Rebekah Heller
conductor
Rebekah Heller is a multi-talented artist: a bassoonist of both highly notated and improvised music, a conductor, composer, educator, curator, and arts leader, committed to expanding the modern repertoire for the bassoon. She is Artistic Director Emeritus and a current member of the Board of Directors of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and the bassoonist of the Ensemble since 2008. Before joining ICE, Heller served as principal bassoonist of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in the 2008-2009 season, and was a member of The New World Symphony and the Chicago Civic Orchestra. She has been a soloist with the Seattle Symphony, the Nagoya Philharmonic, and the New World Symphony, among others, and currently serves on the advisory board of Sound American.
Heller joined the faculty of the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) and the Mannes School of Music at The New School in the fall of 2019. She is passionate about speaking with young artists and organizations about how to create a robust and fulfilling career and has partnered with many organizations around the country, including The New World Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Ensemble Connect, Oberlin Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music. She studied at the University of Texas at Austin and the Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music.