Rachel Peters is an active performing musician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Peters is the current Concertmaster of Opera in the Ozarks and serves as a member of the violin section in Orchestra Iowa and Quad City Symphony Orchestra. She holds teaching positions for violin, viola, and piano at various Chicago music institutions including Music House, Inc., Access Contemporary Music, MY Piano Study, and Terra Sounds School of Music. She has performed as a guest musician with many groups, including the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Peters is an advocate for contemporary music. She has performed the music of Steve Reich through multiple residency programs, where she worked extensively with the composer. She has also performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble. She is the violinist in Deaf Rabbit Duo, a contemporary chamber music group that aims to increase accessibility to modern audiences through contemporary music in Chicago.  Peters received her High School Diploma from the School for the Creative and Performing Arts with a concentration in violin. As a high school student, she received the Artistic Director’s Award for her artistic excellence and was a finalist in the Corbett-Mayerson competition. She was one of four violinists in her district to be invited to participate in the Young Classical Musician's Day at the White House, led by First Lady Michelle Obama. Peters completed her Bachelor of Music degree at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio and her Master of Music degree at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. She is an alumnus of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has participated in master classes with artists such as Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax, Benjamin Zander, Timothy Lees, Joshua Bell, and Janet Sung. She has previously studied with Gabriel Pegis, Gerardo Ribeiro, and Dr. Won-Bin Yim.