tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25419817968778059812011-04-21T13:00:46.669-07:00Cello Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14764781618006060096noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541981796877805981.post-61142871212776552372007-10-06T13:03:00.000-07:002007-10-06T13:04:08.690-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/erikweb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 215px;" src="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/erikweb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a set="yes" linkindex="74" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0831/p15s02-almp.html">According to this piece in <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i></a>, the hottest cutting-edge instrument these days is none other than the cello:<br /><p><i>The cello is becoming the preferred instrument among many experimental rock bands, forward-thinking composers, and promoters of avant-garde concert series.</i></p> <p>I find this an interesting development, particularly after hearing an NPR piece about Erik Friedlander (who’s mentioned in the piece and pictured above), a cellist who has written an album of cello pieces in which he mostly plucks the instrument instead of bowing it. <a set="yes" linkindex="75" href="http://www.erikfriedlander.com/">He's got a good Website, too</a>, with video and music downloads such as the background he did for a Lending Tree commercial. <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/entries/2007/09/avantgarde_musi.html">READ much MORE</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2541981796877805981-6114287121277655237?l=cellosoundeducation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cello Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14764781618006060096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541981796877805981.post-74334671247169810902007-09-02T23:25:00.001-07:002007-09-02T23:25:28.646-07:00<a href="http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/rostrofrench/rostrofrench.htm"><img src="http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/rostrofrench/rostroex1.jpg" /></a><i> .. <a href="http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/rostrofrench/rostrofrench.htm">Mstislav Rostropovich</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2541981796877805981-7433467124716981090?l=cellosoundeducation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cello Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14764781618006060096noreply@blogger.com0