Meghan Mercier is a Hudson Valley based cellist, composer, and educator. Meghan graduated from Bard College in 2020 with a BA in Music, where she studied composition with Joan Tower and further expanded her classical performance skills to include jazz improvisation and contemporary experimental techniques. Meghan has been working at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School as a cello teacher for students in grades 3-8 since 2023, and maintains a studio of private students around the Hudson Valley and Capital Region. As an ESYO alum, she is eager to be a part of the organization and help to enrich the music-making community of Schenectady students.