Well known in the Bay Area for her versatility and expressiveness, Suellen Primost, a seasoned cellist, is in constant demand for orchestral, theatre, and freelance recording work. She is principal cellist with the Bay Area Chamber Symphony, SF Flute Quartet, Mori Achen and Carol Alban Trios and The Espiritu Ensembles. Suellen is also Music Director for Artship Ensemble, San Francisco's internationally known dance theatre that performed their “Tarantella, Tarantula” production at the 2006 Prague Fringe Festival. Among her many credits, Suellen created the musical score for the Herstories production of “Bone Songs: Echoes of the Unknown Mother, ” and for 8 Artship productions. She was a guest performer with Living Arts Playback Theater of Berkeley and Woman in Song. An accomplished improviser, she has played at many conferences including Gather the Women Conferences, Sufi and Jewish Meditation Retreats, Theatre of the Feminine workshops in Ashland and Oakland, and "Bathing in Sound, Listening to Silence" at Kalliopeia Foundation in San Rafael. She was featured at the 2007 World Flute Fest in Oakland along with world class flutists Carol Alban, Ravichandra Kulur, Stephen Schultz, Ann Licater, Nayo Ulloa, Roger Glenn and Skip Healy and in symphony performances with concert pianists Matt Herskowitz and Sandro Russo. Before moving to the Bay Area in 2002, Suellen performed with The Celestia Consort, Taos and Nashville Symphonies, the Granados, Mendelssohn and Celebration Trios, and Walkabout Improv Ensemble. In the early 80’s, Suellen launched Sedona’s first “Jazz on the Rocks Festival” with jazz pianist Johnny Gilbert. Suellen is available for recording, retreats, solo, orchestral or chamber music performances, weddings, gallery openings, theatre work, conferences and multidisciplinary collaborations. She also performs SageBlessings, music and ceremony, to mark important transitions,-- the birth of a child, a marriage, the passing of a friend or family member, or to celebrate the beginning of a new relationship or business venture. Suellen will be performing on March 22 at 8pm with Native American flutist Ann Licater at East West Bookstore in Mountain View and on March 24 at Yoshi's Benefit Concert for Chris Rodriguez with jazz legends Roger Glenn, Frank Martin, Kai Eckhardt and John Santos. See myspace.com/benefitconcertinfo and the weblinks below for more information, times and locations.