Cellist MAGGIE PARKINS enjoys a busy musical life dividing her time between the concert stage and teaching. She has performed all over the world as an orchestral and chamber musician in such festivals as Spoleto, Banff, Sante Fe, Heidelberg, Taos, Cadaques Spain, and Tanglewood. She has toured and recorded with accordionist Guy Klusevsek, composer improviser Zeena Parkins and guitarist composer Elliot Sharp. In Los Angeles she has performed with chamber ensembles such as the Mojave Trio, a piano trio doing standard and contemporary repertoire, and Quatracelli!, a cello quartet. She has also performed with Japan America Orchestra, LA Mozart Orchestra, and Riverside Symphony as well as in the Hollywood recording studios for film and television scores. Maggie is currently professor of cello at University of California at Irvine and has also taught at Concordia University.