Composer, performer and cello innovator, Gideon Freudmann will give a 30 min. Facebook Live performance on the Music a la Carte Facebook page.

The Music à la Carte Facebook page can be found at: https://beav.es/4Ns. Facebook Live events are free to view.

Freudmann's music is sweet, soulful, playful and inventive. He writes music for film, theater and dance and has recorded 21 CDs. He is a founding member of the Portland Cello Project, a TEDtalk speaker, contributor to NPR and This American Life, has performed in Europe, Australia and Taiwan. His music comes to life in front of an audience (live and virtual) where he delves in to adventurous improvisations along with classical music and his layered, nuanced tunes. More about Freudmann can be found at www.cellobop.com.

The School of Arts and Communication in the College of Liberal Arts is hosting a series of Facebook Live events to keep alive the decades-long tradition of noon concerts, while following Oregon State University’s commitment to help reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19.

The “brown bag” concert series has been presenting performances by OSU, regional, national and international musicians on Fridays at noon in the Memorial Union during fall, spring and winter terms since 1969.

While the in-person performances have been canceled, a new series of 30-minute Facebook Live events will be held on Fridays at noon throughout the term.

Additional performances will be announced as they are scheduled.