'CelloBop' Innovator to Perform at Simon's Rock
GREAT BARRINGTON — Gideon Freudmann, known for his own music style "CelloBop" will be performing at Bard College at Simon's Rock on Friday, April 11, at the Alumni Performance Center of Livingston Hall Student Union. The concert is free and open to the public.A cello innovator, Freudmann's music is a fusion of blues, jazz, folk and other styles. He has performed at the Montreal International and Prague Swing jazz festivals and throughout the country, and his music is frequently heard on NPR's "All Things Considered."
His creative workshops at schools, colleges and music camps, as well as his Tunebook, "New Music For Cello" has inspired cello and violin students and teachers from coast to coast to perform his music in their own cello choirs and string ensembles.
Freudman's original music has been commissioned for film, theater and dance. His recent project has been performing live soundtracks for classic silent films. He has 12 original CDs to his credit and has performed on dozens of albums by other musicians.
A classical musician by training, Freudmann earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in cello performance from the University of Connecticut. His solo CDs have been internationally distributed, and aired nationally and internationally.
Freudmann has held several artistic residencies including the University of Connecticut, James Madison University, Ithaca Violoncello Institute and others, and has performed in dozens of colleges and universities in the country.
