Rebecca Strauss is a classical violist and violinist, a Certified Music Practitioner, and Music Director of Riverview Chamber Players. She is passionate about designing, producing and performing innovative classical chamber music programs that respond to social issues, promote healing, and invite community involvement. In May 2016, Rebecca conceived and created the first annual “Harmony & Hope: Responding to Violence with Music” concert, now an annual Boston event. In 2018, Rebecca performed at Buckingham Palace for an event hosted by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal (Princess Anne). The occasion was for the ASCENT Initiative, a combined partnership between the Acid Survivors Trust International and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School, serving survivors of acid violence worldwide. She has collaborated with photographer/author Susan Wilson to create live multimedia performances and videos on contemporary social and cultural issues and world cultures. Rebecca, one of the original musicians of Shelter Music Boston, has been performing with SMB since 2010. In addition to playing for more than 350 shelter concerts, she has served as SMB’s Children’s Program Coordinator, creating innovative performances for children’s shelters. An alumna of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, she has performed with ensembles such as the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, Chamber Music Foundation of New England, and the New England String Ensemble. Rebecca is also a Certified Life Coach, with musicians making up a large percentage of her client base.
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Rami Abu Olaya, flute and ney Adrian Anantawan, violin Ines Andrade, piano Derek Beckvold, sax and tabla Sarah Bob, piano Andrea Bonsignore, oboe Krista Buckland Reisner, violin Javier Caballero, cello Sasha Callahan, violin RaShaun Campbell, baritone Camille Charlier, voice and accordion Carrie Cheron, mezzo soprano Elizabeth Cook, cello Susan Culpo, viola Steph Davis, marimba Sheila Del Bosque Fuentes, flute Jennie Dorris, marimba Rose Drucker, violin Leo Eguchi, cello Arson Fahim, piano Sarah Freiburg, cello Eric Goode, Tuba Ashleigh Gordon, viola DeShaun Gordon-King, flute Jan Halloran, clarinet Kiyoshi Hayaski, violin Diane Heffner, clarinet Jenny Herzog, voice and dance Jonathan Hess, percussion |
Betsy Hinkle, violin Jacob Hiser, piano Amelia Hollander Ames, viola Jennifer Hsiao, violin and piano Lysander Jaffe, violin and viola Elke Jahns-Harms, Native American flute Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba Rich Kelley, trumpet Annegret Klaua, violin Ellyses Kuan, piano Julie Leven, SMB Founder, Executive and Artistic Director Emeritus, violin Matthew Liebendorfer, violin and viola Na'ama Lion, flute Julian Loida, percussion Naledi Masilo, voice Zach Mayer, saxophone Leigh McAllister, piano Julia McKenzie, violin Fabiola Mendez, cuatro Erin Merceruio Nelson, soprano Rebecca Miller, viola Aine Minogue, Celtic harp Jessica Petrus, soprano Margaret Phillips, bassoon Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion Abigale Reisman, violin Rhonda Rider, cello Eric Ritter, baritone |
Tim Roberts, cello Brianna Robinson, soprano Marcus Santos, percussion Nathaniel Seelen, clarinet Amy Sims, violin Jennifer Slowik, oboe and english horn Daniel Stepner, violin Rebecca Strauss, violin and viola April Sun, piano Asako Takeuchi, violin Sonja Dutoit Tengblad, soprano Josh Wareham, viola Yonah Zur, violin and viola These COMPOSERS have written for SMB: Michael Begay Xavier Ben Sage Bond Che Buford Raven Chacon Yu-Hui Chang Cina Curley Anthony Green John Morrison Mark Pevsner Shaw Pong Liu Francine Trester Danielle Williams |
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