Deborah Kauffman Mishoe

On Stage

Deborah Mishoe, a section cellist for the Charlotte Symphony, formed her interest in the arts during childhood when she began playing the piano and clarinet as well as taking dance lessons and participating in school choruses. She was also a participant of the AFM-sponsored Congress of Strings. It was only during adolescence, however, that she discovered her love for the cello. Deborah went on to study cello, graduating from both the New School of Music in Philadelphia and cum laude from the SUNY at Buffalo, where she was a winner of the Baird Concerto Competition. Her teachers at these schools were, respectively, Orlando Cole, Paul Katz, and Luca DiCecco. She also studied privately with Sammy Mayes, Robert Sylvester and Elsa Hilger. With her love for music and education, Deborah attended several Kato Havas New Approach workshops in Oxford, England. She also received her teaching certification from the Suzuki Institute at Ithaca, NY. Previously, Deborah was the Director of Music and the Arts at Holy Covenant UCC in Charlotte and an adjunct professor at Queens University. Currently, Deborah teaches privately from home and at the Master Works School of the Arts in Davidson. She is also a member of the Laurel Trio and recently founded a publishing company called Mariner Music Productions (www.waterwaypress.com). In her spare time, Deborah enjoys playing with her tuxedo cat, Sheba; arranging, writing, playing and recording music with her husband, Randall; Tai Chi and meditation; dancing; reading mystery novels; and running and kayaking.