Happy Valentine's Day, love our cellos, especially in Venice!
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The masterclass at Duke with Caroline Stinson brought back such memories of when I saw Jackie playing Don Quixote for Paul Tortelier's master class at Dartington's Summer School in 1962. We (including PT ) were blown over by her musicianship, musicality and effortless technique.
She would have been 75 on January 26, 2020. RIP dear Jackie.
We miss you, gone way too soon.
29 Upper Montague Street, London UK
Most of the 19 cellists in the Duke University Symphony Orchestra. Is that a record?
7/8 German cello c. 1844. Bought to play baroque music in a Chapel Hill group in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Now has returned to 440 by a new owner.
Recognize the mountain climber?
September 2019. Molly Barnes who received her PhD at UNC, playing lots of baroque music in Brent's group and also the treble viol in the UNC Viol group, just arrived in the UK to start working at Durham University. We will miss her, but she'll have a great time.
A great turnout for the September 2019 Cello Chill Retreat Workshop at the NC coast with leaders Debbie Davis and Lisa Liske.
Brent and John Pringle
https://music.unc.edu/2019/06/28/bringing-new-life-to-a-musical-treasure/
The worst than can happen to a musician.This 300 year-old viola da gamba after flights from Rio de Janeiro to Rome and Tel Aviv.
Latest link with comments by Myrna Herzog owner of the instrument. https://shar.es/1NGS2J
Debbie having a go on a 5-string cello donated to UNC. She might get lucky and borrow it when Brent is away.
On a happier note, here are the 12 cellos of the Chapel Hill Philharmonia working on Beethoven's Cariolanus Overture and Respighi's Pines of Rome for their concert on March 11, 2017 at 3pm in Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall, UNC.,conducted by Don Oehler.
Schubertiade.
She made it. Way to go Caroline!!!!!!
1000 miles on the Appalachian Trail by our Caroline Iantosca!
The Orchestra according to a cellist. Piccolo: flute cut in half who sucked helium Flute: cute smols. I'm willing to give every flutist a flower crown. Oboe: god you guys are great. Even though there's only like one of you. More solos pls English horn: ??? Where??? We need one E-flat clarinet: pretentious little git. B-flat clarinet: why so many. AND STOP PLAYING RHAPSODY IN BLUE Bass clarinet: badass. Probably time traveling members of the mafia Saxophone: *insert cheesy saxophone solo* Bassoon: parp parp, hello fellow bass friend! Contrabassoon: tee hee. Play a low B-flat. Horn: stop being so cocky, this ain't Wagner. Trumpet: YUSS BE TRIUMPHANT! When you have your solo. Not all the god dang time. Trombone: neat slidey frens Tuba: best friend, literally a ray of sunshine. But please don't try to play flight of the bumblebee. Percussion: ALRIGHT ALRIGHT WE GET IT YOU KNOW HOW TO BANG ON THINGS NOW STAHP Violins: You're all principal first, now quit fighting. Violas: SO PRETTY. I ASPIRE TO BE THIS GORGEOUS. Great when paired with cellos. Cello: yoooooo the level of sexiness here is unreal. Double bass: so many inside jokes. So many.
Jon Ames: "A loving swan couple at Kochelsee, south of Munich, in the shadow of the Bavarian Alps. To secure the heart of his pen, the cob fought off a hopeful male with a spectacular air and water chase - clearly she was delighted with his success."
Yikes!
Cello in the Stradivarius Museum in Cremona, Italy. In this setting you can hear and see the video of the instrument being played by a soloist.
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