Introduction
Hailing from Detroit, MI, cellist Megan Chartier has most recently served as Principal Cellist of the Miami Symphony Orchestra and Guest Principal Cellist of Opera San Luis Obispo and State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, California. She has performed with orchestras including Palm Beach Symphony Orchestra, South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Nu Deco Ensemble, as well as as a soloist with the Miami Music Festival Orchestra and the Eastern Michigan University Symphony Orchestra. She was recently named the 1st prize winner of the Ann Arbor Society of Musical Arts’ 2015 Young Artist Competition and a winner of the 2015 Miami Music Festival Concerto Competition, conducted by Grzegorz Nowak of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Megan was also named a semi-finalist in the 2017 Concerto Competition at the Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy in British Columbia. She has performed on stage with Plácido Domingo, Carter Brey, Andres Cardenes, and Audra McDonald as well as on tour with nationally recognized artists including Michael Bublé, Il Volo, and the Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Education
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University of Michigan
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2013-2015
Master of Music in Cello Performance
Private studies with Anthony Elliott
Experience
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South Florida Symphony
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2016-2017
Assistant Principal Cello
Miami, FL
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Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy
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2017
Principal Cello
Powell River, BC, Canada
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Nu Deco Ensemble
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2017
Extra Section Cello
Miami, FL
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Opera San Luis Obispo
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2016
Guest Principal Cello
San Luis Obispo, CA
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State Street Ballet
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2016
Guest Principal Cello
Santa Barbara, CA
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Miami Symphony Orchestra
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2015-2016
Principal Cello
Miami, FL
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Miami Summer Music Festival Orchestra & Opera Orchestra
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2015-2016
Principal Cello
Miami, FL
