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Fred Sherry

Born 1 Jan 1948United States8 albums

American cellist

Biography

Fred Sherry (born 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, also serving as artistic director of the latter between 1989 and 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. Sherry currently serves on the faculty at the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and Mannes College The New School for Music.

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People

Member of

Speculum Musicaecello · 1971–nowFred Sherry String QuartetTashi QuartetThe Group for Contemporary Musiccello

Songs written

  1. Tempo e tempi: No. 7. Unodedication2001 · 3 releases
  2. Figment II "Remembering Mr. Ives"dedication2008 · 2 releases
  3. Songs without Voicesdedication

Songs recorded

  1. Quatrain II2 versions
  2. 3 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: I. Mäßige Achtel
  3. 3 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: II. Sehr bewegt
  4. 3 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: III. Äußerst ruhig
  5. 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: I. Mässige Achtel
  6. 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: II. Sehr bewegt
  7. 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11: III. Äusserst ruhig
  8. 9x9: Nine Pieces for Nonet
  9. At the still point, there the dance is: I. Meditation
  10. At the still point, there the dance is: II. Meditation
  11. At the still point, there the dance is: III. Dance
  12. Banana/Dump Truck
  13. Bright Music: I. Fandango
  14. Bright Music: II. Pierrot
  15. Bright Music: III. Dance-Song-Dance
  16. Bright Music: IV. Another Dream
  17. Bright Music: V. Chopin
  18. Cantata: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus I; Prelude)
  19. Cantata: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus II; 1st Interlude)
  20. Cantata: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus III; 2nd Interlude)
  21. Cantata: A Lyke-Wake Dirge (Versus IV; Postlude)
  22. Cantata: Ricercar I: The Maidens Came
  23. Cantata: Ricercar II: Tomorrow Shall Be
  24. Cantata: Westron Wind
  25. Cello Concerto: I. Allegro moderato
  26. Cello Concerto: I. Drammatico
  27. Cello Concerto: II. Allegro appassionato
  28. Cello Concerto: II. Andante, alla marcia
  29. Cello Concerto: III. Giocoso
  30. Cello Concerto: III. Tempo di minuetto
  31. Cello Concerto: IV. Lento
  32. Cello Concerto: V. Maestoso
  33. Cello Concerto: VI. Tranquillo
  34. Cello Concerto: VII. Allegro fantastico
  35. Ceremony II ("Incantations")
  36. Chamber Music
  37. Chamber Music (Jamey Joyce) - I Strings in the Earth and Air
  38. Chamber Music (Jamey Joyce) - II Monotone
  39. Chamber Music (Jamey Joyce) - III Winds of May
  40. Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9: I. Langsam - Sehr rasch
  41. Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9: II. Sehr rasch
  42. Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9: III. Viel langsamer
  43. Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9: IV. Viel langsamer
  44. Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9: V. Schwungvoll
  45. Con leggerezza pensosa
  46. Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet: I.
  47. Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet: II.
  48. Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet: III.
  49. Concerto a tre for Clarinet, Violin and Cello
  50. Dark Wind
  51. Desire-Movement
  52. Différences
  53. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: I
  54. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: II
  55. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: III
  56. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: IV
  57. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: V
  58. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: VI
  59. Divertimento for Flute, Cello & Piano: VII
  60. Divertimento for Flute, Cello, and Piano
  61. Enchanted Preludes
  62. Fusion Tune
  63. Hanging in the Balance
  64. Irish Songs (12) for voice & piano trio, WoO 154 Nr. 11. "The soldier in a foreign land"
  65. Irish Songs (12) for voice & piano trio, WoO 154 Nr. 4. "The pulse of an Irishman ever beats quicker"
  66. Irish Songs (20) for voice & piano trio, WoO 153 Nr. 16. "O might I but my Patrick love"
  67. L'Histoire du soldat: IV. Tango - Valse - Ragtime
  68. L'Histoire du soldat: V. Danse du diable
  69. New York Notes: Part I
  70. New York Notes: Part II
  71. New York Notes: Part III
  72. Nocturne et Scherzo, 1882
  73. On Alligators
  74. Piano Quartet in D minor: Allegramente
  75. Piano Quartet in D minor: Allegro molto
  76. Piano Quartet in D minor: Allegro scherzando
  77. Piano Quartet in D minor: Andante tranquillo
  78. Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84: Adagio
  79. Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84: Andante-Allegro
  80. Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84: Moderato-Allegro
  81. Piano Trio in G major, 1879 [1]
  82. Piano Trio in G major, 1879 [2]
  83. Piano Trio in G major, 1879 [3]
  84. Piano Trio in G major, 1879 [4]
  85. Quartetto
  86. Quatrain
  87. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: I. Liturgie de cristal. Bien modéré, en poudroiement harmonieux
  88. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps. Robuste, modéré - Presque vif, joyeux - Presque lent, impalpable, lointain - Presque vif - Modéré
  89. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: III. Abîme des oiseaux. Lent, expressif et triste - Presque vif, gai, capricieux - Modéré - Lent, expressif et triste
  90. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: IV. Intermède. Décidé, modéré, un peu cif
  91. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus. Infiniment lent, extatique
  92. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes. Décidé, vigoureux, granitique, un peu vif - Un peu plus vif - Plus vif - Presque lent, terrible et puissant
  93. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps. Rêveur, presque lent - Robuste, modéré, un peu vif
  94. Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus. Extrêmement lent et tendre, extatique
  95. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: I.
  96. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: II.
  97. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: III.
  98. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: IV.
  99. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: V.
  100. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 34: I. Allegro
  101. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 34: II. Fantasia (Adagio ma non troppo)
  102. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 34: III. Menuetto (Capriccio presto)
  103. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 34: IV. Rondo (Allegro giocoso)
  104. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: I. Allegro
  105. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: II. Larghetto
  106. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: III. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
  107. Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in A major, K. 581: IV. Allegretto con Variazioni - Var. I-IV - Adagio - Allegro
  108. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: I. Allegro vivace
  109. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: II. Andante
  110. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio
  111. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: IV. Thema. Andantino - Var. I-V - Allegretto
  112. Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in A major “The Trout”, D 667: V. Finale. Allegro giusto
  113. San Francisco
  114. Scottish Songs (12) for voices & piano trio, WoO 156 Nr. 9. "Lochnagar"
  115. Second Trio: Piece for Stefan Wolpe
  116. Septet (1952/53): I. [Sonata allegro] 𝅘𝅥 = 88
  117. Septet (1952/53): II. Passacaglia. 𝅘𝅥 = 60
  118. Septet (1952/53): III. Gigue. 𝅘𝅥𝅮. = 112-116
  119. Serenade, op. 24: III. Variationen
  120. Soliloquy

Albums

Fast Fantasy
Fast FantasyCharles Wuorinen; Fred Sherry · 2004
Banana/Dump Truck
Banana/Dump TruckSteven Mackey; Steven Mackey, Fred Sherry, Ray Dillard, Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project · 2005
Dialogues / Boston Concerto / Cello Concerto / ASKO Concerto
Dialogues / Boston Concerto / Cello Concerto / ASKO ConcertoElliott Carter; Nicolas Hodges, Fred Sherry, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Asko Ensemble, Oliver Knussen · 2005
Five Pieces for Orchestra / Cello Concerto / Piano Quartet
Five Pieces for Orchestra / Cello Concerto / Piano QuartetSchoenberg; Fred Sherry, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft · 2006
Tashi Plays Takemitsu: Quatrain II / Water-ways / Waves
Tashi Plays Takemitsu: Quatrain II / Water-ways / WavesTakemitsu; Tashi, Peter Serkin, Richard Stoltzman, Ida Kavafian, Fred Sherry, Barbara Allen, Nancy Allen, David Frost, Richard Fitz, Ronald Borror, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Routch · 2006
Elgar: Piano Quintet / Walton: Piano Quartet
Elgar: Piano Quintet / Walton: Piano QuartetElgar, Walton; Wu Han, Ani Kavafian, Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Neubauer, Fred Sherry · 2007
Vocal and Chamber Works
Vocal and Chamber WorksWebern; Tony Arnold, Claire Booth, Jacob Greenberg, Leila Josefowicz, Sooyun Kim, Charles Neidich, Fred Sherry, Orion Weiss, Fred Sherry String Quartet, Simon Joly Chorale, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft · 2015
9x9: Nine Pieces for Nonet
9x9: Nine Pieces for NonetJ. P. Redmond; Fred Sherry; Imani Winds, Kenari Quartet · 2018

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