Sharon Mulfinger Gerber is a passionate cellist, soundscape artist, and loving mother of three. Sharon earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina and a Masters Diploma in Cello Performance from the Hochschule fur Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, Germany, where she studied with Professor Josef Schwab. She has studied, performed and taught in music festivals in France, England, Germany, Canada and throughout the United States. In addition, Sharon has won several competitions for her cello playing including the Southeastern Young Artist Competition and the Lawrence Foster National Cello Award. She also won several concerto competitions resulting in solo performances with orchestras in the southeastern United Sates. Sharon’s intensity of feeling, her technique, her knowledge of style and rich robust tone make her solo cello playing not just good, but superior.
In addition to performing, Sharon is an accomplished writer, arranger and soundscape artist. She has produced four CD’s featuring her original compositions and arrangements for cello and piano and continues to write music for church, drama, and films. Her writing displays a strong musical imagination and a wide and sensitive personal style ranging from a captivating whimsy to serious, intense expression.
Sharon is passionate about the sound of the cello, particularly her own 180 year-old cello, “Murgatroid” which she inherited from her father. She enjoys creating vivid soundscapes with lush and vibrant layers of cellos and is looking forward to a series of new releases featuring her cello under the title, Celloasis . Her recent addition of a looper will allow her to create these celloscapes live and will allow her audience to experience the magic of these spontaneous creations with her.