Rebecca Carón, cellist and Co-Artistic Director of Soundscapes, was born in Seattle, Washington, where she began her musical studies. Her primary teachers were Terry King and Charles Wendt at Grinnell College, Lev Aronson at SMU, and Joanna de Keyser at UNM. She received a Hill Burton Music Award, Presser Scholarship and Meadows Artistic Merit Scholarship. Ms. Carón has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral member. She served as cellist for the Caron Quartet, Oncydium Chamber Baroque, Moveable Music, Music from Angel Fire and Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. She currently performs with the San Juan Symphony. She has taught at New Mexico Highlands University and Armand Hammer United World College, served on the Board of Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico, and maintains a private teaching studio in Santa Fe, NM. Ms. Carón resides in Valle Escondido, NM, with her husband David and four cats. She gratefully performs on a beautiful cello, made for her by David Carón.