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Sara Male
CELLO
Sara Male received Associate of the Arts in Music
degree from Victoria Conservatory of Music in
Canada, where she was presented the Principal
Emeritus Prize. Ms. Male earned Bachelor of Music
with high honors from Rutgers University, and Master
of Music from Mannes College of Music in New York
City.
Ms. Male is sought after as a chamber-music recitalist
and soloist, having performed in major venues in
the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. Ms. Male is the
founding cellist of the Lancaster based Newstead
Trio from 1993-2018, with whom she made her
Carnegie Hall debut in 2000.
Ms. Male also founded Duo Chiaroscuro in 2012, in collaboration with awardwining pianist Maria Corley. This ensemble has for over ten years been dedicated
to creating musical experiences that both touch and thrill their audiences.
Recently, Duo Chiaroscuro decided to make their art available to those on the
autism spectrum or with other distinct needs. They created a series entitled
Silence Optional which blends visual and musical components.
Sara collaborates in chamber-music programs with her husband and violist Peter
Kenote, a member of the New York Philharmonic. She is principal cellist of the
York Symphony Orchestra, assistant principal cellist of the Lancaster Symphony
Orchestra and Chair of the LSO Board of Directors. She often performs with the
Reading Symphony, Kennet Symphony, Allentown Symphony and Baltimore
Chamber Orchestra.
In 2018 Sara was a featured guest artist with the Reading Symphony performing
Joel Puckett’s Short Stories for string quartet and orchestra. She also soloed in
2019 and 2020 with Allegro, the Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster.
Sara is Senior-Adjunct-Assistant Professor of Cello at Franklin & Marshall College
She has directed chamber music programs for various summer festivals and was
involved in the successful accreditation to the National Association of Schools of
Music for the Pennsylvania Academy of Music.
Sara is under constant demand as a private teacher working with cellists of all
ages from Lancaster County and beyond. Her teaching reflects the pedagogy of
her former teachers, Jim Hunter, Bernard Greenhouse, Zara Nelsova and Timothy
Eddy. Sara has also participated in programs that allowed her to study with Anner
Bylsma, Janos Starker and Channing Robbins. She was awarded the LLMEA Private
Teacher of the Year award for 2022-2023.
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