Scott Crowley, Cello Instructor
Scott Crowley began his cello studies at the age of six. He attended various summer festivals and music camps, such as the prestigious Young Artist Orchestra at Boston University’s Tanglewood institute. After completing his musical training at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Crowley moved to Florida to further his cello studies at the University of South Florida under the direction of Scott Kluksdahl.
A cellist of all styles, Crowley has played in various orchestras, operas, musicals and even rock bands throughout the country. He is currently a freelance solo cellist in the areas of Christian and Classical music. In Florida, he has sat principal cello with the Southwest Florida Symphony, Northwest Florida Symphony, Sinfonia Gulf Coast and The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra. Other orchestras with which he has performed include the New World Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Pensacola Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, Valdosta Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Florida Lakes Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Space Coast Symphony, Space Coast Pops, Brevard Symphony, and the Key West Symphony. In addition, he has performed with Opera Tampa, Opera Naples and Palm Beach Opera.
Commercially Crowley is very much in demand and has performed with numerous well-known artists including Blood, Sweat and Tears, Johnny Mathis, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Manheim Steamroller, Mary Wilson (of The Supremes), Frank Sinatra Jr., Tito Puente Jr., John Secada and many others. He regularly performs with Nova Era at Downtown Disney and can be heard as the cellist of the Off-Broadway musicals, The Rock and the Rabbi and The Witnesses. In addition to his performing career Crowley is a cello teacher and pedagogue. His mission is to make classical music more accessible for young people and to eventually publish his own book on cello technique. You may find his cello technique blogs on his website (Crowleycello.com). He often composes his own arrangements for cello and is currently recording some of his favorite works for cello.