Member Profile

Cremaine Booker is a rising cellist who hails from Dallas, TX. Mr. Booker has performed extensively in the southeast region in addition to being a studio cellist. He has made appearances with the MTSU Symphony, the Sewanee Symphony, Roy "Futureman" Wooten's Black Mozart Ensemble, Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra, Nasvhille Concerto Orchestra, Jackon Symphony. He has also played with the likes of Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jewel, Lindsay Stirling, Michael W. Smith, LeAnn Rhimes, Mike Hicks, Chantae Cann, AsOne, and Derek Minor.

Among his range of accomplishments, he was the recipient of the Holy Cross BachFest Scholarship, Nashville Symphony Orchestra League Thor Johnson Scholarship Finalist, and was invited to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
 
Cremaine has performed masterclasses with teachers such as Natalia Koma, YeonJin Kim, Julia Tanner, Eric Kutz, Peter Sheppard, and Yo-Yo Ma. Cremaine completed his undergraduate studies under Dr. Christine Kim at the Middle Tennessee State University. His previous teachers include Xiao-Fan Zhang, Paul York, Natasha Farny, and Kirsten Cassel-Greer.


Crremaine plays on a modern cello gifted to him by William H. and Judith Scheide.