Megan Chartier
Friday, February 6, 2026
7:30 pm
Recital Hall
FEBRUARY 6, 2026, 7:30 PM
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, op. 131c (1914–1915)
Präludium
Gavotte
Largo
Gigue
Lights and Shadows Suite (1981)
Intrada
Cantabile
Minuetto I
Minuetto II
Siciliano
Pizzicato
Toccatina
Finale Giocoso
Sarabande in 7-8 (2021)
Cello Suite No. 1, B. 93 (1956)
Prelude
Allegro
Canzona
Allegro
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Pause
Rudolf Matz (1901–1988)
Aaron Kline (b. 1980)
Ernst Bloch (1885–1977)
Megan Chartier is a visiting assistant professor of practice in cello at University of the Pacific.
Chartier is “unafraid to display gutsy abandon,” as described by the South Florida Classical Review. She has performed throughout North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral cellist. She currently holds positions as core cellist of Ensemble for These Times, principal cellist of Opera San Luis Obispo and section cello in the Vallejo Symphony. Her previous notable positions include core cellist of the Astralis Chamber Ensemble, principal cellist of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, and extra cello of the San Antonio Symphony.
In recent seasons, she has performed with ensembles including Symphony San Jose, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Berkeley Symphony, Stockton Symphony, Modesto Symphony, One Found Sound in San Francisco, and the Nu Deco Ensemble in Miami. In the fall of 2023, she has also joined the faculty as Cello Lecturer at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
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