Soo Bae

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Bae is a critically acclaimed cellist, winner of multiple prestigious awards and competitions most notably the 2006 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank National Competition. Her first place award is the three year loan of the (c.1696) Bonjour Stradivarius Cello. Other recent accomplishments are awards from the 2006 Adam International Cello Festival & Competition, New Zealand, and the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition.

Bae also actively maintains her pursuits in the community. She founded Angelos Mission Ensemble in 2004, a Christian music academy for students of stringed instruments. The purpose of the Ensemble is to educate and mold future Christian musician leaders. The organization was incorporated in 2006 as a non-profit corporation, and she continues to direct the organization with her fiancee Jason Suh.

She enjoys to collaborate with musicians in innovative ways, most recently with jazz great Paquito D’Rivera in November 2006. She also formed a trio with Grammy award winning fiddle player Mark O'Connor, and pianist Soyeon Lee in 2006. Also of note, she co-founded an exciting new duo "Walk 132", with her pianist and guitarist fiancee.

Future plans include a debut recording on Naxos Records of the complete caprices of Carlo Alfredo Piatti, and a 2007 national tour with the ‘Musicians from Marlboro’ program, among many other performances.

External links

* [http://www.soobae.com Soo Bae]
* [http://www.concertartists.org/soo_bae_bio.htm Concert Artists Guild Bio Page]
* [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2006/ki128033201757716776.htm Canada Council 2006 National Competition Winner]