About

A closet piano and trumpet player, Elizabeth Friedman (Liz) has an intrinsic passion for creativity, music, and the performing arts. Green Room Artist Development, LLC was established in late 2011 to facilitate and develop the careers of young artists and those individuals and ensembles in transition, allowing the artist to focus energies on artistic vision, a balanced lifestyle, and sustainability.

With 18+ years experience in arts administration and managing performing artists along with a deep passion for the arts and creative collaboration, Liz enjoys providing artist development and management services for emerging professional classical and jazz performers and composers.

Green Room Artist Development, LLC is a proud member of Chamber Music America (CMA), the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA), and the Freelancers Union.

Green Room Artist Development, LLC also provides arts administrative support for special projects, ensembles, and concert venues with a strong  interest in the Cultural Data Project and artist residencies.

Liz has worked with performing artists directly in Albany Pro Musica, the Four Nations Ensemble, Glimmerglass Opera and Orchestra, Tri-Cities Opera, Whitney Ballet Theatre, Cider Mill Playhouse, and the Joey Thomas Big Band. Holding a variety of positions with The Egg Center for the Performing Arts, Proctor’s Theatre, and The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has given Liz an extremely diverse perspective in arts administration.

Liz has a professional diploma (Masters) in Artist Management from Berklee College of Music, a M.B.A. from the University at Albany School of Business, and a B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in Production and Stage Management. Liz is also an Interlochen alum having spent two wonderful summers at the National Music Camp in Michigan studying trumpet and music history.

In addition to fulfilling her duties as personal assistant to her Diva Dog, Liz  also manages and edits the companion Websites HudsonSounds.org and HudsonDance.org as classical music and dance resources for New York’s greater Capital Region, Western Massachusetts, and Southern Vermont.