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Stretched on the Beauty

We are thrilled to officially announce the premiere of our 4-Cello concerto by Andrew Waggoner in the 2007-2008 season with the Syracuse Symphony, Daniel Hege conducting.

Proposing to expand our original commission of the one movement Stretched on the Beauty (2004) into a full 4-Cello concerto, Andrew Waggoner was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005. Working with and expanding this material, Andy composed The Mountain Remains in 2005, for solo cello and orchestra. If you would like to listen to either full sketch, please click on a sound clip below:

Stretched on the Beauty by Andrew Waggoner, performed by CELLO

The Mountain Remains by Andrew Waggoner, performed by Caroline Stinson and the Syracuse University Orchestra with James Tapia conducting.

Discovery Orchestra

Make your reservations now for CELLO's upcoming performance debut for the Discovery Orchestra's in-home concert series, Intimate Evenings. The concert will be held in Princeton, New Jersey, on Friday, March 30, 2007, starting at 8:30 pm. Seating is limited to 60 people. To reserve your seats and for more information, see DiscoveryOrchestra.org.

International Primate Protection League

On February 23, 2006, CELLO reached out to help the International Primate Protection League in a collaborative effort with CELLO's longtime supporter, Ruth Jody of New York City. Ms. Jody hosted over 40 guests for the festivities in her beautiful apartment on East 96th Street. The evening began with a CELLO concert at 6pm, followed by a presentation by IPPL director Dr. Shirley McGreal, then a wonderful vegetarian feast created by Ruth, her daughter Nina, and granddaughter Sophia. Admission was a donation that went entirely to the IPPL. CELLO was able to help raise over $1500 for the gibbons. Our heartfelt thanks to Ruth Jody and Dr. Shirley McGreal for having us as part of this remarkable event.

To find out more about the gibbons and IPPL's mission worldwide, visit the IPPL web site.

Take a look at the program we played at the benefit. The fellow shown at the top is Igor, a 52-year-old gibbon who lives at the IPPL sanctuary in South Carolina.

Tangos

In collaboration with the tango genius of violinist/composer Sergio Reyes, CELLO will be premiering 3 tangos at St George's Chapel in Manhattan. Sergio is a seasoned tango violinist, appearing throughout New York City on a regular basis and will be arranging three of his favorite traditional tangos for four cellos. We are thrilled to branch into this newly popular genre!

Red Barn Cello Academy

CELLO is excited about hosting a weekend of cello fun for students through high school age at our Red Barn Cello Academy! We are working on the details, but activities will include much cello ensemble playing and celebration and collaboration between students and us in concert. We may even call it the Red CELLO Barn Academy (after the red violin!) if we end up playing a lot of virtuosic and gypsy inspired music and get really carried away….

If you are interested in learning more about our upcoming projects, please join our mailing list on the contact page and we will send out periodic updates.