Meet our Musicians: Rachael Yokers, 2nd Flute
Come see Rachael and the rest of the MSO’s Woodwind Quintet perform this Saturday, October 21st at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
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Praised for her musicianship and tone, Rachael Yokers has enjoyed success in a variety of settings. Currently she performs as second flute in the MidAtlantic Symphony. She has also performed with The Apollo Symphony (DC), Maryland Winds (MD), Westerville Symphony Orchestra (OH), the Young Musician’s Federation Debut Orchestra (CA), and was the principal flutist and charter member of the Venice Symphony Orchestra (CA).
As a pit orchestra musician she took part in the world premier run of "Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz musical" by Grammy award winner Arturo O'Farrill at the Olney Theatre (MD). As a studio musician in Hollywood, she has numerous credits to her name for CDs, music videos, pit orchestras, and has worked with Tony-Award winning singer Kristen Chenoweth.
Internationally, Yokers was principal flutist at the Siena Summer Music Festival in Siena, Italy. An avid supporter of new music, Yokers was a member of the New Music Collective (OH), a chamber ensemble dedicated to the wide spectrum of 20th-21st century music, from hard-core modernist, to the pop-informed.
Yokers earned her Masters Degree in Flute performance from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Jim Walker, and her Bachelors Degrees in Flute Performance and Music Education from The Ohio State University, where she studied with Katherine Borst Jones. Currently based in Annapolis, Maryland, Ms. Yokers keeps a busy schedule freelancing while also teaching Vocal and General Music with the Prince George's County public schools.
