Event

16 Cellos

Cellospeak Artistic Director, Dorothy Amarandos along with Conductor/Arranger, Gary Fitzgerald bring the 16 Virtuoso Cellists in concert to Washington, DC.

A brilliant program that includes cello solo repertoire as well as chamber and orchestral works arranged for 16 virtuoso cellos.

This Cello Happening will be March 8th at Washington D.C.'s Church of the Epiphany at 1317 G St. (approximately 1 block west of Metro Center Metro Station. Reduced parking at PMI Parking next door to church - 1325 G St NW).

Ages 18 and under free. College students with ID $15 at the door.

The program will include a rarely heard piece original composed for 16 cellos by Villa-Lobos, a tuneful, yet technically challenging Dvorak Rondo, the three Piazzolla Angel Tangos, Rimsky-Korsakoff's Flight of the Bumblebee and much more.

Meet the performers at a reception immediately following the concert.

Cellists are from the faculty of the Cellospeak organization which includes artists gathered from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond.

The Cellospeak organization was created in 2000 by the Founder and Artistic Director Dorothy Amarandos as a summer workshop for adult cello students yearning for an opportunity to play in ensembles. Her organization has grown from just 13 students in 2001 to over 100 participants who drive and fly from across the country to spend one or two weeks in the workshops to share their love of the cello. Students come from as far north as Alaska and as far south as Bermuda. They span a 50-year range in age and include absolute beginners to cellists who are teachers themselves.