About Ruth:

Ruth Berry was a pupil of Leslie Parnas at Boston University School of Music, and completed a Master's at Cornell University. At Cornell she studied baroque cello with John Hsu and completed courses for a doctorate in musicology. Ms. Berry has held several principal cello positions, and has recorded on the Spectrum and Nonesuch labels. She has taught at Mansfield University, and did research for the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. She has performed as guest cellist with members of the Borromeo and Ying string quartets, and Bachman-Klibonoff-Fridman trio. She has performed at masterclasses for Yo Yo Ma, Janos Starker, Joseph Silverstein, and Rafael Druian. Ms. Berry joined the Magellan String Quartet and the Augusta Symphony as cellist/Principal cello in 1990. She performs on cello and baroque cello with the Glimmerglass Opera company in Cooperstown, New York during the summers. Ms. Berry teaches music appreciation and cello at Georgia Southern University.