Mia Barcia-Colombo

Mia Barcia-Colombo has a one eyed dog named Tony who is an obvious New Jersey mob boss. She paddles her own canoe, like actually. She’s an adventurer, seeker, fearless outdoors-woman, peak finder, and problem solver. Her friends call her Dr. Mia because she’s a great listener, and so good at figuring things out. Whether it's a cello solo or a lecture, she constantly brings people closer and closer to music and art with her ability to spin a narrative. She’s played tons with the LA Phil, gone skydiving off the North Shore of Oahu, summitted three 14ers, made music with Zubin Mehta, Gustavo Dudamel, Paul McCartney, John Adams, and Bad Bunny, and played on the last ever Beatles track. She is a beastly cellist, comfortable in every possible style of playing, and we’d trust her to lead us directly out of a forest, or brazenly toward a cantina.