Electric & Acoustic Cellist, Vocalist and Composer
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
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November 2005 – Invited to University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico to collaborate in the creation of a performance with choreographer, Rip Parker, and the Dance and Music Department.
June 2004 – Release of "Hidden Sky," a recording inspired by Sieber's time with elephants in Thailand. Featuring the Thai Elephant Orchestra, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Benjy Wertheimer, Rhiannon, and more.
2002–2004 – USA touring as a solo artist with the improvisational performance group, Rhiannon and Bowl Full of Sound, and with folk singer/songwriter, Jennifer Berezan.
Winter 2002 – Spent two months studying and working with the elephants, their mahouts (caretakers), and the culture and music of Thailand.
May 2002 – Invited to Seoul, Korea to perform in a series of concerts with Jennifer Berezan and Korean author, Huyng Kyung Chung. Sponsored by The Feminist Artist Network of Seoul.
September 2000 – Performed a series of improvisational concerts with Rhiannon (jazz vocalist), and Ruth Zapora (movement theatre) in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosova.
Summer 2000 – Performed as a guest in a commissioned debut performance in Chatillon sur Loire, France, with French composer, Anthony Hequet.
1994–2002 – Extensive U.S. and Canadian tours with singer/songwriter Ferron, jazz vocalist/improvisational artist Rhiannon, and singer/songwriter Jennifer Berezan.
1999 – Commissioned to compose score for the documentary, "Jews and Buddhism," a film which won one of the Best Documentary Awards of 1999 (Academy Awards).
1999 – Collaborated with choreographer Sue Li-Jue and Facing East Dance and Music (Oakland, CA).
1998 – Release of second independently produced recording, "Second Sight." The song "Tell it by Heart" was commissioned and composed for the award–winning film, "Climb Against the Odds," released nationwide on PBS and in film festivals around the country.
1998 – Featured performer at the New Directions Cello Festival (Storrs, CT).
1996 – Invited as a guest artist by French composer, Anthony Hequet, to take part in a debut performance at The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
1994 – Release of debut solo recording, "Lush Mechanique," which evolved from a collaboration with choreographer, Llory Wilson and Tallulah Dance Company, Beliz Brother, and Shauna Frazier (Seattle, WA), performed in Seattle, Austin, New York City and Jacobs Pillow, NY.
1994 – Received Artist Trust GAP grant.
1990–1994 – Co-leader of the Northwest popular political/pop/rock band, Rumors of the Big Wave (Seattle, WA). Toured to China, Nicaragua, the former Soviet Union and parts of the U.S. The band performed two of its songs featured in ABC's primetime special on AIDS awareness, "In a New Light." Sieber awarded Rock Instrumentalist of the Year from NAMA (Northwest Area Music Association–Seattle).