Rachel Mercer - Cellist - Bio
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Like many Canadian composers of classical music, the best place to find most of my music is at the Canadian Music Centre but many non-Canadians are unfamiliar with this wonderful organization. Equally though, a number of my compositions are published by such companies as Boosey and Hawkes and Santa Barbara Music Publishers and it is certainly helpful to have all the pertinent information available at one website with appropriate links as required. Recently as well, I joined the Red Leaf Pianoworks collectiv
An additional advantage to this website is the opportunity to describe some of the other musical endeavours that increasingly seem to occupy more of my time. While my teaching career as a full professor at the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen's University extends back to 1987, my love of working with students and young musicians is also exemplified in the numerous music festivals where I often adjudicate piano and composition classes (often returning for repeat visits every few years to the same fest
Websites are probably never really completed but in this case, it will definitely take some time to add older works while staying on top of current and developing projects. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to send me an email using the CONTACT page.
Rachel Mercer - Cellist - Bio