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Fall Concert Series 2011 ~
"Music with the Angels"
PERFORMER
Natalie Spehar, Cellist
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Natalie Spehar,
An active classical, rock and folk performer, Natalie has studied the cello
for fourteen years and has been a member of several ensembles, including the
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (principal), the Athenaeum String
Quartet
(featured artists in a series of pre-concerts of The Cleveland Orchestra), a
contemporary Christian folk group, several rock bands and, most recently,
the
Élan Duo (with Doug O’Connor, saxophone), the Great Noise Ensemble, and the
D.C.-based rock cello ensemble, Primitivity.
Natalie has performed as a soloist with Graham Reynolds in The Kennedy
Center’s presentation of The Difference Engine, with the University of
Maryland
Percussion Ensemble and with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and has also
been awarded several scholarships, including the Canton MacDowell Club
Scholarship and the Howard Hanson Scholarship toward her studies at the
Eastman School of Music. In summer 2009, she was one of five American
performers selected to participate in Northeastern University’s Fusion Arts
Exchange, a program and concert tour funded by the U.S. Department of State
that featured young musicians from six countries. Natalie has also enjoyed
several exciting studio recording projects and has recently composed and
recorded the soundtrack for the short animated film, Test Anxiety, that has
been featured since at international film festivals in Los Angeles, San
Francisco,
Phoenix, and Washington, D.C.
Natalie holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance as well as a
Certificate in Arts Leadership from Eastman School of Music, where she
studied
with cellist Alan Harris. An avid supporter of music outreach, Natalie has
recently served as an Arts & Learning Intern for Young Audiences, Inc., an
educator for Music For Life, and a performing member of the MacDowell Music
Club, all national organizations dedicated to encouraging and providing
community music education. Natalie is currently pursuing her master’s degree
at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she studies with Evelyn
Elsing.
Fall 2011 Concert Series
Program Schedule
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