Ellamay Mantie is currently pursuing her passion for music at the Schulich School of Music, working towards earning her bachelor’s degree in cello performance. She started playing the cello at the age of five, and has studied with teachers in four major North American cities since then. Most recently, she has studied under the tutelage of Joowon Kim and Brian Manker. In 2022, she received several scholarships to study at McGill University and won a principal position in the McGill Symphony Orchestra. Her love of orchestral playing stretches back nine years, having served as principal and assistant principal in three different youth orchestras. Ms. Mantie is also an active chamber musician, performing in several small ensembles over the past few years. She particularly enjoys string quartet projects, the most recent including performances of Bartok, Ravel, and Prokofiev. This past summer, she earned scholarships to the renowned festivals at Orford Musique and Domaine Forget de Charlevoix.