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cello
"...a cellist whose instrument produces a gentle, plaintive, beautiful and moving sound like no other." Richard Fuller, Metaphysical Reviews
Laurie is dedicated to creating new music that features the cello. Improvisation is an important part of music, a part that allows each individual a chance to speak the music that is in their heart. An accomplished classical musician, Laurie loves the variety in performing jazz, folk and improvisatory music. From Lancaster, PA, Laurie has free-lanced & concertized extensively on the east coast, in Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Hawaii, New York & Europe. Currently the cellist for several ensembles, ranging from classical to jazz to celtic music. She earned a Master of Music Performance degree from the University of Southern California. While in Los Angeles, she studied the advanced classical cello repertoire with Eleanor Schoenfeld. While in Miami, she studied at the University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), earning a Bachelor in Music Performance. She played both classical & jazz, performing regularly with Ira Sullivan & Strings Attached. She also free-lanced extensively, playing in various symphony orchestras, doing studio work and working with a string quartet & a flute quartet. Following her graduate work in Los Angeles, she went to Maui to work full-time as a professional musician. While there, she co-founded a trio called Chamber Jazz Maui, along with Jazlynn Woods & Tim O'Hara, that performed a variety of repertoire "from Bach to Beatles." From there, she spent six months in Seattle, then ventured "back home" to Pennsylvania for what was supposed to be a short visit. Many years later, she is happily married (to composer/flutist Tom Reese) & is very happy hanging out with Tom & their three cats in her small town home. She is as comfortable in the recording studio as she is on the concert stage, having been a studio musician since she was seventeen years old. She has recorded with several bands, including The Reese Project (including the Grammy nominated "Blue Etude"), Susquehanna, Wyndfall, MuZette, Gypsophilia & Strings Attached. Session work includes OCD Circus, Jesse Yawn, Empty Hats, Arcona Reel Band, Harmony Hill, Jon Anderson's Christmas album, Bobbi Carmitchell & many others. Former Positions:
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Trained
in both classical music & jazz, Laurie loves the variety in playing all types of
music on the cello. She earned a master of music performance degree from USC in
Los Angeles & a bachelor's from the University of Miami in Florida. She worked
with Ira Sullivan & Strings Attached while in Miami. She was featured at the New
Directions in Cello Festival, and participated in the Spoleto Festival &
Congress of Strings. A member of numerous symphony orchestras, she was a
concerto soloist with the Maui Symphony. She free-lanced in Los Angeles, Miami,
Seattle, Hawaii, New York and Europe, working with Henry Mancini, Melissa
Manchester, BJ Thomas, Gloria Estefan, & Chuck Mangione. Laurie started
recording at age 16, and is on many recordings, including Jon Anderson (of
Yes)’s Christmas album. She teaches at the Lancaster Conservatory of Music, at
Beam’s Music (Ephrata, PA) & at her private studio in Mount Joy, formerly
teaching at the college level. In addition to The Reese Project, she performs
with 