Yesterday I had the pleasure of coaching the cello section of the Floyd Central High School Orchestra (I’ve been coaching the cellos of the Floyd County Youth Symphony, and a music instructor for toddlers and pre-schoolers at Gymboree Play and Music since the fall of ’07) and being back in a high school setting brought [...]
After writing my previous post I remembered one of my pet projects from my undergrad years. I believe it was my senior year as a cello performance major that I was going to compile a bibliography of works for unaccompanied cello. What that meant, back then, was that I was going to make a list [...]
Tagged Bibliography, Cello, solo cello worksIt’s been years since I’ve done a recital proper. I’d been toying with the idea for some time now–the past couple of years to be exact. What is sad is that I haven’t really had the time (still don’t) to prepare for one. I’ve come to realize that there’s just no way that I will [...]
Tagged Cello, Music, pedagogy, recital, World Music