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Fred Sherry

vc, *1948 US, Peekskill, New York
Musician of Classical

Fred Sherry (b. 1948) is an American cellist who is particularly admired for his work as a chamber musician and concert soloist. He studied with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School before winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1968. In 1971 he co-founded the Speculum Musicae and in 1973 he co-founded the Tashi Quartet. Since the mid-1980s he has been a regular performer with Bargemusic and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the latter of which he served as Artistic Director for between 1989-1993. He has appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He currently serves on the faculty at the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and Mannes College Th

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
3 Little Pieces, Op. 11: III. Ausserst ruhig on Webern, A.: Symphony / 6 Pieces, Op. 6 / Concerto by Anton Webern & Robert Craft
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: I. Allegro on Baby Needs Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Various Artists & James DePreist
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: III. Menuetto on Baby Needs Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Various Artists & James DePreist
String Trio, Op. 20: I. Sehr langsam on Webern, A.: Symphony / 6 Pieces, Op. 6 / Concerto by Anton Webern & Robert Craft
String Trio, Op. 20: II. Sehr getragen und ausdrucksvoll on Webern, A.: Symphony / 6 Pieces, Op. 6 / Concerto by Anton Webern & Robert Craft
Divertimento for Two Horns and Strings in B-Flat Major, K. 287: I. Allegro on Mozart: Divertimentos by The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center
3 Little Pieces, Op. 11: I. Massige on Webern, A.: Symphony / 6 Pieces, Op. 6 / Concerto by Anton Webern & Robert Craft
Winter Pages: II. The sun that brief December day on Ned Rorem: Winter Pages/Bright Music by Ned Rorem & Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Players
Divertimento for String Trio in E-Flat Major, K. 563: II. Adagio on Mozart: Divertimentos by The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center
Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di menuetto on Beethoven, L. Van: Septet, Op. 20 / Serenade, Op. 25 by Ludwig van Beethoven & The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Five Pieces For Orchestra / Cello Concerto / Piano QuartetArnold Schoenberg, Fred Sherry, The London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft2006Compil.
Dialogues / Boston Concerto / Cello Concerto / Asko ConcertoElliott Carter – Nicolas Hodges / Fred Sherry, London Sinfonietta / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Asko Ensemble – Oliver Knussen2005Album
Works By Mario Davidovsky, Anthony Korf, Maurice WrightRiverside Symphony, George Rothman, Fred Sherry - Mario Davidovsky, Anthony Korf, Maurice Wright1990Album
Americana Vol. III: Beach / FooteAmy Marcy Cheney Beach / Arthur Foote, Mary Louise Boehm, Alvin Rogers, Richard Maximoff, Fred Sherry, Kees Kooper1974Album
Notturno / Speculum SpeculiDonald Martino / Charles Wuorinen - Speculum Musicae, Daniel Shulman, Fred Sherry1974Album
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