Cellist Jenna Bachmann started on the instrument when she was nine years old through her school’s orchestra program in Manassas, Virginia. After quickly falling in love with the instrument, she decided to further pursue her musical education, receiving a Bachelor of Music from Florida State University, studying under cellist Greg Sauer, and a Master of Music from University of Maryland, studying under Dr. Eric Kutz. Throughout her years of cello playing, Jenna has also had the honor of receiving masterclasses with renowned cellists such as Oberlin College and Conservatory’s Dmitry Kouzov, The Juilliard School’s Phoebe Carrai, and Eastman School of Music’s David Ying, among others. As a performer, Jenna has played with the Panama City Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia, and the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. She also has a love for chamber music, and enjoys organizing chamber recitals with friends at local retirement homes, violin shops, or theatres. Above all, Jenna has a passion in teaching music, with experience teaching K-5 orchestra programs, cello lessons at local music schools and high schools, cello music minors at University of Maryland, and aural skills classes at University of Maryland. She has also enjoyed working in Arts Administration, spending her last three Summers in Sitka, Alaska working for the Sitka Music Festival. In her free time, Jenna enjoys cooking, tending to her plants, and spending time outdoors.