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RACHEL MERCER: PRINCIPAL CELLIST WITH NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA – OUT SOON, 2 CDS, AN ALBUM OF VIOLIN & CELLO DUOS BY CANADIAN WOMEN WITH HER SISTER AKEMI MERCER-NIEWOEHNER AND A RECORDING OF THE MOSAÏQUE PROJECT WITH PIANO QUARTET ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA – DECLARES “IT HAS SERVED ME WELL (THINKING UP PROJECTS, PLAYING MUSIC, MAKING ALL KINDS OF CONNECTIONS) BUT I’M STILL SOMETIMES SURPRISED BY MY IMAGINATION” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Photo by Nikki Wesley Photo by Jeewon Kim JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to … Continue reading

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RACHEL MERCER: A CELLIST’S LIFE IN MUSIC WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA, AVIV STRING QUARTET, ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA, MERCER-PARK DUO AND MUCH MORE TOURING, RECORDING AND TEACHING TO COME – A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? RACHEL MERCER: Performing, recording and teaching artist, cellist, toured extensively as member of … Continue reading

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