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Emily “Freddie” Lynne Fredrickson

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Emily “Freddie” Lynne Fredrickson

  • She/Her
  • Biography

    Emily Fredrickson is trombonist, music director, composer, arranger, and arts advocate from Clearwater, Florida currently residing in New York City.

    She is an artist inspired to create and support honest endeavors by forging powerful, unlikely connections using her diverse background and widely varied skillset. She is currently the featured solo trombonist and assistant conductor of the first national tour of the Tony and Grammy award-winning Broadway musical, Hadestown. She has arranged over 200 works for big band and orchestra and has over 10 years of experience with music nonprofit organizations in programming and education.

    Emily has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Jazz Studies from Florida State University and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from the University of New Orleans, graduating summa cum laude from both institutions. She currently teaches arranging and composition at the University of New Orleans and serves as the director for the Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band. She has worked as an arranger and performer with Tony and Grammy award-winners, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Kurt Elling, Ledisi, Eric Benét, Kermit Ruffins and many others. She was featured in French Cosmopolitan as a rising star in music, and has become a regular fixture on the New Orleans music scene.

    Her goals include directing a progressive, multi-genre large ensemble, providing innovative scoring for film, musicals, and video games, and instructing students in developing diverse, successful careers in the arts

    Professional Experience

    • Education
    • TV/Film
    • Tours
    • Bachelor’s Degree
    • Master’s Degree

    Regions

    • NYC/Tri-State Area
    • Atlanta/Southeast

    Interested in touring?

    • Yes

    Maestra Expertise

    • Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
    • Music Assistant
    • Songwriter
    • Orchestrator
    • Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
    • Music Copyist
    • Music Transcriber
    • Music Contractor/Coordinator
    • Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
    • Rehearsal Pianist

    Primary Instruments

    • Trombone
    • Trombone (Valve)

    Additional Instruments

    • Piano

    Software

    • Pro-Tools
    • Sibelius

    Additional Skills

    • Actor-Musician
    • Film Scoring
    • Arts Administration

    Affiliations

    • ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
    • THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)
    • ASCAP
    • THE RECORDING ACADEMY