Resumé
Marcie Brown, cello2765 Seattle Road
Alameda, California 94501
(510)865-6465h (510)207-1654c
email marcie@marciebrown.com
www.marciebrown.com
Education:
Manhattan School of Music, Masters Degree in cello
University of Massachusetts, Masters Degree in progress, jazz improvisation and composition
Teachers:
Nathaniel Rosen, Yusef Lateef, Gordon Epperson, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Zara Nelsova, Julliard String Quartet
Symphony:
Tucson Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Florida Symphony, Las Vegas Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Houston Pops Orchestra, Ali Akbar Khan Classical Indian Orchestra
Chamber:
InStep String Quartet (current)
Ramana Vieira and her Ensemble (current)
Cirque du Soleil "O" Show Band
Enchante String Quartet
Yusef Lateef World at Peace Ensemble
Marcie Brown and Friends Jazz Quintet
Druid Sister's Tea Party (jungle gypsy music)
Sounds of the Caribbean
I Giullari di Piazza Italian Gypsies
Played with:
Ray Charles, Dizzie Gillespie, Yusef Lateef, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Cirque du Soleil
Teaching:
Oakland School for the Arts (2005), Starland Music Center, University of Maine at Augusta, University of Massachusetts, Koflach Summer String Camp in Koflach, Austria, Pittsfield Community Music School, private lessons and workshops in classical cello, violin and improvisation for strings for fifteen years
Latest:
Cellist and singer for the Cirque du Soleil "O" show (2002-2004)
Tucson Symphony Orchestra (2005)
Oakland School for the Arts, head of the string department (2005)
Druid Sister's Tea Party: (2006)
Enchanté String Quartet: (2006)
Agave! String Quintet (2008)
Ramana Vieira and her Ensemble (2009)
InStep String Quartet (2009)