April at the Cello Museum
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What’s happening this month at the Cello Museum? Find out here.
Thank you for joining us at the Cello Museum. Spring is in the air here at the Cello Museum, and we have a lot to look forward to this month.
New York Women Composers Spotlight: Jing Zhou
Composer Jing Zhou. Photo Courtesy Jing Zhou.
Every month, we showcase women composers through our collaboration with the New York Women Composers (NYWC). In the second week of April 2023, we are pleased to feature Jing Zhou and her work for an unusual ensemble, “Melancolique” cello and guzheng.
Don’t miss the other articles in the series.
Beethoven, Business, and Beer: Reger’s Cello Sonata No. 4
Later this month, cellist Dr. Peter Swanson presents the fourth installment in his series on the cello works of Max Reger. He tells us:
In this fourth installment of a series on the cello works of German composer Max Reger (1873-1916), we see him not only in his compositional maturity but also in his professional and industrial prime.
Catch up on the entire series here.
Postcards from Erica – A New Series!
In the last week of March, Erica Lessie sent us the first set of postcards in a new series about unaccompanied cello works by Hispanic composers. At the end of this month, she’ll send us her second installment.
Click here for a quick round-up of her postcards featuring works by Black composers, here for her works featuring women composers, or revisit all of her postcards.
Giveaways!
This month we have several giveaways. Sign up for our newsletter to make sure you get all of the details.
Bow Primer Course from Catherine Black
Catherine Black is giving away one free place on her new Bow Primer course at the online session on 15 April as part of her All About My Bow series. We will do the prize drawing on 8 April.
More about this new course:
The Bow Primer course classes go deeply into technique and is aimed mainly at players who are newer to the cello. Having said this, we all have holes in our knowledge, so you may want to join this too. As well as technical depth, I will follow up with music for you to put our work into practice, so you have time to cook the ideas and see it all make sense.
Bow Primer: April 15th, June 24th, October 7th, December 9th 2023
Sign up to enter the giveaway here.
Ovidiu Marinescu London Cello Connection CD (Plus a Cello Museum T-Shirt)
Professor Marinescu has generously donated a copy of his new album for a giveaway. Enter for a chance to win this CD and a Cello Museum T-shirt. We will do the drawing on 9 April.
Complete the form at the end of the interview to enter today.
Sarah Freiberg Signed Have Cellos, Will Travel CD (Plus a Cello Museum T-Shirt)
Dr. Freiberg has generously donated an autographed copy of her album for a giveaway. Enter for a chance to win this signed CD and a Cello Museum T-shirt. We will do the drawing on 14 April.
Complete the form at the end of the interview to enter today.
Winner of the Carmine Miranda CD Giveaway
Professor Miranda generously donated an autographed copy of his new album for a giveaway. Congratulations to Eva Knapwurst of Madison, Wisconsin, USA, the winner of this signed CD and a Cello Museum T-shirt!
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