 Carlyn Kessler
Cello
Via Instrumental Casting, Carlyn appears as a cellist on TV show Quantum Leap and in a Fischer-Price commercial.
Cellist Carlyn Kessler, whose performances have been praised as "stunning" (ClevelandClassical), enjoys a multifaceted career as a performer and educator. Carlyn is a graduate of Cleveland Institute of Music, where she earned her Master of Music Bachelor of Music degrees. Carlyn has performed across the country in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to the Chautauqua Institution and Oracle Arena, as well as in Canada and England.
A passionate chamber musician, Carlyn utilizes her love of chamber music through both international and local performances, education, and outreach. She is the cellist piano trio Curium, which specializes in the music of female composers. A winner of Intermusic SF's Musical Career Grant Program, Curium will be releasing its debut CD in 2021, featuring all repertoire by female composers. Carlyn was selected to be an Emerging Artist Fellow in Chamber Music Silicon Valley's 2018-2019 season, which included numerous performances of seasoned and contemporary ensemble works. Before relocating to California, Carlyn was a founding member of the Cleveland Cello Quartet, a genre-bending ensemble which was an Ensemble-In-Residence at The Music Settlement in Cleveland, OH. While at CIM, Carlyn was a member of the Advanced Piano Trio Program through which she performed in a weeklong residency with the Chamber Music Society of Detroit with the NOA Trio. Carlyn has recently collaborated and performed with celebrated classical artists Martin Beaver, Axel Strauss, Pekka Kuusisto, Steven Dann, Ernest Kovacek, Michael Gurevich, and Frank Morelli.
Equally passionate about classical and popular music genres, Carlyn enjoys sharing her time between concert halls, stadiums, clubs, recording studios, and on set. She has recently performed with popular artists Michael Buble, Josh Groban, David Silveira Garcia, The Texas Tenors, and Brother Spellbinder, among others. Carlyn is featured on the soundtrack of the animated short film "Let's Eat" (Anamon Studios), which premiered at the San Diego Film Festival in October 2020. She is an active member of Classical Revolution, which brings classical music to nontraditional venues and festivals throughout the nation. Formerly a Cleveland Clinic Performing Artist, Carlyn loves sharing her music in healthcare settings, and she co-founded the Cleveland chapter of the national movement Groupmuse, a web-driven network that organizes informal classical music house concerts.
Summer music festival engagements have included Mendocino Music Festival, Chamber Music Academy at Domaine Forget, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Banff Chamber Music Residency, Banff Masterclasses and Festival Orchestra (where she served as principal cellist), the London Master Classes, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, Meadowmount School of Music, and Bowdoin International Music Festival. Carlyn has performed with numerous orchestras including the Marin Symphony, Fresno Philharmonic, Stockton Symphony, CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Suburban Symphony Orchestra (principal cellist), Cleveland Opera Theater, and Banff Festival Orchestra/Opera Orchestra (served as principal cellist), and CIM Orchestra (served as principal cellist), among others.
Devoted to music education, Carlyn maintains an active private cello studio and serves on the faculty of the Preparatory Music Program at Holy Names University. In Ohio, Carlyn on the faculty at College of Wooster and the Department Head of Strings at The Music Settlement, a renowned community music school and large city hub for arts and culture.
A passionate advocate for nonprofit arts organizations, Carlyn previously worked on the administrative staff of The Walden
School, a nonprofit creative and experiential summer music school and festival. Also an avid writer, Carlyn publishes for San Francisco Classical Voice and formerly ClevelandClassical.com. Carlyn plays on a 2012 cello by William Whedbee. |
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