Cellist Aron Rider has a rich career of performance and teaching. She received her bachelor’s degree in music from Indiana University and her master’s in music from Louisiana State University, studying with Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Dennis Parker, respectively. She has also studied with Janos Starker and Helga Winold and performed in the master classes of Norman Fischer, Lynn Harrell, and Yo-Yo Ma.
Ms. Rider has performed as a featured soloist for the Chesapeake Chamber Orchestra, the Pan-American Symphony, and as a guest artist with Quintango. She performs frequently in recitals throughout the country and locally with numerous orchestras, including the National Philharmonic. She is also involved in numerous chamber music ensembles and will be featured on several chamber music series in the 2004-05 season.
Aron Rider currently has an extensive private teaching studio composed of students of all ages, and was instructor of cello at Georgetown University prior to serving on the faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. In her spare time, Ms. Rider enjoys studying viola da gamba and playing a variety of genres of music, including tango, folk music, and new compositions. She enjoys working with young musicians. She has been on the faculty of summer music programs in Arlington and Prince William counties as well as one sponsored by the National Philharmonic. She has served on judging panels for a number of solo competitions.
Aron Rider, cello 
