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Belle Ra
Cello
Belle recently completed her advanced diploma from the Eastman School of Music and received the Celentano award, studying with Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliott. She will now begin her doctorate studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music studying with Eric Kim as a recipient of the Performance Fellowship. In 2018 she was the winner of the Young Professional Division of the Tennessee Cello Workshop Competition, and was a finalist in the 2023 Music Teacher’s National Association Chamber competition. She has performed as a soloist with the Texas Christian University Orchestra and the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra.