Rebekah Clarke- Cellist

I am a freelance cellist, teacher and community musician based in Manchester, having completed my masters studies at the Royal Northern College of Music. As a performer I specialise in orchestral and chamber music, as well as the performance of contemporary repertoire, from performing as the soloist in Huw Watkins‘ Sonata for Cello and Eight Instruments to uncovering lesser-known composers with my clarinet trio, I thrive in exploring the unheard and new. This is coupled with a range of orchestral experience, as principle of the Opera North Youth Orchestra, the solo cellist in Jonathan Dove’s Enchanted Pig at Buxton International Opera Festival, as well as extensive experience during my studies at RNCM working with conductors such as Sir Mark Elder and Anthony Hermus. I am a keen educator and workshop facilitator, where I have ongoing work as a private tutor, Stockport Music Services as well as for the Benedetti Foundation as a Creative Learning Ambassador. From regular teaching workshop to project-managing my own workshop projects in schools in Manchester these have both contributed to refining my skills in teaching and facilitating workshops as a leader. I am passionate about ensuring musical education is accessible to all and giving back to my local community in the Northwest. Having worked extensively as a freelance gig musician, I am able to work as a soloist, or as part of an ensemble for a wide variety of events.