Helen Newby

Cellist

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New York, NY
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Helen Newby

Cellist

About

I completed my Master's at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and did my undergrad at Oberlin Conservatory. I'm a member of the Bay Area-based Amaranth Quartet and love chamber music and collaborations of all varieties. Contemporary music is a big passion of mine, as I'm continually seeking out ways to expand the sonic possibilities of the cello. I also love arranging pop songs in my spare time (Backstreet Boys, anyone?)

Music

Solo: any of the Bach Cello Suites, Kodaly solo sonata, Cassado solo suite, Crumb sonata, Dutilleux "Trois Strophes"+ many contemporary works
Cello & Piano: works by Prokofiev, Debussy, Brahms, Schnittke, Poulenc, Beethoven, Janacek, Arvo Part, Messiaen, Schumann, Ravel, etc
Chamber: too much to name! anything by Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Mozart, Haydn, Janacek, Debussy, Schnittke, Schoenberg, Ravel, etc

I'm really into contemporary music--I've commissioned close to one hundred works for solo cello and various chamber ensembles and would love to share some of these works with others!

Also a baroque cello noob--have played some Vivaldi, Bach, Couperin, de Fesch, Gabrielli.

Videos

Past groupmuses (65)

  • Groupmuse at Oceanview Terrace

    Saturday, Jun 18, 2016 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Oceanview
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • Weekend Muse

    Friday, Apr 29, 2016 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: California & University -ish
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • Fiesta on Fell St (#2)

    Friday, Apr 8, 2016 8:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Western Addition, SF
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Treehouse Groupmuse!

    Saturday, Mar 19, 2016 4:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission Dolores, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • Cellomuse on Oak St

    Saturday, Jan 16, 2016 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland, Oakland
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • A Minor Happening on Page Street

    Friday, Jan 15, 2016 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Cello meets Piano

    Saturday, Dec 12, 2015 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Lakeshore, Oakland
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Outdoors

    A Treehouse Groupmuse on Sunday, November 8

    Sunday, Nov 8, 2015 8:15 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Mission Dolores, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Amaranth ~ *Everlasting* on Friday, October 16

    Friday, Oct 16, 2015 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Tuxedo, Oakland
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Panhandle Birthday Groupmuse on Sunday, September 27

    Sunday, Sep 27, 2015 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Panhandle, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Sunday, September 20 - Amaranth-ichronomicon

    Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Noe Valley, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Paintmuse in Noe Valley

    Friday, Aug 21, 2015 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Noe Valley, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Groupmuse on Sunday, August 16

    Sunday, Aug 16, 2015 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Upper Telegraph, Berkeley
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • CLASSY

    Thursday, Jul 30, 2015 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland, Oakland
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Afternoon Muse-b-q

    Sunday, Jul 26, 2015 12:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Hayes Valley, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Groupmuse on Wednesday, June 24

    Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015 7:15 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Richmond District, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Sunday Early Evening Muse-querade!

    Sunday, Jun 21, 2015 4:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Kyle's Birthmuse

    Friday, Jun 5, 2015 8:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission District, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Sebastian's Moving back to Austria Groupmuse

    Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Central Berkeley, Berkeley
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Panhandle Muse 3.0

    Saturday, May 9, 2015 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Panhandle, San Francisco
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago