ABOUT
DC-ATX cellist
Classically trained and taking the whimsical way
Based in Austin, TX and Washington, DC, Carol Anne’s career is built on performing, teaching, and songwriting.
Her songs are folk and jazz inspired, and arranged for a chameleon band that can be as small as a solo set, as big as a ten-piece band with rhythm section and string quartet arrangements. She writes with an emphasis on interesting melody lines, energetic grooves, and ranging solos
Collaboration is frequent in playing and arranging. Through the Tiny Desk series on NPR, Carol Anne has performed with alt-J, Billy Corgan, and Meg Myers. For the latter concert, she arranged parts for string quartet. Other artists Carol Anne has appeared with include Jenny Lewis at the Anthem, and Jump Little Children on the Oblivion tour. She has arranged string parts for the session work she does in studios and from her home studio, as well as for weddings and events.
Carol Anne’s teaching studio includes students of all ages and abilities in cello and piano. Emphasis is placed on the physicality of playing, and on developing a complete understanding of music. Come with opinions and a desire to learn, and we’ll develop it together!
Her training as a cellist includes performance degrees from Florida State University and the University of Maryland. She has performed with the Arlington Philharmonic, Tysons-McLean Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and has taken part in the Fontainebleau, Wintergreen, and Duxbury chamber music festivals.
