Rachel Hauser
2023 Core
Rachel Hauser (Viola) - is one of the founding members of the Willy Street Chamber
Players. A 2015 move back to her hometown of New York City has limited her
participation in the ensemble’s recent activities - but she is thrilled and grateful for
an opportunity to return to Madison in the 2023 season to perform with her
amazing colleagues.
During her ten years as a resident of Madison, Rachel was a tenured member of the
Madison Symphony Orchestra. She also played regularly with the Wisconsin
Chamber Orchestra, the Lacrosse Symphony Orchestra, and the Dubuque
Symphony Orchestra where she previously served as Principal 2nd Violin.
Rachel continues to perform as a violinist and violist in New York City. She has been
featured in concerts at Carnegie Hall, Bargemusic’s “Here and Now” series, Roulette,
the Queens Library Concert Series, and the Composers Voice series at the
Firehouse Space, among many others. For three years, she was a member of the
Queens based chamber music concert series Astoria Music Project. Now a violinist
with the ALTA string quartet, she has worked on projects with guitarist and
composer Joel Harrison, and the jazz ensemble Acrobat featuring original
compositions inspired by the music of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Rachel’s investment in the arts community extends beyond her work as a musician.
An experienced fundraiser, she served as Willy Street Chamber Player’s
Development Director for four seasons. She also worked as a Development
Consultant for established ensembles and institutions across the nation including
the League of American Orchestras, Sybarite 5, The Sebastians, and Musicambia –
a program that seeks to offer meaningful musical experiences to incarcerated
individuals. Upon moving to New York City, Rachel took on senior level fundraising
positions as Development Director of RIOULT Dance NY, and Assistant Director of
Development at Kaufman Music Center – the nation’s largest community music
center.
Currently, in addition to maintaining a busy chamber music performance schedule,
Rachel has married her passions as a performer and administrator by serving as
Managing Director at Reed Yeboah Fine Violins, one of the nation’s premiere
institutions specializing in the repair, restoration and sales of fine stringed
instruments and bows.
Rachel is an alumna of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the
Utrecht Conservatory of Music in the Netherlands, and The University of Wisconsin-
Madison; Her primary teachers include David Perry, Masuko Ushioda, Richard
Wolfe and Louise Behrend.
Players. A 2015 move back to her hometown of New York City has limited her
participation in the ensemble’s recent activities - but she is thrilled and grateful for
an opportunity to return to Madison in the 2023 season to perform with her
amazing colleagues.
During her ten years as a resident of Madison, Rachel was a tenured member of the
Madison Symphony Orchestra. She also played regularly with the Wisconsin
Chamber Orchestra, the Lacrosse Symphony Orchestra, and the Dubuque
Symphony Orchestra where she previously served as Principal 2nd Violin.
Rachel continues to perform as a violinist and violist in New York City. She has been
featured in concerts at Carnegie Hall, Bargemusic’s “Here and Now” series, Roulette,
the Queens Library Concert Series, and the Composers Voice series at the
Firehouse Space, among many others. For three years, she was a member of the
Queens based chamber music concert series Astoria Music Project. Now a violinist
with the ALTA string quartet, she has worked on projects with guitarist and
composer Joel Harrison, and the jazz ensemble Acrobat featuring original
compositions inspired by the music of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Rachel’s investment in the arts community extends beyond her work as a musician.
An experienced fundraiser, she served as Willy Street Chamber Player’s
Development Director for four seasons. She also worked as a Development
Consultant for established ensembles and institutions across the nation including
the League of American Orchestras, Sybarite 5, The Sebastians, and Musicambia –
a program that seeks to offer meaningful musical experiences to incarcerated
individuals. Upon moving to New York City, Rachel took on senior level fundraising
positions as Development Director of RIOULT Dance NY, and Assistant Director of
Development at Kaufman Music Center – the nation’s largest community music
center.
Currently, in addition to maintaining a busy chamber music performance schedule,
Rachel has married her passions as a performer and administrator by serving as
Managing Director at Reed Yeboah Fine Violins, one of the nation’s premiere
institutions specializing in the repair, restoration and sales of fine stringed
instruments and bows.
Rachel is an alumna of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the
Utrecht Conservatory of Music in the Netherlands, and The University of Wisconsin-
Madison; Her primary teachers include David Perry, Masuko Ushioda, Richard
Wolfe and Louise Behrend.