About

Martha Parlin (neé Sprague) began studying cello at the age of 8 in Beijing, China. Her music education later moved to Seattle, then to the Cleveland institute of Music where she graduated from the studio of Sharon Robinson. She went on to study with the great Joel Krosnick at The Juilliard School until his passing, and then received mentorship from Natasha Brofsky, Darrett Adkins, and Nina Lee. At Juilliard, Martha held a Morse Fellowship for Community Engagement and a Gluck Community Service Fellowship, pursuing her passion for teaching in addition to performance. She twice held the Associate Principal position in the New York String Orchestra, playing to sold out audiences in Carnegie Hall. She has also received prizes from the Cleveland Cello Society and the Northwest Sinfonietta and has spent summers as a member of the National Repertory Orchestra and at the Bowdoin International Music Festival.