Denton, Texas (USA) based cellist and viola da gamba player, Sydney ZumMallen, was the winner of The Juilliard School’s inaugural baroque cello concerto competition, making her solo debut with Juilliard415 at Alice Tully Hall in New York in 2019. Sydney has toured extensively with Paul Leenhouts and Fantasmi throughout South America and Europe, across Italy with Fabio Bonizzoni, and across Europe and New Zealand with Robert Mealy and Juilliard415. During her studies at the University of North Texas, The Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and The Juilliard School, she worked with esteemed musicians including Jaap ter Linden, Kristin von der Goltz, Albert Brüggen, Rachel Podger, Maasaki Suzuki, and Richard Egarr. She led the continuo group in The Juilliard School’s acclaimed production of Handel’s Rinaldo conducted by Nicholas McGegan. Sydney received her master’s degree from Juilliard in 2020, where she was a recipient of the Historical Performance Scholarship and a student of Phoebe Carrai and Sarah Cunningham. Sydney has since made appearances performing with Harmonia Stellarum, Science Ficta, American Baroque Opera Company, Dallas Bach Society, Ars Lyrica, Philharmonie Austin, and many more. She is currently the professor of baroque cello and viola da gamba at the University of North Texas. She enjoys spending time baking and sitting on the couch with her cats.