Cello Making in Three Picture Books

Cello Making in Three Picture Books

Looking for more gift ideas? Here are three wonderful books about cello-making and instruments. The Voice of the Wood Author: Claude Clément Paintings by Frédéric Clément Publisher: ‎Dial; First Edition (31 March 1989) Language: ‎English ISBN-10: ‎0803706359 ISBN-13: ‎978-0803706354 Suggested reading age: ‎8 – 10 years Suggested grade level: ‎3

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Online Cello Events – December 2023

Looking for online cello programs and events for August? Look no further. Updated 1 December 2023. Welcome to our monthly listings of events. We update the listings as we receive more event information, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often. Want to have your online cello

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Gift ideas

2023 Cello Museum Holiday Gift Guide

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…to choose cello-themed gifts for a special someone, including yourself! No matter what holiday(s) you celebrate, here are some suggestions to help you wrap up your shopping. Have some great ideas you’d like to share? Let us know via our social media channels.

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The Cello Still Sings A Conversation with Janet Horvath

The Cello Still Sings – A Conversation with Janet Horvath

This week I was privileged to speak with cellist and author, Janet Horvath, about her powerful memoir, The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music. Janet Horvath is an award-winning professional cellist and writer who served as the associate principal cellist

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Judith Lang Zaimont NYWC Spotlight

NYWC November 2023 Spotlight: Judith Lang Zaimont

We are excited to continue our collaboration with the New York Women Composers. This month, we spotlight composer Judith Lang Zaimont.   “For for a dramatic, expressive cellist.” – Judith Lang Zaimont Bio (from Judith Lang Zaimont’s website): Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her music’s distinctive style, characterized

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Cello Concerts and events November 2023

Online Cello Events – November 2023

Looking for online cello programs and events for August? Look no further. Updated 8 November 2023. Welcome to our monthly listings of events. We update the listings as we receive more event information, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back often. Want to have your online cello

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Curator’s Corner: November 2023

November at the Cello Museum – What’s happening this month at the Cello Museum? Find out here.   November is here, and we’ve got a busy schedule at the Cello Museum. Simple Gifts Cello Project As we prepare for Thanksgiving in the USA, the Cello Museum is thrilled to partner

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Postcards from Erica October 2023

Postcards from Erica October 2023

Trying to find unaccompanied cello music by Hispanic and Latino/Latina composers? Look no further.  This month, I’m sending you the eighth installment in this year’s series of postcards on unaccompanied works for cello by Hispanic and Latino/Latina composers. You can find my previous installments here. I created my online “just-the-facts-ma’am”-style

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Valerie Aimard Bach Suites CD Interview

In Harmony with Bach: A Conversation with Parisian Cellist Valérie Aimard on Her Striking New Album

From Parisian cellist Valérie Aimard, the creator of Only Cello, we have a fresh new recording of the Bach suites for unaccompanied cello. Read on for our exclusive interview with Aimard. Based in Paris, Valérie Aimard has been traveling with her cello for decades, playing concerts in more than 30

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Margarita Zelenia NYWC Spotlight Oct 2023

NYWC October 2023 Spotlight: Margarita Zelenaia

We are excited to continue our collaboration with the New York Women Composers. This month, we spotlight composer Margarita Zelenaia. “For me, the cello is a universal instrument with almost unlimited possibilities, through the sound of which everything can be expressed.” – Margarita Zelenaia Bio (adapted from Margarita Zelenaia’s website):

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