Ruth Boden, Cello

Ruth Boden is assistant professor of Cello and Bass at Washington State University. She also directs the Washington State University Orchestra and string/piano chamber music. Ms. Boden holds a B.M. and M.M. in cello performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a D.M.A. from the University of Alabama. Her former teachers include Stephen Geber, Carlton McCreery, Stephen Harrison, Wayne Smith, and Elizabeth Anderson. Ruth is an active performer and has been a member of numerous orchestras throughout the Southeast, and Northwest; including the Pensacola Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Washington Idaho Symphony, Spokane Symphony, as well as the Mid Columbia Symphony. In addition, she has worked with several notable chamber artists including the Vermeer, Juilliard, Miami, and Cavani String Quartets and the Diaz Trio. As a soloist, she has performed with the Washington Idaho Symphony and Coeur D’Alene Symphony, and recently performed the premiere of Philip Wharton’s Concerto for Violin and Cello with the Rendezvous Orchestra in Moscow, Idaho. Ms. Boden has held positions at the University of Alabama Community Music School, Mount Union College, The College of Wooster, and the University of West Florida. Ms. Boden is an advocate for the recognition and performance of new music, and is featured on the newly released CD “Libera,” featuring original compositions by Marco Bittelli .