Marcia Sloane

Marcia Sloane began playing cello at age nine in Honolulu, Hawaii. She studied cello with Margaret Rowell and received her B. A. in India Studies from Sonoma State University singing north Indian classical style with Laxmi G. Tewari. She is an orchestral and chamber player and has performed in a variety of musical genres including the Don Ho Show in Waikiki, Ancient Future in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Caravan Stage Company in Ontario, Canada, and collaborative projects involving composition and improvisation with visual art, theatre, and dance.

She is an orchestral and chamber player and has performed in a variety of musical genres including the Don Ho Show in Waikiki, Ancient Future in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Caravan Stage Company in Ontario, Canada, and collaborative projects involving composition and improvisation with visual art, theatre, and dance. Her works have been performed at the New Directions Cello Festival and the Mendocino Music Festival and she has produced two CDs available through Navarro River Music.

Her latest release, Skyward, a collection of songs and instrumental compositions with cello, voice, and various instruments, was featured on National Public Radio's online music program Open Mic. Her first CD, Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation ? and Marcia's teaching approach using drones ? were the subject of an article in the December 2005 issue of Strings Magazine. Marcia is a Ta Ke Ti Na teacher facilitating a group rhythm process using the body as a musical instrument. She maintains a cello studio in Ukiah, California.