Cellos

Principal Cellist

Jim Kennedy

 

Jim Kennedy is a graduate of the Curtis Institute, graduate work at Indiana University. Jim has been playing cello with the Portland Symphony since 1981 and is currently principal. Jim plays in the JimChi Duo and the Meliora String quartet.

 

William Rounds

 

William Rounds has been a member of the Portland Symphony Orchestra since 1988, as well as being an active soloist and chamber musician in the Boston area. He is a native of Rapid City, S.D., and came to New England to study with George Neikrug at Boston University where he received his M.M. and was the winner of that school's Concerto Competition. As a former member of the Artaria String Quartet, he has performed and taught throughout the Eastern United States and toured Germany. He also concertized throughout the Orient as assistant principal cellist with the National Repertory Orchestra. He is a member of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and plays frequently with the Boston's Symphony. In addition, Rounds is a frequent performer in Boston's contemporary music concerts.

 

Deborah Dabczynski