Rodrigo Pessoa, cellist, has been performing chamber music and concerts in Brazil and in the USA since 2002. His orchestral experiences include the post of principal cello of the University of New Mexico Symphony, Lubbock Civic Orchestra, and Anchorage Civic Orchestra. He also played the cello sectional for the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and the Anchorage Chorus Concert. He has performed at the Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, Texas) along with the world-renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham while assistant principal of the TTU Symphony Orchestra. As a recitalist and chamber musician, he has presented concerts in