Brooke Beazley is an accomplished cellist and educator who has performed and recorded with many orchestras and various artists including Natalie Cole, Grover Washington, Jr. and many others. Her love for the cello began at the age of nine, and she received a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance at UNC School of the Arts. She began her professional career as a cellist with the North Carolina Symphony, and, after moving to Philadelphia, she performed with The Philly Pops and Opera Philadelphia. As a proud union musician, Brooke has performed and/or recorded with Orchestra 2001, Chamber Orchestra First Editions, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, Kennett Square Symphony, Ocean City Pops, and Lancaster Symphony, and has shared the stage with various artists including Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, Mel Tormé, Rosemary Clooney, Grover Washington Jr., Frank Sinatra Jr., Brian Wilson, and many more. In addition, as an educator, Brooke maintains a private cello studio in her Exton home, where she teaches students of all ages and abilities. As an administrator, Brooke is the Program Director for SWAN4Kids.org, a non-profit organization in Lancaster that provides free music lessons, performance opportunities, and mental health mentoring to children affected by parental incarceration. Brooke serves on the board of the Regional Orchestra Players Association, an organization that provides support to professional orchestral musicians who play in large and medium-sized budget orchestras with union contracts.
