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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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Cellobrate Halloween

Get Ready to Cello-brate Halloween

October is here, which means Halloween is creeping closer. Here are 5 ideas to help you (and your cello) celebrate. Be sure to read to the end to download free coloring and activity pages. 1. Treats! Time for You (and Your Cello) to Play Dress-Up Have you ever played your

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Celebrate Cello Museum Founders Day and International Cello Day!

2022 International Cello Day and Founders Day Giveaways

It’s Time to Celebrate! December has many holidays, including our biggest cello holiday of the year: International Cello Day. Every year we celebrate our love for the cello on 29 December – the birthday of Pau Casals. We also celebrate our Founders Day on 27 December, the birthday of Jeremy

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5 Tricks and Treats to help you Cello-brate Halloween

5 Tricks and Treats to Help You Cello-brate Halloween

Halloween is only 10 days away. Here are five cello tricks and treats to help you celebrate. 1. Tricks! Learn How to Make Halloween Sound Effects on Your Cello We love this video by Liz, a professional multi-genre cellist in Austin, Texas, from Cellomoji. Watch to learn how to create

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Clíodhna Ní Aodáin - Bringing The Celtic Cello to the World

Clíodhna Ní Aodáin – Bringing the Celtic Cello to the World

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate, here’s an interview with the wonderful cellist, composer, conductor, and teacher: Clíodhna Ní Aodáin. I first encountered her work through her YouTube videos; in particular, her beautiful recording of “The Parting Glass.” I found her website, The Celtic Cello,

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2021 International Cello Day Prizes

2021 International Cello Day and Founder’s Day Giveaways

It’s Time to Celebrate! December has many holidays, including our biggest cello holiday of the year: International Cello Day. Every year we celebrate our love for the cello on 29 December – the birthday of Pau Casals. We also celebrate our Founder’s Day on 27 December. Please join us in

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Congratulations to Our 2021 Halloween Art Contest Winners

Halloween Art Contest This year we held our first contest to create an original Halloween drawing, photograph, sculpture, or other visual art (no video), that featured the cello. Click here to see the rules and prizes.  Congratulations to our Winners! Grand Prize: Chiharu Fujita from the USA We had a

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Halloween Art Contest

2021 Halloween Art Contest

Enter our Halloween Art Contest for a chance to win a sticker or a notebook! (This contest is now closed for entries. Entries were due 30 October 2021, midnight NY time.) Create an original Halloween drawing, photograph, sculpture, or other visual art (no video), that features the cello. We’ve created

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6 Tricks and Treats to Help You Cello-brate Halloween

6 Tricks and Treats to Help You Cello-brate Halloween

Halloween is only nine days away. Here are six cello tricks and treats to help you celebrate. 1. Treats! Enter our Halloween Art Contest for a chance to win a sticker or a notebook! (Entries due 29 October) Create an original Halloween drawing, photograph, sculpture, or other visual art (no

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Amit Peled Bach CD cover. December 2020 Prize Drawings

December 2020 Prize Giveaways

December is a Time to Celebrate This month we celebrate a significant milestone and an important holiday at The Cello Museum, specifically: The dedication of the museum (27 December) International Cello Day (29 December) Prizes Museum Dedication: 27 December 2020 We will announce our dedicatee and unveil a newly painted

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