Pablo Casals, father of the solo 'cello, says that "music fills him with the wonder of life, and the 'incredible marvel' of being human."
Pamela Washburn found her voice through the cello at the age of five. Much of her early life was spent rehearsing and performing with the family quartet, consisting of her parents Franklin, violinist, Dorothy, pianist, and her sister Melanie, violist in the quartet, and pianist by profession in adult life. The Washburn Piano Quartet toured throughout Texas until her sister graduated from high school.
In addition to Pamela's lifelong performance career, she has always enjoyed guiding youth and adults alike into each one's journey with the cello. Her private cello teaching experience, spanning her entire adult life, includes being adjunct instructor at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, and Midwestern University, in Wichita Falls. Texas.
Her professional career began as a member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and she performed one season in a temporary full time position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Pamela has held the Principal Cello position in the Wichita Falls Symphony, the Fort Worth Opera Orchestra, and the Dallas Opera Orchestra, Spring seasons, followed by being a tenured member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra cello section for over ten years.
She held the position of assistant Principal Cello in the Dallas Ballet Orchestra, and the Highland Park Chamber Orchestra (later the Dallas Chamber Orchestra). For years she served as core cellist of the Dallas Summer Musicals Orchestra.
In an annual series of concerts, Ms. Washburn performed for a number of seasons as the cellist of the Dallas Renaissance String Quartet and then the Primavera String Trio.
After moving to Albuquerque in 1995, she won a position in the Santa Fe Symphony. She also served for many years on the Santa Fe Symphony Board of Directors as a musician member.
In Albuquerque, she held the Principal Cello position of Opera Southwest for a number of years. Ms. Washburn also performed in various chamber music ensembles in New Mexico, including the Bosque Chamber Music Society, the Los Alamos Coffeehouse Concerts, and served as the cellist of the Sierra Piano Trio of the East Mountain Artist Series.
Prior to college, Ms. Washburn studied with Daniel Lynch, then assistant principal cello of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Along with technique, and a broad repertoire, he enhanced and developed her inspiration and love of music, instilled by her parents, since birth. The Bachelor of Music program at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati was then pursued on a full scholarship, with studies under the LaSalle Quartet. Additional master teachers were the Juilliard Quartet and Laszlo Varga. Several years were then spent with the now late artist teacher Lev Aronson, for whom she has great admiration.
Pamela maintained a full studio of students throughout the years of her residence in New Mexico, and now, since 2014, has happily returned to her home of Dallas to be part of the musical environment again.
Her teaching has become one of the most rewarding aspects of life. To see and be a part of the transformation that occurs when creativity awakens in a person is a gift beyond description in words. That is why we have music!
In addition to Pamela's lifelong performance career, she has always enjoyed guiding youth and adults alike into each one's journey with the cello. Her private cello teaching experience, spanning her entire adult life, includes being adjunct instructor at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, and Midwestern University, in Wichita Falls. Texas.
Her professional career began as a member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and she performed one season in a temporary full time position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Pamela has held the Principal Cello position in the Wichita Falls Symphony, the Fort Worth Opera Orchestra, and the Dallas Opera Orchestra, Spring seasons, followed by being a tenured member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra cello section for over ten years.
She held the position of assistant Principal Cello in the Dallas Ballet Orchestra, and the Highland Park Chamber Orchestra (later the Dallas Chamber Orchestra). For years she served as core cellist of the Dallas Summer Musicals Orchestra.
In an annual series of concerts, Ms. Washburn performed for a number of seasons as the cellist of the Dallas Renaissance String Quartet and then the Primavera String Trio.
After moving to Albuquerque in 1995, she won a position in the Santa Fe Symphony. She also served for many years on the Santa Fe Symphony Board of Directors as a musician member.
In Albuquerque, she held the Principal Cello position of Opera Southwest for a number of years. Ms. Washburn also performed in various chamber music ensembles in New Mexico, including the Bosque Chamber Music Society, the Los Alamos Coffeehouse Concerts, and served as the cellist of the Sierra Piano Trio of the East Mountain Artist Series.
Prior to college, Ms. Washburn studied with Daniel Lynch, then assistant principal cello of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Along with technique, and a broad repertoire, he enhanced and developed her inspiration and love of music, instilled by her parents, since birth. The Bachelor of Music program at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati was then pursued on a full scholarship, with studies under the LaSalle Quartet. Additional master teachers were the Juilliard Quartet and Laszlo Varga. Several years were then spent with the now late artist teacher Lev Aronson, for whom she has great admiration.
Pamela maintained a full studio of students throughout the years of her residence in New Mexico, and now, since 2014, has happily returned to her home of Dallas to be part of the musical environment again.
Her teaching has become one of the most rewarding aspects of life. To see and be a part of the transformation that occurs when creativity awakens in a person is a gift beyond description in words. That is why we have music!