cellist & composer

Rebecca Wenham,

An individual with a vision spanning many varied artistic horizons, Rebecca Wenham has found her own voice playing the piano and cello. Her interest in diverse cultures has taken her to the United States and Mexico, Denmark, Holland and the Czech Republic, as well as the music festivals at Kent/Blossom, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), and the Banff Centre. A prizewinner in the 4iemme Concours International d’Orford in 1999 in Quebec, Rebecca was invited back in 2000 and 2001 on scholarship.

In 2002, Rebecca was Artist in Residence at the Banff Centre. This led to extensive interdisciplinary work, collaborating with composers, dancers, writers and visual artists, as well as jazz, folk and world musicians. She has recorded compositions and improvisations for the Banff Centre’s Aboriginal Arts Festival, and has performed with world music/fusion ensemble Dohnava. She has performed with violinist Lorand Fenyves, pianists Anton Kuerti and John Stetch, and jazz trombonists Hugh Fraser and Josh Roseman. Her original compositions have been heard in Calgary as part of the multi-disciplinary production Body of 3 which incorporated the 3 artistic mediums of dance, music and visual arts. In addition to expanding her musical boundaries, Rebecca continues to nourish her classical roots as a member of the Cecilia String quartet. Rebecca holds a bachelor of music degree (magna cum laude) from the HARID Conservatory of Music and a master of music degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. She currently plays on an unlabeled English cello and Hill bow on loan from the Banff Centre.