Cellist Jeanne Shumway

Growing up in a musical family in which both parents and sister played the violin, cellist Jeanne Shumway began musical studies on the violin at age three, but discovered the cello along the way, and eventually the cello won her allegiance at the age of 10. She has studied with many notable musicians including Alice and Eleanor Schoenfeld, Joseph and Lillian Fuchs, David Wells, Joel Krosnick, Raphael Bronstein and Artur Balsam. Jeanne is Principal Cellist for Opera of Santa Barbara and was Assistant Principal with Santa Barbara Symphony for many years. She has held the principal chair with the San Luis Obispo Symphony, the Ventura County Symphony, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and was a member of the San Luis Obispo Festival Mozaic for 32 years. Chamber music is an essential part of Jeanne’s musical life, with performances throughout the United States, Europe and the Orient. She now resides in San Luis Obispo County, serving on the faculty of Cal Poly University and teaching privately in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara areas.