Jamie Fiste is Associate Professor of Cello at Central Michigan University. An active recitalist and chamber musician, Dr. Fiste's performance engagements have taken him to Hungary, France, Spain, and Germany. A former member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and an avid collaborator, he currently performs in the Saarburg Music Festival in Germany and was Co-Artistic Director for the Plymouth Chamber Music Festival in Plymouth, MA from 2001-2007 where he performed with artists of international stature. Dr. Fiste earned his B.M. at the University of Illinois (C-U), his M.M. from the University of Notre Dame, and his D.M.A. from the University of Illinois (C-U) where he studied with Karen Buranskas and Laurien Laufman. He has also participated in master classes with Janos Starker and Fritz Magg.