Tara acknowledges her work, life, and play all occur on the unceded Indigenous land of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
|
Tara Rajah is a classically trained cellist with a practice that includes experimental music and community-engaged performance. She attained her BMus from the University of Victoria in 2019 under the tutelage of Pamela Highbaugh Aloni and the Lafayette String Quartet. She has experience in various chamber and orchestral groups and is currently a member of the Harmonia Chamber Orchestra in Vancouver.
Tara has performed with the Koboi Project at the Courtyard Hiroo Gallery, Tokyo and at the Burning Man Festival, Blackrock City, Nevada. She has a long-standing relationship with the performance group Foolish Operations with whom she has worked on various community engaged art projects including the long-running Tricoter series and the newly developed Moving, Resting, Nesting Project. Tara is committed to the use of music to explore creativity in both adults and children in diverse settings. She believes in sharing her passion for multidisciplinary musical engagement with a wide public. Having worked as a teaching assistant for the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Summer Camp and the Cedar Hill Middle School Strings Program, Tara has gained experience in teaching musical technique and expression. Tara gives Cello lessons at the Long and Mcquade Lesson Centre, Richmond and is committed to sharing her passion for music and musical engagement with her students. |