Noëlle Snedeker is a graduate of Central Washington University with degrees in both cello performance and economics. A cellist since the age of four, she has attended many workshops and cello events over the years including the Alaska Cello Intensive in Fairbanks, Alaska. Noëlle has won and placed in various music competitions including the MTNA Young Artists competition, Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle competition, Music Sylvester competition, and the Alliance of Christian Musicians competition. During college, Noëlle was principal cellist of the CWU symphony Orchestra and of the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra. Since moving to Eugene, Noëlle has performed several concerts with Orchestra Next. When Noëlle is not playing cello, she works as a Credit Analyst with AgWest Farm Credit and spends her time exploring Eugene with her husband Thomas.