Guinevere Fridley is a baroque bassist, modern bassist, and viola da gambist in the Boston area. She engages in the intricacy, passion, and knowledge that thrives in the world of Historical Performance. With this historically informed performance practice viewpoint, she strives to bring the music of the past to life.

Fridley has performed with various ensembles including the Handel and Haydn Society, Arpeggione Ensemble, Boston Early Music Festival, Crescendo Period Orchestra, Arcadia Players, Connecticut Early Music Festival, Worcester Chamber Music Society, Masterworks Chorale, and Music Worcester. She performs at Emmanuel Music, Church of the Advent, First Lutheran Church in Boston, as well as the King’s Chapel’s Concert Series. In addition, she 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 is ecstatic to have been a part of Arpeggione’s debut album, Songs of the Seafarer, which was recorded this past summer.

Fridley loves to share her passion for music both with audience members and her private students, be it 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. She strives to develop students’ connection to their instrument(s) as well as 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. She has taught piano through Note-Worthy Experiences, given private double bass lessons from elementary to collegiate level students, and has participated as an instructor in viola da gamba workshops in New England.

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. She 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.