Sara Fierer is glad that she enthusiastically began cello lessons with her school music teacher in second grade. Growing up she enjoyed playing in her Youth Orchestra and has always liked meeting new friends by playing music with them. Sara graduated from Oberlin with a double degree in Environmental Studies and Cello Performance. During her time at Oberlin, she helped start a music program in Panama and it was there that she discovered that she loved to teach. She then continued her exploration of cello performance and teaching at the University of Texas in Austin where she received her Master of Music. She loves all the different aspects of being a musician: playing in the Boulder Philharmonic; getting to teach group viola and cello classes, orchestra and private lessons at the Denver Waldorf School; and playing chamber music. In her free time she likes to read, make carrot cake and go for walks with her dogs.