RACHEL HALL

VIOLA

EDUCATION
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Tallahassee, FL
Master of Music in Viola Performance 2015-2017
Principal Teacher: Pamela Ryan GPA: 3.97
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC Cleveland, OH
Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance 2011-2015
Principal Teacher: Stanley Konopka GPA: 3.93
INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY Interlochen, MI
High School Diploma: High Honors with Distinction 2009-2011
Principal Teacher: David Holland GPA: 3.94
SUZUKI CERTIFICATION: VIOLIN/VIOLA Cleveland, OH
Principal Teacher: Kimberly Meier-Sims 2013-2014

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
SOLO:
Second Master’s Viola Recital Tallahassee, FL
Works Performed: Mozart “The Magic Flute” duets, April 2017
Schumann Märchenbilder, Bartok Viola Concerto
First Master’s Viola Recital Tallahassee, FL
Works Performed: Bright Sheng “Three Chinese April 2016
Love Songs,” Brahms Viola Sonata in Eb Major,
Bax Viola Sonata
American String Teacher’s Association Conference Tampa, FL
Works Performed: Fuchs Caprice No. 10, Bax Viola March 2016
Sonata, Mvt. 1
Senior Viola Recital Cleveland, OH
Works Performed: Walton Viola Concerto, Brahms January 2015
Viola Sonata in F minor, Beethoven “Eyeglass” Duo
Junior Viola Recital Cleveland, OH
Works Performed: Hindemith Der Schwanendreher, February 2014
Glinka Viola Sonata, Bach Cello Suite No. 4

CHAMBER:
Florida State University String Quartet Tallahassee, FL
Coached by Corrine Stillwell Fall 2016
Texas Music Festival String Quintet Houston, TX
Coached by Hunter Capoccioni, Anthony Kitai Summer 2016
Cleveland Institute of Music String Quartet Cleveland, OH
Coached by Peter Salaff, Kirsten Docter 2011-2015
Kent/Blossom Music Festival Ensembles Kent, OH
Coached by Joela Jones, Stephen Rose, Richard Summer 2013, 2014
Weiss, Scott Haigh, and Amy Lee
MasterWorks Music Festival String Quintet Winona Lake, IN
Coached by Karl Olsen Summer 2012
Interlochen Arts Academy String Quartet Interlochen, MI
Coached by David Holland 2009-2010
ORCHESTRA:
Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus, GA
Conducted by George Del Gobbo 2015-Present
Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal Valdosta, GA
Conducted by Howard Hsu 2015-Present
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra Tallahassee, FL
Conducted by Darko Butorac 2015-2017
Florida State University Orchestra, Principal Tallahassee, FL
Conducted by Alexander Jiménez 2015-2017
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra Cleveland, OH
Conducted by Carl Topilow 2011-2015
Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra Interlochen, MI
Conducted by Octavio Mas-Árocas 2009-2011

MASTERCLASSES:
Masterclass with Bruce Owen Tallahassee, FL
Works Performed: Berlioz Roman Carnival April 2017
Overture, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5,
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
Masterclass with Gillian Ansell Tallahassee, FL
Work Performed: Bartok Viola Concerto, Mvt. 1 November 2016
Masterclass with Karen Dreyfus Houston, TX
Work Performed: Walton Viola Concerto, Mvt. 1 June 2016
Masterclass with Helen Callus Tampa, FL
Work Performed: Bax Viola Sonata, Mvt. 1 March 2016

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Private Strings Instructor: Violin/Viola Leesburg, GA
Creekwood Apartments 2017-Present
Viola Graduate Teaching Assistant Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University 2015-2017
Strings Instructor: Violin/Viola/Cello Thomasville, GA
Versa Musica 2016-2017
Preschool Music Teacher Thomasville, GA
First Presbyterian Church 2016-2017
Adjunct Strings Faculty: Violin/Viola Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Community College 2014-2015
Private Strings Teacher: Violin/Viola Cleveland, OH
Cleveland School of the Arts 2013-2014

FESTIVAL/CAMP EXPERIENCE
Texas Music Festival Houston, TX
Studied with James Dunham, Susan Dubois, and Summer 2016
Wayne Brooks
Kent/Blossom Music Festival Kent, OH
Coached by Joela Jones, Stephen Rose, Richard Summer 2013, 2014
Weiss, Scott Haigh, Amy Lee
MasterWorks Music Festival Winona Lake, IN
Studied with Lisa Boyko, Soh-Hyun Altino Summer 2012
Orford Centre for the Arts Viola Institute Montreal, QC, Canada
Studied with David Holland, Daniel Sweaney Summer 2012
Interlochen Arts Camp Interlochen, MI
Studied with David Holland Summer 2009, 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Patient Floor Performer Albany, GA
Phoebe Hospital 2017-2018
Retirement Home Performer Albany, GA
Evergreen Assisted Living 2015-Present
Camellia Gardens
Woodleaf
Church Musician Albany, GA
Sherwood Baptist Church 2007-Present
First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville
Resident Assistant Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Music 2012-2014
Admissions Assistant Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Music 2012-2014
Concerts & Events Usher Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Music 2012-2014
Junior Girls Camp Counselor Interlochen, MI
Interlochen Centers for the Arts Camp Summer 2011

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS

Graduated Magna Cum Laude Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University May 2017
Graduated Senior with Academic Honors Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Music May 2015
Graduated Senior with High Honors with Interlochen, MI
Distinction
Interlochen Arts Academy May 2011
Emerson Scholarship Recipient Interlochen, MI
Interlochen Arts Camp Summer 2010