Biography |
Alexandra Friedman is a Community Musician who is currently living in Arvada, Colorado. She is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan where she received dual master's degrees in Social Work and Viola Performance. In here time at the University of Michigan she was selected to participate in the National Community Scholar Program and was part of the 2019-2020 Michigan Artist as Citizen cohort. Her focus of study throughout graduate school has been centered on understanding how music can be used as a tool for community development. She is particularly interested in musical storytelling, creative placemaking, and issues of access to the arts.
As a passionate young educator and community builder through the arts, Friedman has been part of several programs which focus on community empowerment through the arts. In the past year, Alexandra recently developed a concert series in collaboration with Prison Creative Arts Project which provides music students at the University of Michigan the opportunity to perform for incarcerated people in prisons in the state of Michigan. Previously, Friedman worked for Hope Stone Inc., a community arts nonprofit, where she taught music classes in low-income schools. During her undergraduate, Friedman created and ran Rainbow Connection: A mixed choir with folks on and off the autism spectrum which she co-founded in 2012.
As a performer, Friedman is passionate about chamber music and enjoys projects which focus on performance-based social justice and change. Alexandra is especially interested in performances that involve multidisciplinary collaborations with poets, dancers, and visual artists.
As a passionate young educator and community builder through the arts, Friedman has been part of several programs which focus on community empowerment through the arts. In the past year, Alexandra recently developed a concert series in collaboration with Prison Creative Arts Project which provides music students at the University of Michigan the opportunity to perform for incarcerated people in prisons in the state of Michigan. Previously, Friedman worked for Hope Stone Inc., a community arts nonprofit, where she taught music classes in low-income schools. During her undergraduate, Friedman created and ran Rainbow Connection: A mixed choir with folks on and off the autism spectrum which she co-founded in 2012.
As a performer, Friedman is passionate about chamber music and enjoys projects which focus on performance-based social justice and change. Alexandra is especially interested in performances that involve multidisciplinary collaborations with poets, dancers, and visual artists.