About

Maria Di Meglio

is a versatile musician with decades of experience performing, teaching, and recording. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Bargemusic, as well as non-traditional venues, such as mountaintops in Colorado, caves in Texas, and the Australian Outback. She completed her undergraduate and master’s degree in cello performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and served as Peter Stumpf’s graduate assistant instructor.

As an orchestral musician, Maria served as associate principal cellist of the New York Festival Orchestra and has also performed in the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Orchestra Kentucky, Opera Project Columbus, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. She has performed and worked with Leonard Slatkin, David Effron, Jamie Laredo, Arthur Fagen, Cliff Colnot, Sylvia McNair, Joshua Bell, and Jonathan Strasser, among others. She also has extensive recording experience with Harpeth Rising, SEGA video games, and Nashville-based artists.

Maria is passionate about teaching and educational outreach. She is a Suzuki-certified cello instructor and also received her Stott Pilates certification. She maintains a private teaching studio in Columbus, OH. In addition to private lessons, she currently teaches adult group classes and has coached chamber music in Europe at the Montenegro Summer Chamber Music Program and Chamber Music Connection, a nationally awarded chamber music program recognized by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

HARPETH RISING

Maria performed in the classically trained ‘chamber-folk’ trio Harpeth Rising, where she sang harmonies and played the cello, bass drum and cajon. With Harpeth Rising, she has performed over 500 concerts in 38 states and 8 countries. They have six albums to their name, of which ‘Shifted’ debuted at #1 on the Folk-DJ Charts, and I Am Eve (I Am the Reason) debuted as the #1 song.

Harpeth Rising participated in the prestigious American Music Abroad Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. State Department. In early 2019 they toured Cambodia and Singapore, performing concerts and engaging in cultural exchange. Dedicated to their classical heritage, Harpeth Rising has performed as soloists with orchestras since its inception as an ensemble. Orchestral performances include the Bath Philharmonia (UK), Kerrville Symphony of the Hills (TX), NKU Orchestra and Choir, in addition to collaborating with musicians of the Peoria Symphony for a PBS special ‘State and Water’. They have performed at the Brevard Music Center, Eastern Music Festival, National Folk Festival (Australia), among others. Passionate about educational outreach, they have worked with schools and youth orchestras across North America, Europe, and Asia.