Cellist Rachel Gawell (born 1988) has collaborated with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Simone Fontanelli, and Alarm Will Sound members Courtney Orlando, Elizabeth Stimpert, John Pickford Richards, and Alan Pierson. Born and raised in the United States, Ms. Gawell has performed extensively in the USA and abroad. She has already commissioned and premiered dozens of new works for solo cello and for chamber ensemble, including music by John Crouch, Kevin Clark, Chris McDonald (PdL), and Alex Temple. In spring ’08 Ms. Gawell completed an accelerated Bachelor of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory, for which she was accepted a year in advance. While in Baltimore, Rachel participated in the area’s new and experimental music scene, including the premiere-only concert series After Now and the High Zero festival for experimental improvised music. In the fall of 2008 Rachel will attend the Rotterdam Conservatory for their newly established Masters of Music program, focusing on new music performance and researching the incorporation of cello in such non-traditional idioms as Indian and jazz music. In recent summers, Rachel has attended the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, Henry Mancini Institute for Emerging Professional Musicians, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Ms. Gawell has appeared on Maryland Public Broadcasting’s Art Works This Week and twice on Public Radio International’s From The Top, a showcase of young classical musicians.
Good luck with your upcoming concerts and Mariel! Its a lovely piece and I love performing it with Looped celli track! Have you done that yet? How have you been by the way?
Hey Rachel - just stopping in at your myspace and thought I'd say hello! What are you performing at An Die Musik on the 5th? Wish I could be in the area for it.
Hope all's going well, I'll be sure to stay in touch about music (particularly cello and outdoors music) next semester!
Hey Rachel! Thanks so much for the request! If you're a friend of soul cannon or flim flam, you're most definitley a friend of mine!! Best wishes to you in everything :-)
I love Her Light Extinguisher. take care love. I love that you are continuing on with the performance of contemporary music. YOu should really check out Maya Beiser ( if you dont already know her). I saw her in about november of 2006 and she rocked my shit. Fabulous performance artist and cellist.
Welcome welcome welcome! YOu need to get more friends girl. OH are you going to post music from your recital and such on here? That will be fancy? Let me know and have a great day!
