Andrea Loretz-Frey
Soprano |
 “
Our voices are the medium through which we extend our hearts. It is my
greatest desire and intent, that I bring to this world a bit more Joy,
Happiness, Comfort, and Laughter. One creative impulse has the power to
invite and extend inspiration.
We are all one, united in spirit, each of us seeking the healing and
beauty of unconditional love. Music has an undeniable power to heal,
through divine expression, in its totality.”
-- Andrea Loretz-Frey
Andrea Loretz-Frey is Founder, Co-Director, and Performance Artist with Improvelocity.
Andrea has performed for over 20 years, including performance
throughout the East Coast, US and Europe, and currently performs
throughout Boston, Greater Boston and New York. She holds a Master of
Music degree in Opera Performance, The Boston Conservatory, May 1996,
and has had the great privilege of studying with Robert Honeysucker and
Elizabeth Vrenios.
Andrea is also a vocal instructor, teaching at all vocal
levels, for over 15 years, in the Boston area and New York and is a member of the
International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM).
www.AndreaLoretz-Frey.com
|
|
Joel Cohen
Cello |
 Joel Cohen received his B.M. from the University of Western Ontario and has been teaching for over 20 years. He has performed as Principal Cellist in the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and as Co-Principal Cellist in the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and currently plays for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.
His teachers have included Irene Sharp, Margaret Rowell, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and Janos Starker. He has performed extensively throughout Europe and Asia, and regularly tours with the Johann Strauss Festival Orchestra of Vienna. Prof. Cohen was a member of the faculty at Municipal Music School in Tulln, Austria for several years and is currently on the faculty of the Holy Cross as well as the Performing Arts School of Worcester.
|
|
Todd Brunel
Clarinets |
 Todd Brunel is an innovative, critically acclaimed clarinetist
who leads a dual life as a cross-over classical and jazz musician. "Tremendous virtuosity and heart," said
The Boston Globe. He has played principal clarinet with the Opera Ebony of Harlem, the American Opera Musical
Theater Company, ALEA III, the Andover Chamber Players, and many New York and Boston area orchestras. As a
sought after advocate of contemporary musical styles, his premieres include works by composers George and Skip Brunner, Ara Sarkissian, The Alta Voz Composers Alliance, Vuk Kulenovic, Pamela Watson, Vache Sharyfyan
and Lawrence 'Butch' Morris. Brunel's numerous guest appearances include: Carnegie Hall, Harvard University,
the Boston and New England Conservatories, The Manhattan School, CBGb's Gallery, The SEAMUS Festival,
the National Black Arts Festival (with Lilli Lewis) and the Montreal Jazz Festival.
Brunel produced the critically acclaimed 'Vortex Series'
for improvisational music, which was the jazz "pick of the week" in the Boston Phoenix and the Boston Globe.
In addition to premieres of his own compositions, his powerful, polyrhythmic improvisations, (Somerville Arts
Council) earned him a true cat, heavy pro accolade from godsofmusic.com. Brunel received a
Bachelors of Music
in Clarinet performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music where he studied with Atilio Poto and Pasquale
Cardillo. He has pursued graduate studies at the Longy School of Music, the University of North Texas and
Brooklyn College Conservatory. He was a scholarship participant at the Aspen Music Festival and has studied
with clarinetists Thomas Martin, Jonathan Cohler, Paul Shelden,
composition with Sam Headrick, and jazz with Bob Mover and Peter Cassino.
More about Todd at www.clarinetconspiracy.com
|
"I hope to share the music that I have
cultivated over many years with as many audiences as possible. Working with Improvelocity is helping me to see
the limitless nature of music and collaboration. Our partnership should help to promote the best in human nature
and to help people unleash their inner potential though performance workshops utilizing improvisation as a
primary resource." -- Todd Brunel |
|
Timothy Alexandre Wallace
Pianist |
 Timothy Alexandre Wallace, noted pianist, organist and composer,
began his study of the piano at age nine while living in Texas, and
gave his first solo recital as a high school student. He is a graduate of
Southern Methodist University in Dallas TX with a Bachelor of Music
Degree in Piano Performance. While there, he studied with Alfred
Mouledous, pianist with the Dallas Symphony and protege of Walter
Geiseking. He also studied with Pierette Mouledous, a student of Al-
fred Cartot at the Paris Conservatory of Music. Mr. Wallace's numerous
performance credits include concerts with the Brookhollow Chamber Orchestra in Dallas, as well as concerts sponsored by the City
of Dallas, Southern Methodist University, the Greater Dallas Music
Foundation, the Musical Wonder House in Maine and the Torrington
Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut. He has served as Principal Accompanist
for the Dallas Ballet Conservatory and Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts,
and staff accompanist for the Joffrey Ballet Workshop. Mr. Wallace has
composed works for voice, solo instruments, small ensembles and
full orchestra.
In 2007, Mr. Wallace founded Studio 59, a performance gallery. He
has transformed an historic church into a setting reminiscent of an
Eighteenth Century European drawing room, where several series
of classical music concerts are offered during the year, along with
exhibits of the artwork of contemporary artists. Most recently he has
expanded his private teaching into the Alexandre School of Piano,
which is one of only two known schools of piano in the United States
dedicated to excellence in the teaching and performance of piano,
and only piano. Patience and individual guidance for each student
and sharing his great love of music are the hallmarks of his teaching
career, spanning over 25 years.
"The art of improvisation is a well-spring which truly knows no end.
It is here in this vast well-spring that one taps into the deepest parts
of the inner self to begin a fascinating journey through a garden of
other-than-earthly delights. This is such a great joy that I cannot help
but to share it with others." -- Timothy Alexandre Wallace
|
| |
 |
Guest Artists
|
|
|
- Deb Lempke, Drums (Cello Chix)
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
- Paul Rodriguez, Guitar and Vocals
|
|
