Biography

Jessika Soli is an active recording artist and concert cellist. She has traveled and toured with pianist, William Joseph and his band for 12 years, performing with artists such as Pia Toscano, Amy Manford, Daniel Emmet and Loren Allred. She is half of the cello duo, Rosin with world renown cellist, Daniel Gaisford, whom she has one album with, and is the Adjunct Cello Professor at Southern Utah University. She received her cello performance degree from the University of Utah, where she studied with John Eckstein and also attended the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, where she studied with Andrew Smith.​

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In 2018, she won in the top three finalists for the Blizzcon Talent Show at the Anaheim convention center in LA. She arranged and recorded her own version of Daughter of the Sea, which can be seen on YouTube here. Her love for fantasy and video games has led her to arrange and perform music from her favorite games and movies as well as popular music such as Taylor Swift.

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In 2019, she recorded live videos of Sebastian Lee's Op. 70 40 Etudes, which can be found on YouTube and Instagram, and also released an album of the complete work with her duo partner. Listen to the album on YouTube, Spotify or on iTunes. The album was created for their students who frequently use Lee's works in their studies. 

 

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