University of Rochester

Alumnus Profile

Back to Alumni Journeys Main Page

Carrie Bean Stute
Organization: “The President’s Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra and Chiarina Chamber Players
Title: Cellist, “The President’s Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra and Chiarina Chamber Players
Program Graduation: BM, ALP Certificate 2006
Musical Studies: Cello
Musical Specialties: Chamber Music, Large Ensemble, Military
Non-Musical Specialties: Business Owner, Leadership, Operations
Quote: “I’m grateful that the ALP gave me early exposure and perspectives into the “ecosystem” in which our art lives and thrives. As artists — in addition to the utmost task of improving and maintaining our artistic capacities — it’s also crucial to develop new pathways to communicate what we do to others. The classes and internship though ALP definitely got the wheels turning. In my current role running a chamber music series, I’m dealing with grants, operations, programming, collaborations…which in the end, enables an outlet that I love for music-making, and I think has turned into something meaningful for the community we serve.”

Bio:

Cellist Carrie Bean Stute is co-founder and co-artistic director of the Washington, DC-based Chiarina Chamber Players, a chamber music series and flexible ensemble that has won critical acclaim for its artistry and innovative programming and was awarded a 2020 Classical Commissioning Grant from Chamber Music America. Carrie’s chamber music performances have been broadcast on Classical WETA’s Front Row Washington. She currently serves as assistant principal cellist of “The President’s Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra, where she performs in such diverse settings as the White House and area public schools. She also performs with the National Symphony Orchestra and 21st Century Consort. Carrie holds degrees from The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (Doctor of Musical Arts), Indiana University, and the Eastman School of Music. She was a fellow at the New World Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, and the Norfolk and Sarasota chamber music festivals, and has taught at such institutions as Queens College, the DC Youth Orchestra Program, and Harlem Opus 118.