This website and all content copyright 2007-2023 Loretta O'Sullivan loscello@aol.com 201-906-0578 29 Myrtle Avenue Edgewater, NJ 07020 Photography: David Rodgers Site Design: Canfield Design Studios, Inc. "an agile, eloquent player" (New York Times) Ms. O'Sullivan who performs on Baroque, Classical, and modern cello is one of America's most honored and valued continuo players and is equally admired for her poetic and refined interpretations of the solo cello repertory from its earliest days through the 19th century. She has played key roles in chamber ensembles including the Four Nations Ensemble, The Haydn Baryton Trio and the Classical Quartet. In concert and recording, Ms. O'Sullivan has given memorable performances of music by Frescobaldi, Caldara, Porpora, Leclair, Handel, Haydn, Schobert, Mozart and Beethoven, performing cello sonatas, concertos, trio sonatas, arias with cello obbligato, string quartets and virtually every form and format in three centuries of well known and rarely heard music. Ms. O'Sullivan also plays key roles in American music making as continuo cellist for both Opera Lafayette with whom she has performed works of Philidor, Monsigny and Francouer at the Opera de Versailles as principal cellist. She is continuo and principal cellist for the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, one of America's most venerable musical organizations. On modern cello, Ms. O'Sullivan is heard with the St Luke's Orchestra in New York. Ms. O'Sullivan has performed at halls including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Merkin Concert Hall, the New York Historical Society, Columbia University, Yale University, London's Wigmore Hall, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, and Esterhazy Palace in Austria and in festivals including Mostly Mozart in New York, Ottawa Chamber Music Fest, the New England Bach Festival and New Haven's Festival of Arts and Ideas. As a teacher and lecturer Ms. O'Sullivan has participated in residencies for University students as well as arts in education programs for children from 5 to 18 years old. Loretta gave a pre-concert lecture for Yo-Yo Ma's performance of the Bach Cello Suites in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and has given performance practice master classes at Brooklyn College, the University of Iowa, Memphis State University, and the University of Wisconsin. She has coached baroque cellists at Rutgers University, Mannes School of Music, and The Juilliard School. Her performances of the complete Geminiani Sonatas with the Four Nations Ensemble can be heard on Orchid Classics. Previous recorded solo performances include sonatas of Vivaldi and Porpora as well as her own transcription of the Biber Passacaglia. Résumé PRINCIPAL CELLO / CONTINUO CELLO The Washington Bach Consort Opera Lafayette – Ryan Brown Bethlehem Bach Festival – Greg Funfgeld, Christopher Jackson New York Collegium – Gustave Leonhardt, Rhinehart Goebel Florida Grand Opera – Harry Bickett The Grand Tour – Charles Brink New England Bach Festival – Blanche Moyse American Bach Soloists – Jeffrey Thomas Mostly Mozart – Trevor Pinnock Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra – Jaap Schroeder, Ken Slowik Portland Baroque – Ken Slowik Apollo Ensemble – John Hsu Artek – Gwen Toth RECITALS Carnegie Recital Hall – modern cello Merkin Concert Hall – baroque cello University of Iowa CHAMBER MUSIC Four Nations Ensemble Aston Magna Classical Quartet Haydn Baryton Trio Red Cedar Chamber Music Bach Aria Group – Bayview, Michigan Duo recitals – David Breitman TEACHING EXPERIENCE Performance Practice Cello Masterclass – University of Iowa Residencies with the Four Nations Ensemble     Jacksonville Symphony, Florida     Amarillo Symphony, Texas     University of Florida, Tallahassee     Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania     Kings College, Pennsylvania     Bucknell University, Pennsylvania     Lincoln Center Institute Artek Institute – New York City Faculty, Aston Magna Academy – Rutgers University, New Jersey Continuo Coaching – Rutgers University, New Jersey Pre-Concert lecture/demonstration with Larry Lipkis for Yo Yo Ma's     performance of the Bach Cello Suites – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Coaching with the Bach Aria Group – Bayview, Michigan Faculty Faculty Coach – Manhattan College, NYC Teaching fellowship – Hartt College of Music Julius Hartt School of Music Third Street Music School Private Teaching Cello lessons at all levels Lessons to professional cellists on Baroque Cello EDUCATION Bachelors of Music – Manhattan School of Music Masters of Music – Hartt College of Music Performance Practice – Stanley Ritchie, Jaap Schroeder, John Hsu and     Sally Sanford Private Studies – Harvey Shapiro, Evangeline Bennedetti, Barbara Stein Mallow     and John Hsu Nicholas Anderson – teaching techniques of Margaret Rowell Alexander Technique – Pearl Ausubel, Evangeline Benedetti, and Cynthia Reynolds School for Strings – one year Suzuki Training