Carrie Frey (she/her), viola, is an active performer and educator, focused on working with inquisitive musicians and composers and encouraging creativity in her students. An enthusiastic proponent of new music, Frey has premiered over 200 works, and her own compositions have been performed by the Rhythm Method, violinist Adrianne Munden-Dixon, and violist Kallie Sugatski. Frey is the violist of the Rhythm Method and a founding member of string trio Chartreuse and string quartet Desdemona. She has performed with many of New York City’s notable new music ensembles, including Wet Ink Large Ensemble, AMOC, Talea Ensemble, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Signal, Cantata Profana, Heartbeat Opera, and SEM Ensemble. Also comfortable as an improviser, Frey performs with Simone Baron's ensemble Arco Belo and electroacoustic trio Hierophant. Her sonata album, The Grey Light of Day, with pianist Robert Fleitz, was released by Wild Iris Productions in 2016. As an orchestral musician, Frey has played with the American Composers Orchestra, the Greenville Symphony, the Savannah Philharmonic, and at festivals around the world, including the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, Britten-Pears Festival, Grafenegg Academy, and Pacific Music Festival. Frey is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory (BM) and the Manhattan School of Music Contemporary Performance Program (MM), and is currently pursuing a DMA at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Carrie Frey
Carrie Frey