Guinevere Fridley,
Guinevere Fridley
Double Bass, Piano
Teaching Philosophy
“Music is something that binds us together - a way to communicate, express ourselves, and connect. Throughout my musical journey, I have been lucky to have teachers who have supported me and helped me grow as a performer, musician, and person. I want to engage students with their challenges and goals; to figure out what works for each individual, how they grow from those experiences, and what resonates with them. No matter what a student’s musical goal is, I want them to be enriched by the experience - both enjoying and creating music.”
Biography
Guinevere Fridley is a baroque bassist, modern bassist, and viola da gamba player in the Boston area. She engages in the intricacy, passion, and knowledge that thrive in the world of Historical Performance. With this historically informed performance-practice viewpoint, she strives to bring the musicians of the past to life.
Fridley has performed with various ensembles, including the Handel and Haydn Society, Arpeggione, Arcadia Players, Worcester Chamber Music Society, Crescendo Period Orchestra, and Masterworks Chorale. She has also performed regularly at Emmanuel Music, Church of the Advent, and First Lutheran Church in Boston. Fridley has participated in many festivals throughout her musical career, including the American Bach Soloists Academy, Oregon Bach Festival, and Viola da Gamba Society of America’s Conclave.
Fridley loves to share her passion for music with both audience members and her private students, whether on bass, viol, or beginning piano. She is driven to engage students with their challenges and goals; to figure out what works for each individual, how they grow from those experiences, and what resonates with them. Fridley strives to develop students’ connection to their instrument(s) and their passion for music. People often tell Fridley that she ‘dances with her bass ’-she feels that her bass is an extension of her body and that musicality flows through us all when we are relaxed, playing healthily, and having fun.
Fridley holds a Master of Music in Baroque Bass/Violone and a Master of Music in Viola da Gamba from Longy School of Music of Bard College. Her prior education includes a Bachelor of Music in Double Bass Performance from Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. Fridley has received training from numerous instructors, including Heather Miller Lardin, Anne Peterson, Robert Kesselman, Jane Hershey, and Kristen Zoernig.
In her downtime, Fridley loves to visit Acadia National Park and hike numerous trails with her husband, bake sweet treats, and drink (lots of) coffee with a book in her lap.
Guinevere began teaching in 2023 and joined Note-worthy Experiences in February 2025.
