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Conversations With Nature

Cellist Jacqueline Ultan is a singularly creative artist with a distinctive voice
as a performer, composer and improvisor, whose versatility is reflected in
the diversity of her numerous and varied collaborations. Jacquelines
underlying artistic vision is rooted in a passionate determination to remain
connected to our sensuous world, which inspire her to place herself in
unexpected musical contexts that challenge the traditional role of the cello.
Jacqueline has recorded and performed with renowned theater, dance,
pop, rock, and new music artists including Dan Wilson, The Jayhawks,
Polica, Kill the Vultures, Alan Kingdom, R. Carlos Nakai; Huun Huur Tu and
numerous others. Jacqueline is the recipient of several awards including a
2017 MacPhail Artist Grant; a 2015 MacPhail Commissioning Grant; a 2015
MRAC Next Step Fund Grant; a 2014 McKnight Performing Artist
Fellowship; a 2013 MN. State Arts Board Arts Grant; a 2011 416 Club
Commissions Grant (funded by the Jerome Foundation) and a Subito Grant
from the American Composer's Forum. Jacqueline is also a dedicated
teacher, serving on the faculty of the Macphail Center for Music and
Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Jacqueline holds a
Master's Degree in performance from Yale University.