rachaelkeplin

Greensboro

Rachael Keplin Gladen is a versatile violist, string educator, and free improviser. She is the Associate Principal for the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and regularly performs with the North Carolina Opera. She is a dedicated chamber musician and is founding member of contemporary ensembles Chamber Brews and Sounding Board. As a committed advocate for new music and non-classical genres, she has performed on numerous high-profile stages with notable artists like Helen Sung, Michael Bublé and Josh Groban. Rachael is passionate about creating her own music through free improvisation on her Boss RC-600 loop station. She enjoys performing solo looper shows throughout North Carolina and recently released her debut album, "mosaics". Rachael received her Doctor of Musical Arts in viola performance from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and is currently on faculty at UNCG and Wake Forest University teaching studio and entrepreneurship in the performing arts.