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BRIAN MIX, cello Brian Mix has been a freelance cellist in Vancouver since 1992, performing nearly all aspects of music-making. He is the cellist of the Pacific Rim String Quartet, performs often with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and has also played with Vancouver Opera, the National Ballet of Canada, and many other professional ensembles. He has participated in numerous CBC recordings, film soundtracks, and CDs of pop, rock, folk, and children’s artists, and has even appeared on stage with the rock groups Yes and the Moody Blues. Alongside performing, Brian writes program notes and gives pre-concert talks for the Vancouver Recital Society, teaches cello, and conducts the Langley Community Music School Symphony Orchestra. Brian received the degrees of B. Mus. and M.Mus. from the University of British Columbia, and has also studied at the Banff Centre, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, and the University of Cincinnati. He lives in Vancouver with his wife, pianist Brenda Campbell, and their two young children.