Rivki Silver – Musician, Composer, Arranger – Cleveland, OH

Rivki Silver began studying piano at the age of seven and clarinet at ten. She received her Bachelor’s in Music Performance from Truman State University in 2003, where she was principle clarinet of the Orchestra and Wind Symphony, and also studied flute, jazz, and composition. She is very grateful to have had opportunities over the years to play in a variety of different settings, from orchestras to rock bands to accompanying high school productions and siddur plays. She was a member of the Cleveland woman’s band In Harmony for over three years, where she wrote and arranged music, and played flute, clarinet and saxophone. When she briefly lived in Baltimore she was a member of the Chesapeake Concert Band and, later, the Baltimore Women’s Orchestra. After returning to Cleveland, she was a fellow in the 2016 Cleveland Jewish Arts and Culture Lab where she created a stop-motion video that she also wrote and recorded the soundtrack for. She is currently principle clarinet of the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra. In addition to performing and composing, she enjoys teaching piano and, occasionally, clarinet. Rivki lives in Cleveland with her husband and four children.