Rebekah Heller, bassoon
photo: Liz Linder
Bassoonist Rebekah Heller, a native of Plattsburgh, NY, is a dynamic chamber, orchestral and solo musician. She most recently completed a one-year appointment as Principal Bassoonist of the Jacksonville Symphony. Rebekah has also served as Principal Bassoonist of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, the Utah Festival Opera and the Bard Conductors Institute Orchestra.
From 2005-2008, Rebekah was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. During her time there, Rebekah worked with some of today's most innovative and electrifying musical minds, including Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, Marin Alsop, Oliver Knussen, Yo-Yo Ma and Christian Tetzlaff.
Before becoming a member of ICE, Rebekah played with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and obtained her Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Like many of her ICE colleagues, Rebekah attended the Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music for her undergraduate studies, where she earned degrees in both Music and English Literature.
Besides being a passionate performer, Rebekah is also a dedicated teacher, and has served on the faculties of the University of North Florida, Florida International University, and the Vermont Youth Orchestra’s Reveille camp.
Rebekah's teachers and musical mentors include John Clouser, Kristin Wolfe Jensen, George Sakakeeny, Michel Debost and Janet Polk.
