Rainey
Weber

Viola
Rainey Weber
An active and versatile performer, violist Rainey Weber is based in Houston, Texas, where she is currently the violist of the Carya String Quartet, the Terra Nostra Ensemble, and St. Andrew’s Strings. Committed to chamber music and community engagement, Ms. Weber is currently a Da Camera Young Artist, and has been named a Young Artist Fellow for the 2018-2019 season.
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Rainey Weber

Highlights from recent seasons include performing five of Beethoven’s String Quartets as part of the 2017-2018 Beethoven For All Series with Da Camera Chamber Music and Jazz, a tour with the Calliope Quartet of Italy and Austria (July of 2017), and recording string tracks for Robert Ellis’ most recent album, Robert Ellis (2016, New West Records). Ms. Weber has been a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival and School, and as a founding member of the Judson String Quartet, she served as the violist for the 2014 Quartet-in-Residence Program at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, where she performed, taught privately, and mentored for the Advanced String Quartet Institute. Dedicated to teaching and sharing music with underserved audiences, Ms. Weber has collaborated extensively on the development of educational outreach programs for preschoolers, elementary school students, middle school students, and adults. She also serves on the board of the Houston Viola Society, is a sectional coach and teaching artist for the Houston Youth Symphony and Mercury, and maintains a private studio of viola and violin students. Ms. Weber has a Masters of Music in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was a student of Lynne Ramsey. She earned her bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) at Rice University, under the study of James Dunham. Ms. Weber plays on modern viola, made by Minnesota luthier, William Bartruff. When she is not performing or teaching, she spends her time attempting to garden, running, or with her two cats.

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