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Multi-lingual, musician/comedian/impressionist Rebecca Carrington and Joe her 18th century cello, must be one of the world’s most unusual double-acts. Together they perform spoofs of everything from Britney to Pavarotti and Jazz to Bollywood. She has been described as the Victor Borge of the 21st Century! Performing her show in English, French, German and Italian has also led to comparisons with Eddie Izzard!

A classically trained cellist, Rebecca won a scholarship to study at The Royal Northern College of Music and completed a Masters of Music at Rice University in Houston, USA. She has performed with many leading orchestras including the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, the BBC Symphony Orchestras and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. It was whilst studying music in the U.S. that Rebecca first became involved in the comedy/cabaret scene. She soon began performing in comedy clubs across the U.S., including The New York Comedy Club and The Comedy Store, LA. In 1996 she won the university MASTERCARD TALENT SEARCH. She went on to perform her comedy act on CBS and NBC television and performed her own Solo Show on National Public Radio.

In the UK Rebecca was featured on the TV comedy show, “Double Take,” on BBC2 and on Channel 4's "100 Greatest Cartoons." Radio appearances in the UK include LOOSE ENDS (BBC Radio 4), Woman’s Hour (BBC Radio 4), IN TUNE (BBC Radio 3), JAMMIN' (BBC Radio 2), LONDON LIVE (BBC) and LBC. She has performed at numerous festivals, including the Manchester International Cello Festival, Ryedale Festival, Guildford International Music Festival, Cambridge Summer Festival, Canterbury Festival, Chichester Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was a semi-finalist in the Channel 4 “So you think you’re funny” competition. She recently won a South East Music Scheme Award, which has led to numerous performances and bookings for Music Festivals around the UK. She is now, also, very much in demand in the corporate world and will soon be performing on some of the world's top Cruise Lines.

Rebecca is also a talented voice-over artist, session singer and backing vocalist having sung with a variety of jazz bands and pop artists. In 2001 she toured in Europe as a cellist and backing vocalist with David Byrne (ex-Talking Heads). Her show, "Me and My Cello" has been featured on both Austrian, German TV and Radio. In 2002 and 2004, she performed at the “Maulhelden, (Verbal hero) Festival,” in Berlin to 3000 people, which was televised and now makes regular appearances at their comedy series. In Vienna she is a member of the "Music and Comedy Company," this has led to her performing her One Woman show at the Konzerthaus and Porgy and Bess, a top Jazz club to packed houses! Through the "MCC" she will also release her solo album with an independent Austrian record company, Extraplatten later this year. This March she performed at a comedy festival in Bolzano, Italy and hopes to tour Italy next year. Over the last few years she has been working with the French director, Stephane Foenkinos and last December she appeared at the Theatre du Rond Point in Paris and performed in French in front of 800 people as part of the "Grand Mezze" show. In London she has performed at the Jermyn Street Theatre, Piccadilly, The Canal Café Theatre in Maida Vale, The Bedford in Balham and has appeared in numerous comedy clubs including the Comedy Store, The Comedy Cafe and the Banana Cabaret." In 2004 she performed "Me and My Cello" at the Edinburgh Festival, which was a total sell out! Upcoming engagements include performances all over the UK, Edinburgh, Paris, Brouge, Berlin, Vienna and Cyprus.

Rebecca Carrington was an Appointed Artist to South East Music Schemes 2004-2006

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