A pioneer and a visionary in the music world, cellist Fred Sherry has introduced audiences around the world to the music of our time through his close association with such composers as Babbitt, Berio, Carter, Takemitsu, Wuorinen and Zorn. Mr. Sherry was a founding member of Speculum Musicae and Tashi, a member of the Galimir String Quartet and a close collaborator with jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea.

Mr. Sherry is an Artist Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and was that group‘s Artistic Director from 1988 to 1992. He is a member of the cello faculty of The Juilliard School, the Mannes College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music.