RESUME

Picking up the violin with natural talent in the 3rd grade, Matilde has always been a force to be reckoned with. She has studied with Philadelphia Orchestra members Daniel Han and Julia Li as well as Sara Caswell, Jason Anick, and Julianne Lee at Berklee College of Music. She has extensive performance experience under her belt, having worked with Mark Woods, The Berks Sinfonietta, The Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra, Cherrywood String Ensembles, Speechless Strings, and much more. She is currently pursuing a dual degree in Music Business Management and Violin Performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.

EDUCATION

2020-PRESENT

BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

2016-2020

OWEN J. ROBERTS HIGHSCHOOL

Full-Tuition World Tour Scholarship Recipient
Works as Tour Guide and Student Recruiter
Student Ambassador
3.98 and Deans List FA 2020, SP 2021, FA 2021
Violin Performance and Music Business Management dual major, Creative Entrepreneurship minor

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

2017-2019

2017

2013

Reading Symphony Orchestra League Concerto Competition 2017-18 3rd Place Winner
2019 2nd Place Winner

Masterclass with Ying Fu, Associate Concertmaster with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Masterclass with Max Zorin, Penn State Music Professor

Selected to play at the Mormon Tabernacle with Mark Wood's Electrify Your Strings Ensemble

SUMMER INTENSIVES

2018

2012-2017

2013-2014

Manhattan School of Music

Concertmaster of the Advanced Orchestra

Philadelphia International Music Festival

Gold Orchestra
Soloist Preparation Program Member
Honorary Mention in Concerto Competition (2016)

Mark Woods Rock Orchestra Camp

Selected to play in the advanced orchestra as one of the youngest members

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

2020-PRESENT

2020-Present

2017-2018

2016-2018

The Matilde Heckler Band

Frequent performances fronting her own band in and around Boston, MA
Venues including O'Briens, Brinstar, The Turnpike, UMass Amherst, and many more

Berklee College of Music

Open House Featured Mock-Audition Performer at The Berklee Performance Center
The International Folk Festival for Hungary at The Berklee Performance Center
Women in Rock Ensemble
Classic Rock Ensemble

The Berks Sinfonietta

Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District, Region, and All-State Musician

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021-PRESENT

2020-PRESENT

2016-2020

2016-2018

Speechless Strings

Boston, MA and surrounding areas

Session Violinist

Berklee College of Music
Personal & Peer Projects

Cherrywood String Ensembles

Philadelphia, PA and surrounding areas

Private Instruction

Pit Orchestras

SALT Theatre
- Beauty and the Beast
1st Street Players
- The Last Five Years
- The Addams Family