Melodic Vision's Artistic Team
Photographer & Artistic Director — Susan Wilson
Violist/Violinist & Music Director — Rebecca Strauss
SUSAN WILSON is a highly respected photographer, writer, educator, and lecturer who has exhibited her artwork in dozens of shows, and gained national recognition for her images of performing and literary artists. Her client list over the years has included such well-known names as Rebecca Parris, Bill Harley, the Borromeo String Quartet, Keith Lockhart, Pete Seeger, Holly Near, Cris Williamson, Alison Krauss, Patty Larkin, Bill Morrissey, Anita Diamant, and Stephen McCauley. An alumna of the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and both undergraduate and graduate studies in history at Tufts University, she has served on the faculty of the New England School of Photography since 1982, and is director of NESOP's Crosscurrents seminar series. Between 1978 and 1996 Susan regularly wrote and photographed stories about arts, music, international travel, and Boston history for the Boston Globe. Her books—which feature her original research, writing, and photos—include Boston Sites and Insights, The Literary Trail of Greater Boston, and Garden of Memories. An active board member of the Boston Women's Heritage Trail, the Old South Association, and the Boston History and Innovation Collaborative, Susan has won accolades for her animated and informative slide lectures on cultural and historic topics, which have frequently been featured on the WGBH Forum Network.
Violist REBECCA STRAUSS is known as a fine performer, professional businesswoman, and beloved educator in the Boston arts scene. An alumna of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, she has played with ensembles such as the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and performed with popular artists ranging from Marc O'Connor and Andrea Bocelli to Led Zeplin and k.d. lang. As a longtime member of the New England String Ensemble, she has performed live on WGBH radio, served as Director of Education, and introduced composers and their music to New England high schools through the New England Musical Heritage Initiative. Creator and music director of Riverview Chamber Players, founded in 1993, Rebecca has garnered praise as a versatile performer who plays, books, and organizes chamber music concerts and private and corporate events. In addition, she regularly performs in the Chamber Music Foundation of New England concert series, and has been featured on Chronicle (WCVB-TV) and "The Total Woman" TV show (WCAT-TV). Rebecca's communication skills with corporate and non-profit clients, wedding professionals, and fellow musicians have been honed in graduate studies at Lesley College and through years of teaching violin and viola.
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