Biography

Dr. Chenoa Orme-Stone is an accomplished cellist and music educator based in Santa Barbara, California. She has appeared in solo, chamber music, and orchestra performances across the United States and Europe. Chenoa is an advocate of new music and highlighting the music of underrepresented composers. She has recently performed several new works, ranging from solo pieces to orchestral compositions, and is passionate about creating new ways to connect with audiences.

Chenoa Orme-Stone grew up in Seattle, Washington and fell in love with the cello at age four. She received her Bachelor of Music from Indiana University, followed by a Master of Music from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark. While living in Copenhagen, she performed with the Copenhagen Philharmonic, Royal Danish Opera Orchestra, and renowned Diamond Ensemble, the resident chamber ensemble at the Royal Danish Library. She earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of California Santa Barbara, where she served as a Teaching Assistant for Cello and Orchestra, and performed in the graduate fellowship string quartet. Her principal teachers included Emilio Colón, Morten Zeuthen, Marc Coppey, Jennifer Kloetzel, and Rajan Krishnaswami. She has been invited to perform in masterclasses for such distinguished musicians as Yo-Yo Ma, Martin Menking, David Geber, Eric Kim, Hannu Kiiski, Chu Yi-Bing, Julia Lichten, and members of the Juilliard, Danish, and Calidore string quartets.

In addition to performing, Chenoa has extensive teaching experience and maintains a full and vibrant cello studio where she teaches students of all ages and levels. Her students have won top prizes in number of competitions, and have gone on to attend such prestigious institutions as The Juilliard School, Frost School of Music, Interlochen Arts Academy, and National Orchestral Institute, among others. She has given masterclasses, private lessons, and ensemble coachings at a variety of schools and music education programs, and was most recently appointed director of the Santa Barbara branch of Junior Chamber Music.

Chenoa performs on a gorgeous French cello that was made by Collin-Mezin in 1893.