Annie Harkey-Power

Annie began her cello studies in her hometown of Longview, Washington with
Christopher Leach as a teacher. She went on to study with James Smith at Mt. Hood
Community College and later with Steven Pologe on cello and Viola Da Gamba with
Marc Vanscheeuwijck at the University of Oregon. Annie continued post graduate cello
studies with Hamilton Cheifetz.
Annie moved to Portland, Oregon after college and later to Vancouver,
Washington with her husband, violinist Don Power. Annie and Don are members of the
Oregon East Symphony and the Mid Columbia Symphony and principal cello and
principal second violin in the Oregon Mahler Festival.
Annie has been a guest performer on bass viola da gamba and treble viola da
gamba in the Byrd Festival. She is a former member of the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra on cello and has been a substitute in Oregon Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra,
the Middleman Jewish Community Orchestra, the Columbia Gorge Symphonietta, the

Portland Columbia Symphony, the Astoria Festival, Walla Walla Symphony, Washington-
Idaho Symphony, Juneau Symphony, Salem Philharmonia Orchestra, Sunnyside

Symphony, Beaverton Symphony, and the Portland Festival Symphony. She has also
performed with famous tenor Andrea Bocelli.
Annie learned double bass in 2022 and also regularly performs on bass. On the
bass, Annie is a member of the bass section of the Tualatin Valley Symphony, is a
substitute in the Rogue Valley Symphony and started a jazz ensemble, Wine & Roses
Duo, with guitarist Justin DeFreece.
Outside of orchestral playing, Annie has played cello in chamber festivals such
as Music on the Mountain, Columbia River Chamber Music Festival, and the Garden
Concert series she started.
Itʼs important to Annie to continue a musical legacy through teaching. She began
teaching private cello lessons in 1999, taught band and orchestra classes through the
MUSE band program 2000-2006, and began teaching bass in 2022. Annie customizes
her teaching method to suite the needs of the student but always with a strong
emphasis on technique and mastery. She passes on the cello traditions of Klengel,
Kummer, Rose, and Starker and bass traditions of Simandl. Annie is happy to share the
love and joy she gets making beautiful music with all ages and levels of students and
looks forward to empowering and showcasing students in performance in recitals and
other performance opportunities. Music is a performance art and an important aspect of
Annieʼs teaching involves preparing students for performance. She regularly helps
students prepare for contests and auditions with great success, including 3 students
receiving college scholarships. Outside of recitals, Annie has performed with students at
art shows, public events, and even a benefit concert for the Humane Society.
When Annie is not performing or teaching, she is likely to be gardening,
swimming, reading, brewing beer or spending time with her husband, 3 cats, and 5
chickens.