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CHRIS FREY

cellist

ABOUT MYSELF

I am a cellist (as I'm sure you noticed from above) and a computer tinker. I am currently a systems analyst for State Farm Insurance. I started there on Jan. 5, 1998. I may also finish my certification and master's degree in music education from Illinois State University. For now, though, I want to pursue my computer interest. I have received my bachelors of music performance degree from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. I currently play with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and sub with the Peoria Symphony and freelance around the Bloomington, St. Louis and Chicago areas. I have various musical and non-musical interests that you can check out below.

TEACHERS

I have studied with many fine cellists from all over the world. Some of these include:

Caroline Eddy, St. Louis

Barbara Smith Hedlund --Urbana, Illinois

Ko Iwasaki --Normal, Illinois

Richard Hirschl--Chicago, Illinois (CSO)

Gregory Hamilton--Normal, Illinois

I also have had lessons or masterclasses with:

• Kronos Quartet
• Lazlo Varga
• Janos Starker
• Desmond Hoebig
• Juilliard String Quartet
• Phillip Moll (James Gallway's accompanist)
• Marc Johnson (cellist of the Vermeer Quartet)
• Lynn Harrell

EXPERIENCES

Some of the cool things that I've had the opportunity to do in my life include:

Interlochen Arts Camp

Family String Quartet click here to e-mail

Study trip to Vienna, Austria in winter of 1995

Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America

FAMILY

Here we go:

Holly, my mom Middle School Orchestra teacher

Dennis, my dad, in sales for Hewlett Packard computer systems

Nikki, my sister, 21, graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. She is currently living in St. Louis.

Michael, my brother, 20, a junior at University of Nebraska

and of course, my wonderful wife, Lisa, without whom I would not be complete. Lisa has her degree in music education from Illinois Wesleyan as well. She moved to Bloomington June of 1998, and is a Fire Underwriter for State Farm.

I love you Lisa!!!

Click on Mona to see my photo album.

WORK

Here are some of the employment positions that I've held:

1. Cook and delivery driver for Noble Roman's Pizza in St. Louis
2. Cello Teacher since 1987
3. Information Coordinator with Maritz Performance Improvement Company
4. Cellist with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra
5. At ISU, I have a graduate assistantship working in ORAT (Office of Research And Technology) on computers for the School of Fine Arts.

OTHER RANDOM STUFF

I don't only like classical music. I also listen to jazz and rock. If you want, check out these pages; they're pretty cool:

• Queensryche Homepage
• Turtle Island String Quartet
• 8 1/2 Souvenirs --a COOL group
• Mannheim Steamroller

I've also been into swing lately. Lisa and I have been taking a couple of swing lessons. Some of our favorite bands are

1. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2. Royal Crown Revue
3. Cherry Poppin' Daddies

If you're as hip to the groove as we are, check out this page totally dedicated to swing: AnySwing Goes

If it's concert and tour information that you're looking for, check out Pollstar.com. It is a really good site and lists almost every band that I've wondered about.

I have some awesome friends that are both very crazy and very creative. To learn more about them (well worth it....) check out my friend Scott's page.

If it's cello that you're specifically interested in, I'm sure you're already acquainted with the Internet Cello Society page. It's got all the latest recordings, gossip, and news about the cello. Click on the icon.

Well, I guess that's it. If you want to write to me, my e-mail address is:

[email protected]

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