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2025

Alicia Keys · Apple Music — Apple 50th Anniversary

Live pop-up performance at Grand Central Station for Apple's 50th anniversary, featuring Alicia Keys for Apple Music.

Cellist

A landmark live pop-up at Grand Central Station celebrating Apple's 50th anniversary — performed alongside Alicia Keys for Apple Music.

Alicia KeysApple MusicGrand Central Station
2025

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — Calum Scott

Lindt "Master Chocolatier Ballroom" float with NYC Ballet principals Roman Mejia and Tiler Peck — Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody."

Cellist

Calum Scott's debut at the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Joined by NYC Ballet principal dancers Roman Mejia and Tiler Peck and Black Haus Creative in a stunning duet version of Whitney Houston's iconic hit.

Calum ScottRoman MejiaTiler PeckBlack Haus Creative
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2025

Moncler "Warmer Together" — Tobe Nwigwe

International video campaign featuring Tobe Nwigwe's rendition of "Lean on Me."

Cellist

Moncler's international "Warmer Together" campaign music video features Tobe Nwigwe and his rendition of "Lean on Me."

Tobe NwigweMoncler
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2025

Red Bull Symphonic — Asake

First African artist to headline Red Bull Symphonic in the U.S. — Afrobeats meets orchestra at King's Theatre, Brooklyn.

Cello Chair

Asake brought Lagos to Brooklyn and made history as the first African artist to headline Red Bull Symphonic in the U.S., bridging his Nigerian roots with classical music under conductor Glenn Alexander II at the historic King's Theatre.

AsakeGlenn Alexander II, conductorKing's Theatre, Brooklyn
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2024

Barbie: The Movie In Concert

Hollywood Bowl premiere with the all-women Broadway Sinfonietta — the Barbie Land Sinfonietta™ — conducted by Tony Award-winner Macy Schmidt.

Cello Section

The record-shattering film accompanied live by an all-women, majority women-of-color orchestra at L.A.'s historic Hollywood Bowl.

Broadway SinfoniettaMacy Schmidt, conductor
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2024

Disney & Pixar's Coco In Concert: Live to Film

Oscar and Grammy-winning score by Michael Giacchino performed live at NYC Town Hall with The Sinfonietta.

Cello Section

The Town Hall and The Sinfonietta present Coco In Concert: Live to Film. Conducted by Macy Schmidt.

The SinfoniettaMacy Schmidt, conductorNYC Town Hall
2024

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — Bishop Briggs

Netflix Wednesday Addams float performing "Paint it Black" with Bishop Briggs and Move NYC dancers.

Wednesday Addams

Netflix debuted the Wednesday Addams float at the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The "Wednesday's Feast" float featured a special performance of "Paint it Black" by indie-pop singer Bishop Briggs.

Bishop BriggsMove NYCNetflix
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2024

Ray Chew's Night of Inspiration

An evening of music, dance, and spoken word at Carnegie Hall, directed by Ray Chew — music director of Dancing with the Stars and the Macy's Parade.

Cello Chair

An uplifting all-star lineup under the direction of Ray Chew, with co-producer Vivian Scott Chew, celebrating diverse traditions through music, dance, and spoken word at Carnegie Hall.

Ray ChewVivian Scott ChewCarnegie Hall
2024

Tokyo Ghoul 10th Anniversary Concert

Celebrating a decade of one of the most influential anime scores of the last decade, live at NYC Town Hall.

Cellist

Composer Yutaka Yamada's lush, sweeping score performed live — ten years after Tokyo Ghoul launched Ken Kaneki's story into global pop consciousness.

Yutaka Yamada, composerNYC Town Hall
2024

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert

East Coast Premiere at King's Theatre, Brooklyn — live orchestra, taiko, and erhu bringing the iconic score to life.

Cello Section

A two-hour show with live orchestra bringing the show's iconic musical score to life, with taiko and erhu sharing the spotlight with strings and woodwinds.

King's Theatre, Brooklyn
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2023

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert

63-city U.S. national tour with the Broadway Sinfonietta — live orchestra, percussion, and scratch DJ.

63-City National TourCello Section Chair

The full film on a massive HD screen, accompanied by a fusion of live orchestra, percussion, and a scratch DJ performing the iconic hip-hop infused score. Principal Cellist for the entire run with the Broadway Sinfonietta.

Broadway Sinfonietta
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2025

El Dorado: A Musical Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Off-Broadway premiere at Carnegie Hall — Poe's poems set to original music, eight-piece chamber orchestra.

Cello Chair

"The Raven," "Annabel Lee," "Lenore" and more set to original music by composer Phyto Stratis, orchestrated by Broadway veteran Kim Scharnberg. Four vocalists, eight-piece chamber orchestra.

Phyto Stratis, composerKim Scharnberg, orchestratorCarnegie Hall
2025

FEMPIRE

New Music USA Award-winning punk-rock electric cello duo with Brittany Harris. Debut EP arriving Summer 2026.

Co-Creator · Award Winner

FEMPIRE is dedicated to performing, workshopping, and creating space to challenge preconceived notions of blackness, femininity, and traditionally classical instruments. First EP produced by Capture Acid Studios — arriving Summer 2026.

Brittany Harris, celloNew Music USA Creative Fund Award 2025
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2024

One Nigeria — U.N. Global Conference

Performance of a new work by composer Re Olunuga at a U.N. global conference event celebrating Nigeria's cultural identity.

Section Cello

One Nigeria, presented at the U.N. Global Conference — a new work by composer Re Olunuga celebrating Nigeria's cultural identity and its place on the global stage. Part of the Destination 2030 initiative to establish Nigeria as a leading global hub for arts, culture, and creativity.

Re Olunuga, composerUnited Nations
2024

NYChillharmonic East Coast Tour

Brooklyn-based 18-piece progressive-jazz/rock orchestra, toured across five continents with over 400 musicians.

Substitute Cellist

Led by Sara McDonald, the NYChillharmonic has worked in a dozen countries and continues to push the boundaries of orchestral jazz and rock.

Sara McDonald, directorNYChillharmonic
2024

Passing the Crown — Lincoln Center

Groundbreaking celebration of the queens of hip-hop — orchestral musicians, Olympic breakers, MCs, and DJs. Premiered at Lincoln Center's Summer for the City.

Section Cello

Anchored by a collaboration with Walker Wear's The Future Been Female, honoring the intersection of streetwear, music, and culture and amplifying the voices of historically underrepresented women.

Wondersmith EntertainmentLincoln CenterWalker Wear
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2024

Re:Sound Festival — Theresa May, Trumpet

Electric cello compositional debut at Cleveland's annual new and experimental music festival.

Composer · Cellist

Re:Sound brings together pioneers in the arts with diverse programming throughout Cleveland. Sarah's original electric cello composition performed alongside trumpet player and composer Theresa May.

Theresa May, trumpet
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2024

The Black Iris Project — "Blood in the Soil"

NYC World Premiere of a new ballet work celebrating diversity and Black history. Supported by the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Cellist

Founded by choreographer Jeremy McQueen, The Black Iris Project creates new classical and contemporary ballet works. Featured in the New York Times, Elle Magazine, and Village Voice.

Jeremy McQueen, choreographerThe Black Iris Project
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2024

The Poughkeepsie Cistern

Inaugural live instrumentalist in a 100-year-old water reservoir turned immersive sound installation by Sam Stubblefield and MASS Design Group.

Inaugural Instrumentalist

Revitalized by the artistic innovation of MASS Design Group and Samuel Stubblefield Studios — a site-specific immersive sonic environment in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Sam StubblefieldMASS Design GroupDJ J. Period
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2022

Limitless AI: Superstrings — ArtsDistrict Brooklyn

Immersive AI multimedia installation where live music and AI-generated visuals create a unique, unrepeatable experience every night.

Music Supervisor · Cellist

A 60-minute show uniting five chapters of Ferdi & Eylul Alici's work in swirling color and light. The finale, Superstrings, features live performance where Ouchhh Studio's AI collaborates with musicians and audiences in real time. Every showing is different, never to be repeated.

Ferdi AliciEylul AliciOuchhh StudioArtsDistrict Brooklyn
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2024–26

Hell's Kitchen — Broadway, Shubert Theatre

GRAMMY Award-winning musical inspired by the songs and story of Alicia Keys, set in New York City.

Substitute Cello

A coming-of-age story told through the songs of Alicia Keys — a GRAMMY Award-winning musical set in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.

Alicia KeysShubert Theatre, Broadway
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2025

El Dorado at Carnegie Hall

Off-Broadway premiere at Carnegie Hall — original music by Phyto Stratis, orchestrated by Kim Scharnberg.

Cello Chair

A theatrical concert featuring celebrated poems from Poe's final years brought to life through original music. Four vocalists and an eight-piece chamber orchestra.

Phyto Stratis, composerKim Scharnberg, orchestratorCarnegie Hall
2025

Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse

The New Group — Dir. Rory Pelsue, Music Dir. Dan Schlosberg.

Sub Cello · Electric & Upright Bass

Directed and developed with Rory Pelsue, choreographed by Jack Ferver, music direction and orchestrations by Dan Schlosberg.

Rory Pelsue, directorJack Ferver, choreographerDan Schlosberg, music directorThe New Group
2025

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Montclair State University — electropop opera inspired by Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Cello 1 Chair

A sung-through electropop opera that expands the possibilities of the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling.

Montclair State University
2024

A Little Night Music

American Theater Group, New Jersey.

Substitute Cellist

American Theater Group, New Jersey.

American Theater Group
2024

Jekyll and Hyde

White Plains Performing Arts Center — Frank Wildhorn's pop-rock score featuring "This Is The Moment."

Cello Chair

Score by multi Grammy and Tony-nominated composer Frank Wildhorn and double Oscar and Grammy-winning Leslie Bricusse.

Frank Wildhorn, composerWhite Plains PAC
2024

Larry Owens: The American Football Musical

World premiere — a satire of Blind Side-esque sports films at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center.

Cellist

World premiere of Larry Owens' new musical — a sharp satire of the white savior sports film genre.

Larry OwensAdelphi University PAC
2024

NYU Tisch — Hyena in Petticoats

NYU Tisch Drama's New Studio on Broadway.

Cello Chair

Tisch Drama's New Studio on Broadway integrates foundational acting training with vocal and physical techniques drawn from the American musical and contemporary canon.

NYU Tisch Drama
2024

Playbill Songwriter Series — Rae Covey

Playbill's monthly concert series in Times Square — celebrating emerging composers at the Playbill Sing for Hope Piano.

Cellist

A monthly celebration of diversity featuring emerging composers performing alongside New York's most talented vocalists, including Broadway alums.

Rae CoveyPlaybill · Times Square
2023

Mozart: Her Story

Off-Broadway premiere at Carnegie Hall — Nan Mozart's story as a composer in the male-dominated 18th century court.

Cello Chair

A new musical that marries Mozart's classics with over twenty contemporary originals by Tegan Summer and Gregory Nabours.

Tegan SummerGregory NaboursCarnegie Hall
2024

Brooklyn Public Library — University Open Air

Free outdoor classes for immigrant teachers and academics at Prospect Park, in collaboration with the Prospect Park Alliance.

Guest Performer

University Open Air provides immigrant teachers, professors, and academics trained outside the U.S. an opportunity to share their knowledge with the public through free classes at Prospect Park Boathouse.

Brooklyn Public LibraryProspect Park Alliance
2024

Groundworks — AMYRA Residency

Residency collaboration with AMYRA — musician, author, and director whose work empowers communities through storytelling.

Collaborator in Residence

AMYRA is a Harlem native seamlessly transcending genre and medium. She believes the art of listening and honest conversation are the primary tools for lasting change.

AMYRA
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2024

Looking Glass Arts — Wondersmith Entertainment

Artist retreat residency on a 15-acre Catskill Mountains field — space for artists to retreat, explore, and create.

Cellist in Residence

Looking Glass Arts sits on 15 acres outside a small hamlet in the northeastern corner of the Catskill Mountains, operated by a collective of artists committed to creative retreat.

Wondersmith EntertainmentLooking Glass Arts
2024

Movement Theater Company — 1Move Residency

Artist in Residence at Playwrights Horizons — developing new work by artists of color responding to social justice issues.

Artist in Residence

1Move is The Movement's digital content series born out of a need to swiftly respond to human rights and social issues continuously affecting communities.

Movement Theatre CompanyPlaywrights Horizons
2024

NY Philharmonic Education Outreach

Guest performer with the Philharmonic Schools program — 25+ years integrating orchestral music into NYC elementary school communities.

Guest Performer

Teaching Artists use orchestral repertoire and chamber music to teach students, teachers, and families how to listen, perform, and compose.

Charisa Dowe-RouseNY Philharmonic
2024

PROTESTRA — Residency at Talent Unlimited High School

String residency mentoring students at Talent Unlimited High School with PROTESTRA — a social justice orchestra bridging advocacy and classical music.

Artist in Residence

PROTESTRA (protest + orchestra) bridges the divide between advocacy and classical music through grassroots orchestral benefit concerts, prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, representation, and accessibility. This residency focused on mentoring students at Talent Unlimited High School.

PROTESTRATalent Unlimited High School
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2024

Sound Off! Music for Bail — Talent Unlimited HS

String residency mentoring students at Talent Unlimited High School with Sound Off! Music for Bail.

Artist in Residence

Sound Off! Music for Bail is a collective of musicians, activists, and thinkers dedicated to raising money for abolitionist organizations and bail funds across the country. This residency focused on mentoring students through music.

Sound Off! Music for BailTalent Unlimited High School
2023

Choral Chameleon Institute

8-day professional choral institute — exploration and musical growth alongside year-round performing professionals.

Guest Artist

A supportive learning environment that encourages exploration, discovery, and musical growth in the company of professionals who perform, record, commission, and teach choral music throughout the New York metro area.

Choral Chameleon
2022

Brooklyn Public Library — Night of Ideas

6-hour free late-night festival of philosophy, music, film, and art with guests from the U.S., France, and around the world.

Guest Performer

A free late-night festival showcasing contemporary philosophical thought through talks, debates, live music, film screenings, and art installations with top public intellectuals and artists.

Brooklyn Public Library