Rachel Brake is a second-year graduate instrumental conducting student at the New England Conservatory. She received a B.S. in music education from Roberts Wesleyan University in 2022 with a double concentration in piano and French horn. She was the 2021 concerto competition winner on horn with the Roberts Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra, and guest conductor for the RWSO and the University’s Wind Ensemble under the direction of Paul Shewan. At the Conservatory, Brake has worked with Charles Peltz and currently studies with Bill Drury. She has guest conducted the Conservatory’s Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, percussion ensemble, saxophone ensemble, and serves on the faculty of the Preparatory School as a substitute conductor of large ensembles. Additional information on her current and upcoming work can be found at rachelbrake.com.