Maggie Parkins

An uncommonly versatile musician, cellist Maggie Parkins is a performer and educator based in Los Angeles. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, as a member of the Eclipse Quartet and the Brightwork ensemble she has commissioned hundreds of new works. Parkins is also a member of the Mojave Piano Trio and the Smudges duo. Featured collaborations with Zeena Parkins, Elliott Sharp, Guy Klusevsek and Anthony Braxton and she has performed under the batons of Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Bernstein, and Simon Rattle and can be heard on the Albany, Tzadik, Bridge, and New World labels. She has performed in festivals all over Europe and North America such as Cadaques, Tacklos, Scarlatti, Victoriaville, Banff, and Tanglewood. She taught at UC Irvine for 19 years before joining the faculty at Pomona College in 2016. Parkins has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Doctorate from SUNY at Stony Brook.