Adrianne
Greenbaum
is
a nationally acclaimed klezmer and classical flutist. As a klezmer
she is the founder and leader of "FleytMuzik," an ensemble
with flute, violin, cimbalom and bass, and of "The
Klezical Tradition" klezmer band where she performs on both
flute and keyboard and leads Yiddish dance. She has been on the faculties
of Living Traditions’ KlezKamp,
KlezKanada, Klezmerquerque
and Boxwood. For their European
debut, FleytMuzik was a premier participating ensemble at the KlezMore
Festival in Vienna, Austria. Greenbaum has also performed with The
Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble, Kapelye,
with Adrienne Cooper in performances at the International Jewish Festival
in Amsterdam and NYC‘s Jewish Museum and as accompanying artist
with numerous cantors in concert as both pianist and flutist. Ms. Greenbaum
presents workshops in the art of klezmer performance to classical flutists,
in recent years at UConn, Wesleyan University, South Alabama State,
Ohio State, Akron, and Miami Universities, University of Southern California,
The Flute Society of Portland, Oregon, and at the Cleveland Institute
of Music. As a side interest Adrianne has composed since childhood and
was commissioned to write a complete klezmer Friday night service, presented
last in Bethesda, Maryland. As a clinician interested in sharing klezmer
music with young people of all ages and backgrounds Adrianne presents
school workshops and directs three student klezmer ensembles in Connecticut
and Massachusetts."The Klezical Tradition" has won many awards
for its recording Family Portrait, including Top 10 CD’s from
both Moment Magazine and the NY Jewish Week. The band was also chosen
to be included as a feature in the ABC-TV documentary A Sacred Noise:
The New Jewish Music.
After receiving over 10,000 albums from 85 countries, FleytMuzik was one of 8 albums nominated by Just Plain Folks indy awards for 2004 in the klezmer catagory for Best Album. Through Greenbaum's recordings and concertizing she has returned the flute to its rightful place in klezmer. She has been called a National Treasure for these efforts.
Adrianne's classical training and experience ranks with the finest in the flute scene. She received her Bachelors in Music from the Oberlin College Conservatory and her Masters degree from the Yale School of Music, studying with Robert Willoughby and Thomas Nyfenger respectively. She has performed as soloist and orchestral musician in all of New York’s major concert halls and in many major cities of the U.S. She has appeared with such orchestras as New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival (as soloist), the Berlin Ballet at the Met (as principal flutist), the Period Orchestra of the Fairfield Academy, and for many years performed with the New York City Ballet Orchestra. Currently she is Solo Flutist with the New Haven Symphony, the Wall Street Chamber Players, and Orchestra New England. She has held faculty positions at Wesleyan and Yale Universities, at Smith College, and is currently Associate Professor of flute at Mount Holyoke College. She has two works published by major publishing companies: Mozart Cadenzas for the G Major Flute Concerto via Southern Music Company and an arrangement for two flutes and string orchestra of Franz Doppler's Andante and Rondo through International Music Company. Both of these can also be procured through Flute World. Her newly arranged work for flute and orchestra of a klezmer set is self published as well as her companion book to the FleytMuzik CD, which can be ordered via this website on the CD and music page. Adrianne's playing can be heard in recording on the Koch International, CBS Masterworks, Nonesuch, and EMC labels as well as on her independent albums "Sounds of America" and Klezical Tradition's "Family Portrait." "FleytMuzik" is of course the featured album on this website. Go to the album page to listen!
Adrianne lives in Fairfield, Connecticut and can be contacted at greenbaum@klezmerflute.com