Sarah Walder (1969) was born in Flagstaff and grew up in the deserts and mountains of Arizona. After graduating cum laude from Oberlin (OH) in 1992 with degrees in modern cello performance and historical performance practice on viola da gamba, she moved to The Netherlands, graduating from The Royal Conservatory in The Hague with a masters in Baroque Cello in 1994. She then immersed herself in the musical and cultural possibilities of Northern Europe.
Sarah is in demand as principal cellist of several modern and Baroque orchestras, as a chamber music player and gamba and cello soloist. She has toured in South Africa, South America, South Korea, Europe and the United States and has also performed with many different groups, including Musica Temprana, Super Librum, Ensemble Rei and Trio del Fuego. Sarah has played well-known venues, from Utrechts’s Vredenburg to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, from Alte Oper Frankfurt to Seoul Arts Center, as well as less well-known but unique locations, such as the Jesuit missions of the Chiquitos in Bolivia, the medieval churches in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, the military base Bernhardkazerne and the streets of Arizona and New Mexico.
Sarah is also known for her collaborative work with other art forms, including with mime ensemble Walking Faces, modern dance group Krisztina de Châtel, and Theater De Plaats in Arnhem. In 2016 she founded The Sarah Walder Music Project. Sarah’s music project is designed to make music and music education fun and accessible to all and combines street performances, concerts of her own music with loop station as well commissioned pieces, workshops and lessons. In 2017 she released a solo CD of her compositions entitled Cello Trip. Her second solo CD will be released in 2021. Sarah currently divides her time between Arizona and The Netherlands.
Glenn Stallcop is a composer, double bassist, and pianist who has published ninety compositions and released 26 recordings. A long-time double bassist with the Phoenix Symphony, they have performed eight of his seventeen orchestral works. He has also written solo and chamber music for the double bass and piano, music for dance, and along with vocal and chamber music for varied ensembles. At the keyboard, he has been active mostly in free improvisation and in the performance of his own music. His music is published by American Composers Alliance and recorded by AUR and SMS Recordings.
Restless in Loops - Glenn Stallcop
Recorded at home in Oosterbeek, NL, December 2020
Sarah Walder, cello
Mastered by Sarah Walder
Property of Shelter Recording Project, American Composers Alliance.
