The Liberty String Trio
The Liberty String Trio
Robert Rieve, Viola
Founding member Robert Rieve was born in Severn, MD. Robert began violin studies at age 8.
After graduating with a Bachelor's in Music Education, Mr. Rieve Switched to the viola full time. As a violist, Mr. Rieve has performed with many different orchestras and ensembles around the US including the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, Alabama Symphony, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre Orchestra, and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. In a rare moment of fame and glory, Mr. Rieve performed on MTV with Hootie and the Blowfish as a back up string player for an MTV Unplugged special seen around the world.In 2011, Mr. Rieve was appointed to the North Carolina Symphony.
He currently resides in Atlanta with his wife Charlan and two young boys.
Jonathan Wright, Violin
A native of Las Angeles, CA, Jonathan Wright is a well respected violinist, clinician, and musical services coordinator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Jonathan can be seen regularly on the stages of the Savannah Philharmonic, the Macon Symphony, the Macon Pops Orchestra, and many others.
Daniel Holloway, Cello
Daniel Holloway earned his Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Columbus State University and his
Master of Music Performance degree from Southern Methodist University. He has studied cello under Nan
Maddox, Martha Gerschefski, Andre Gaskins, and Andres Diaz.
He is currently a member of the Chattanooga, Columbus, LaGrange and Carrollton symphony
orchestras, and has formerly performed with several other regional orchestras including the Greenville
Symphony, Savannah Philharmonic, Symphony Orchestra Augusta, South Carolina Philharmonic,
Charleston Symphony, Valdosta Symphony and the Macon Symphony. Mr. Holloway has also performed
orchestrally with numerous popular music groups including The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Queensryche,
Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Video Games Live, The Sixxies and others. In addition to his orchestral
playing, Mr. Holloway enjoys playing chamber music with various colleagues in the Atlanta area. A
passionate educator, Mr. Holloway is in demand as a middle school and high school orchestra clinician and
maintains a private cello studio in the north Atlanta area. He is on faculty at the Atlanta Chamber Music
Festival and the Lassiter String Academy. Aside from teaching and performing classical music, Mr.
Holloway also enjoys playing Bluegrass and Old-time fiddle music on his five string cello and fiddle. He and
his wife Pam reside in Canton, GA with their daughter Hannah and their two dogs Tex and Dakota.