Praised for her glorious tone, cellist Meghan Berindean has built a reputation as an engaging performer and a sought-after teacher. She has been featured in solo performances with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra, Northerntier Symphony Orchestra, Austin Peay State University Symphony Orchestra, and Florida State University Symphony Orchestra. She was previously a member of the Tallahassee-based Eppes Quartet and the Cleveland-based Judson Quartet, with whom she was the recipient of the Francis E. Sykora Outreach Grant through the Cleveland Institute of Music to present chamber music programs throughout the greater Cleveland area. Previously, Meghan was a first-prize winner of the MENC Pennsylvania State Chamber Group Competition as a member of the Valens Piano Quartet. An enthusiast of chamber music, she is on the faculty of Sewanee Summer Music Festival, where she teaches cello and coordinates the string chamber music program.
As an orchestral player, Meghan is Principal Cello of both the Gateway Chamber Orchestra and the Paducah Symphony Orchestra. She plays frequently with the Nashville Opera Orchestra and has previously served as Principal Cello for Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Northerntier Symphony, and Altoona Symphony, as well as assistant principal of Williamsport Symphony and the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra. She has performed with Nashville Ballet Orchestra, Iris Orchestra, Charleston Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Southwest Florida Symphony, and Tallahassee Symphony.
Meghan has completed degrees at Florida State University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Penn State University. Her teachers have included Gregory Sauer, Sharon Robinson, Kim Cook, Andrew Mark, Andrew Rammon, and Ann Kindig. She is an Associate Professor of Music at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband and daughter.