Chauncey Aceret

Chauncey Aceret began studying cello at the age of 10 with Sergei Riabtchenko in San Francisco. He received his Bachelor's of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Michigan on a full ride, studying with Richard Aaron. During his undergraduate studies, he attended several music festivals including the Chautauqua Institute in 2008, and the National Repertory Orchestra in 2009 and 2010. In 2013, Mr. Aceret graduated from Rice University with a Master's of Music in Cello Performance, where he studied with Desmond Hoebig. Upon moving to Cleveland, Ohio in 2013, Mr. Aceret earned an additional Master’s of Music in Suzuki Pedagogy and Cello Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Dr. Melissa Kraut and Stephen Geber.

Mr. Aceret continues to lead an active performing and teaching career in the greater Cleveland area. He holds the position of Principal Cello at the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, and also serves as a substitute cellist with the Heights Chamber Orchestra, Mansfield Symphony, and Canton Symphony. In addition to holding a faculty position at the Aurora School of Music, Mr. Aceret is a substitute teacher at the Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus and the Sato Center for Suzuki Studies. In 2016, he became a faculty member of the Western Reserve Suzuki School where he teaches group and private lessons. In 2015, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Musical Upcoming Stars in the Classics (M.U.S.i.C.), which provides performance opportunities for emerging young musicians in Northeast Ohio.

Mr. Aceret was a Grant Park Music Festival String Fellow in 2015.