Cecelia Sha Cello

Cecelia Sha is a musician and educator currently based in Detroit. Cecelia began studying the cello at age 6 and went on to earn her Bachelors of Music and two Masters of Music degrees at the University of Michigan, where she studied with Anthony Elliott and Richard Aaron. Cecelia has also studied and performed at summer festivals such as Blackburn Music Academy where she served as principal cellist, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Orford Music Academy. She has toured internationally as a member of the New Jersey Youth Symphony and has performed recently with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Rapids Ballet.

A passionate chamber musician, Cecelia has performed a broad variety of classical and contemporary repertoire and has attended prestigious chamber music institutions such as the Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival. She enjoys sharing chamber music with the community and has participated in major performance projects such as the Prison Creative Arts Project, in which she performed string quartets in prisons across Michigan.

As an educator, Cecelia has led elementary and middle school string instrument programs as part of the Michigan Artist Citizen Program and volunteered at the El Sistema-modeled Paterson Music Project. She is certified as a Suzuki method teacher and currently maintains a thriving private studio.