XOXO by Axie Oh held by African American young woman

XOXO – Cellist Meets K-pop Idol

Cellist Prodigy Jenny Needs to Find Her Spark – Jenny, a high school cello prodigy aiming for a career as a classical concert cellist, is having a bad day. Although she won a music competition last weekend, she is unhappy with the judges’ comments. She carries them around in her

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Daniel Silva - The Cellist

Love spy novels? Love the cello? Read The Cellist by Daniel Silva

The Cello, Espionage, and Politics – Musicians and artists have always made ideal spies. Josephine Baker, Darrell M. Blocker, Leon Theremin (born Lev Sergeyevich Termen – a cellist by training who went on to invent the theremin), Ian Fleming (half-brother of cellist Amaryllis Fleming), Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Noël Coward

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The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy

Love Bridgerton? Love the Cello? Add This to Your Summer Reading List

  Love Bridgerton? Love the cello? Here’s a book – possibly a whole series! – to add to your summer reading list. Amid all the balls and social occasions in the Bridgerton books and Netflix series, there are the obligatory musicales. The Bridgerton books in particular have a running joke

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Woman holding Gill Tennant's book Mellow Cello

Mellow Cello Review

Don’t overlook this wonderful collection of stories about the cello! A Collection of Short Stories for Cellists I must confess that I almost overlooked this wonderful book. Contrary to the old idiom, I did judge a book by its cover. The title, Mellow Cello, is non-descriptive, and I assumed, from

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Flying cello case with quote from the book: " Going for a ride on a flying cello case sounds awesome!

The Enchanted Cello Case

Looking for a book for 6- to 11-year-old readers with a cello connection? Readers of all ages will enjoy The Enchanted Cello Case by Hilary Wang, illustrated by Julian Wang. Plus – when you buy a copy, you are supporting refugees. The Appeal of the Cello Case In December 2019,

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