Hope Decelle
Hope DeCelle has worked with some of the country’s leading conductors, chamber musicians and soloists. As principal cellist of the Civic Orchestra Chicago, and as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, she has had the opportunity to play under such renowned conductors as James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur, Jaap van Zweden, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Sir Andrew Davis. Mrs. DeCelle has performed with cellist Yo-yo Ma in a number of outreach events as part of the Chicago Youth in Music Festival, Story Catcher’s Theater at the Illinois Youth Center and the annual Depauw University Discourse.
As a student at Arizona State University Mrs. DeCelle participated in a unique String Quartet Residency program that allowed her to receive instruction and perform alongside members of the Juilliard, St. Lawrence, and Brentano String Quartets.
Mrs. DeCelle has performed as a soloist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and has given recitals at Katzin Concert Hall in Tempe, AZ and Duncan Recital Hall in Houston, TX.
Mrs. DeCelle currently teaches at the Merit School of Music in Chicago. She holds a master’s degree from Rice University where she studied with Brinton Averil Smith and bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University with Thomas Landschoot.
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As a student at Arizona State University Mrs. DeCelle participated in a unique String Quartet Residency program that allowed her to receive instruction and perform alongside members of the Juilliard, St. Lawrence, and Brentano String Quartets.
Mrs. DeCelle has performed as a soloist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and has given recitals at Katzin Concert Hall in Tempe, AZ and Duncan Recital Hall in Houston, TX.
Mrs. DeCelle currently teaches at the Merit School of Music in Chicago. She holds a master’s degree from Rice University where she studied with Brinton Averil Smith and bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University with Thomas Landschoot.
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