Cecilia Huerta-Lauf

29 Apr Cecilia Huerta-Lauf

Described as “an assured soloist” with “fearless technique,” Dr. Cecilia Huerta-Lauf brings passion and heart to her performances as an accomplished cellist. Currently, Cecilia is the founder, director, & cellist of NouLou Chamber Players; substitute cellist with the Louisville Orchestra; and cordination manager & cellist of Derby City Chamber Music Festival. She also served as President of the Chamber Music Society of Louisville Board. A native of Dickson, Tennessee, she made her solo debut with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra at age 16. Cecilia has enjoyed tenures with groups such as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Discovery Ensemble, Florida Grand Opera, and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & founding String Quartet, and founding administrative director/principal cellist of the Boston Latin-American Orchestra. In 2012, Cecilia was a semi-finalist in the Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition. Cecilia has participated in music festivals across the United States, Canada, France, and Italy. Degrees include pre-college at Vanderbilt University, B.M. at DePaul University in Chicago, M.M. at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and her D.M.A. at University of Miami in FL. Her principal cello teachers include Steve Balderston, Brant Taylor, Paul Katz & Ross Harbaugh.