Adrienne Hyde is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in historical performance practice on the baroque cello, bass viol, lirone, and bass violin. She graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2020 and in 2023 she completed her Master’s degrees in Baroque Cello and Viola da Gamba at the Juilliard School on full scholarship. At Juilliard she was a Morse Teaching Artist, a Music Advancement Program Fellow, and a Gluck Community Service Fellow, through which she taught in NYC public schools and mentored young cellists, while providing musical service to her community. Currently she is a Manager of Community Engagement and Education for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
In 2023-2024 she will perform at the Boston Early Music Festival and tour with the Belgian group Vox Luminis. She will also join Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, Repast Baroque, the Sebastians, the Thirteen, Philharmonie Austin, Bach Collegium San Diego, the Helicon Foundation, and Aston Magna players for concerts all over the United States.
Adrienne is deeply committed to equity. She is a passionate artistic administrator for the Valissima Institute, a conducting training program for young women committed to gender equity in classical music. Three years ago she co- founded Open Source Baroque, a consort dedicated to playing the music of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ composers. She is also a regular volunteer at psychiatric hospitals in Baltimore, where she resides with her partner, a Baroque and Natural horn freelancer and French Horn player in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
