Dr. Meredith Blecha
Assistant Professor of Cello
meredith.blecha@okstate.edu
405-744-1223
OSU Cello Website

Currently the Assistant Professor of Cello at Oklahoma State University, Dr .Meredith Blecha leads a dynamic career dedicated to both performing and teaching. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, where she served as the teaching assistant to Distinguished Professor Alan Harris. Additionally, she received a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Cello Performance from Indiana University, studying under Janos Starker and Helga Winold.

An avid performer, Dr. Blecha has participated in several festivals including the Taos School of Music, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and the Artur Balsam Ensemble Classes. As an orchestral musician, she is currently a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and has held principal and assistant principal positions with several orchestras including the Richmond Symphony and Spoleto Festival USA.

A devoted teacher, Dr. Blecha has taught throughout the United States and has most recently given classes at Florida Gulf Coast University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Georgia. In addition to her teaching position at Oklahoma State University, she spends her summers on the faculty at Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp in Vermont. Previous teaching posts include the Hochstein School of Music and Dance, the Eastman Community Music School, the Indianapolis Academy of Music, and Indiana University’s String Academy.