the commissioning of 4 string quartets by Canadian women composers in 2016.
Rachel continues to play recitals and chamber music regularly. She has worked in orchestras, most notably, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company. Currently, Rachel is the principal cellist of Symphony Nova Scotia. Rachel performs on a Vuillaume from ca. 1850, generously loaned by the Symphony Nova Scotia Society.
Mount Zion Lutheran Church
29 Westmount Rd. S.
Waterloo, ON N2L 2K4
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Yisong Wan | Titles: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIB:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Joseph Haydn Fünf Stücke im Volkston, op. 102, 1st and 3rd mvts. by Robert Schumann | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Matthew Ng | Titles: Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata in E Major, 1st and 2nd mvts. by François Francœur | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:50 AM | Name:Brooks Chen | Titles: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. Vllb:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Ronan Hendry | Titles: Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 1 in A Minor op. 33, 2nd and 3rd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Kaylee Tian | Titles: Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIB:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:1:25 PM | Name:Audrey Xu | Titles: Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach Scherzo, op. 12, no. 2 by Daniel Van Goens | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:1:35 PM | Name:George Gernega | Titles: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Andrew Lian | Titles: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 33, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 by David Popper | Home Festival:Sudbury |
Time:2:25 PM | Name:Emily Huang | Titles: Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 33, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Camille Saint-Saëns | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:2:45 PM | Name:Mia Zhou | Titles: Suite No.3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach Scherzo, op.12, no. 2 by Daniel van Goens | Home Festival:IMFC |
Workshop will be held from approximately 3:15 to 4:30 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at Mount Zion Lutheran Church
29 Westmount Rd. S., Waterloo, ON N2L 2K4