Music
Location United States, California, San Francisco
Bio
In one word, Rebecca Roudman is versatile. Starting with a strong classical background, Rebecca lives a life full of exciting cello performances and adventures.
In the classical world, Rebecca is a respected cellist who is a member of the Oakland East-Bay Symphony and the Santa Rosa Symphony. She has also performed with the Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, Modesto Symphony, Monterey Symphony, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Santa Cruz Symphony, and Vallejo Symphony.
Rebecca has soloed with the Cal State Hayward Orchestra, the Marin Chamber Orchestra, the Classical Philharmonic, the Ohlone College Orchestra, and the Women’s Community Orchestra.
As part of her classical adventures, Rebecca has toured Europe and Brazil, backed up Issac Hayes, and been in an Acura car commercial.
In the world of rock n’ roll, jazz, world, and folk music, Rebecca has taken her strong skills on the cello to an even higher level performing with an amazing assortment of bands. These include (but are not limited to) Juliette Commagere at the Great American Music Hall (opening for Ry Cooder and Elvis Costello), with the Danny
Click band opening for JJ Cale, backing up Melissa Manchester, and a performance at Oakland’s Fox Theatre of live video game music for the Video Game Live World Tour.
Rebecca currently performs regularly with Electrika, an electric gypsy rock band; Dirty Cello, a hard rock cello-fronted band; Tango Ritmico, an Argentinean tango ensemble, Jonathan Levi Band, an Indie Band, and Brazilology, a bossa nova ensemble.
Rebecca also has her own YouTube channel where you can see her collaborationswith Anna Laube (singer- songwriter) Jason Eckl (world percussion) Paradiso (didgeridoo artist) and Ashley Seaton (operatic soprano.)
Rebecca also shares her love of music by teaching a large after-school stringorchestra program in Novato, working in the Oakland schools through the Oakland East-Bay Symphony’s MUSE program, and by assistant teaching at Sinaloa MiddleSchool in Novato.
Stay tuned for Rebecca’s 2010 release of her debut album, Eclectic Cello!
Influences Jimi Hendrix and Yo Yo Ma
