Rebecca Abraham is an engineer, researcher, and musician. In 2020, they graduated from UC Berkeley, where they studied electrical engineering and computer science. Now, they're pursuing graduate studies at Dartmouth with the goal of creating ways to share the joy of musical expression. Rebecca's primary instrument is the marimba, and they have more than a decade of concert percussion experience. They've played trombone with Cal Band and acted as principal percussionist for the University Wind Ensemble. They also help organize poetry events in the East Bay, and they enjoy crafting, cooking, and visiting local coffee shops.
Publication
Rebecca Abraham, and Albert Zhang. 2024. Choreographing Sound: Co-creating Music and Movement through touch with the Magical Musical Mat. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.
Awards / Engagements​​​​​​​
• Leslie Center for the Humanities Fellowship ($1000), Summer 2024
• 1st place (brass and percussion), Culley Concerto Competition, 2024
• Arts Integration Grant, Hopkins Center for the Arts ($10,000), 2023-2024
• 1st place, best use of Google Cloud, HackDavis 2020