Pianist Rochelle Sallee M.M. resides in Sebastian Florida. She started playing at age 2, her formal training began at age 4, and she embarked on her musical career at 16. In Los Angeles, CA, she worked in the film and record industry, recording with such luminaries as Elmer Bernstein and Marty Ballin. During a long career as a performer Rochelle has worked as a soloist in Washington, California, Utah, and Colorado and Florida. After moving east, her most recent USA seasons have included concerti works (Mendelssohn, Chopin, Gershwin) guest positions with Florida orchestras (piano, organ and celesta) and chamber music with internationally acclaimed violinist Ayako Yonetani, Matt Stott, cellist Adriana Stepnik and others. Her love of piano 4 hands works has branched from performances with pianist Marcos Flores and Jacob Craig to the Monster Concert I & II featuring 5 or 6 pianists together.
Rochelle has recently been working for the Community Church of Vero Beach in a variety of capacities, enjoying the local flavor of excellent musicianship in a relaxed atmosphere. Continuing a long tradition, she has performed piano 4 hands and piano/organ duets with many of the past and current Music Directors. She has also been giving solo concerts and programs throughout Florida including the fabulous Carmen Suite, themed Salon concerts and working with large performance groups.
During her summer seasons in Europe Rochelle has performed both of the Chopin Concerti, (e minor and f minor) and performed as a soloist with members of the Hungarian National Conservatory in Budapest. Her solo appearances span Northern and Central Europe, including Belgium,Germany, Norway and Italy. In the USA Rochelle performed with the Space Coast Symphony as the soloist for Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in g minor (op. 25) and recently presented the Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto for a second time in Florida.
In addition to being a certified scuba diver Rochelle is an avid aviatrix. Here she is flying a Boeing 737-300. She holds Commercial and Flight Instructor pilot certificates and has over 3,000 logged skydives. Rochelle is also the proud mother of Charlotte, a talented welder and Florida based artist
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