Jesse Christeson, cellist, is thrilled to be back in the creative workshop with Rocket City New Music. A dedicated interpreter of contemporary music, Mr. Christeson is the cellist of Michigan-based quartet Hub New Music, which was recently celebrated by the Washington Post as a “prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire.” As a member of Hub, Mr. Christeson commissions works from today’s leading composers, presenting recitals and masterclasses at major concert series and universities across the USA and abroad. He has featured at new music festivals such as Intimacy of Creativity (Hong Kong), ensembleNEWSRQ (Sarasota, FL), and Tanglewood’s New Fromm Players (Lenox, MA), and recently served as Yo-Yo Ma’s rehearsal cellist for the premiere of Mammoth by Teddy Abrams (Louisville, KY). 

Mr. Christeson also serves as Principal Cello for the Huntsville (AL) Symphony, a position which he has held since 2018. Prior to that appointment, he held the same position with the Mississippi Symphony. Originally from Daytona Beach, FL, Jesse Christeson received degrees in Cello and Voice from Stetson University (studio of David Bjella), and in Cello from Rice University (studio of Norman Fischer). He performs on an 1888 Carlo Loveri cello.