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Speaking of fixing capitalism...

feeds@yuku.com (zambocello) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:42:07 GMT

...here's an interesting case. Well, okay....maybe not that interesting. But these sorts of cases catch my attention.

Cheers!

Zambo

NOV.15th -PHILADELPHIA SUNDAY 7 PM- A FREE SUPERB CONCERT- CELLO & PIANO- Wm. Moennig Sponsors

feeds@yuku.com (museamuse) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:27 GMT

Dear cello lovers..! For anybody in the Philadelphia area, a superb cellist, Arthur Cook, will perform with Deborah Gilwood, pianist, at the

Settlement Music School in Philly 416 Queen Street
on Nov. 15th, Sunday, at 7 PM.
"An Intimate Evening of Music for the Cello and Piano"

This...

NOV. 15th- Sunday 7 PM - Philadelphia- Superb FREE Concert- Cello & Piano - Brahms- Janacek- Martinu

feeds@yuku.com (museamuse) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:03:42 GMT

Dear cello lovers..! For anybody in the Philadelphia area, a superb cellist, Arthur Cook, will perform with Deborah Gilwood, pianist, at the

Settlement Music School in Philly 416 Queen Street
on Nov. 15th, Sunday, at 7 PM.
"An Intimate Evening of Music for the Cello and Piano"

This...

FREE - SUPERB CONCERT - CELLO & PIANO - PHILADELPHIA- Nov. 15th 7 PM - Brahms- Janacek- Martinu

feeds@yuku.com (museamuse) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:02:22 GMT

Dear cello lovers..! For anybody in the Philadelphia area, a superb cellist, Arthur Cook, will perform with Deborah Gilwood, pianist, at the

Settlement Music School in Philly 416 Queen Street
on Nov. 15th, Sunday, at 7 PM.
"An Intimate Evening of Music for the Cello and Piano"

This...

Nov. 15th 7 PM Sunday - PHILADELPHIA- Cello / Piano Superb Concert - Brahms, Janacek, Martinu

feeds@yuku.com (museamuse) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:01:07 GMT

Dear cello lovers..! For anybody in the Philadelphia area, a superb cellist, Arthur Cook, will perform with Deborah Gilwood, pianist, at the

Settlement Music School in Philly 416 Queen Street
on Nov. 15th, Sunday, at 7 PM.
"An Intimate Evening of Music for the Cello and Piano"

This...

Nov. 15th in Philly -FREE -- Cello / Piano - Excellent Concert- Brahms /Janacek /Martinu et. al.

feeds@yuku.com (museamuse) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:58:46 GMT

Dear cello lovers..! For anybody in the Philadelphia area, a superb cellist, Arthur Cook, will perform with Deborah Gilwood, pianist, at the

Settlement Music School in Philly 416 Queen Street
on Nov. 15th, Sunday, at 7 PM.
"An Intimate Evening of Music for the Cello and Piano"

This concert is free admisson and all are invited to...

How did you get a really good vibrato?

feeds@yuku.com (swycas) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:57 GMT
I've been working on it for a while and it doesn't seem to improve--it's too fast, too tight, too uneven, and too out of control! I've worked with a metronome but I can't seem to break through. I'm just wondering if there was one thing that got you over the hump from that nervous amateurish vibrato to a real, expressive one?

screeching strings

feeds@yuku.com (Paul) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:26 GMT
This has probably been dealt with before but what causes my strings to screech when I'm playing, mainly the D and A string.

David Finckel Cello Lessons on Youtube

feeds@yuku.com (AlamoCityCello) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:47 GMT
David Finckel is releasing a video series on YouTube..
http://www.youtube.com/user/davidfinckelandwuhan
These mini lessons are FANTASTIC! Loads of killer info for young and old alike.
For those that may not know, David Finckel is the cellist in the Emerson String Quartet, and one of the worlds great players
Extremely generous of Mr Finckel to share his knowledge like this!!
ROCK ON BRO!!...

Berliner Philharmoniker

feeds@yuku.com (Clenham) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMT
For anyone curious about the Berliner Philharmoniker concerts broadcast on-line, here is an opportunity to get a free ticket to their Digital Concert Hall.

www.db.com/index_e.htm

Cello for Student

feeds@yuku.com (tcn) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:44:55 GMT
I have found a 4/4 Knilling model 158f for $450 and a Nagoya Suzuki model 1900 cello for $300. I am planning on buying the instrument for my son since he has outgrown his 3/4 (he has been playing for about 2 years in his middle school orch).
I've heard about this Knilling model cello before.
I have also heard about the Nagoya Suzuki brand, but not about this specific model (has anyone heard about this model?).
Any tips on which one should I buy for my son?

bach 6 suites arrangement

feeds@yuku.com (toadinthehole) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:30:37 GMT
i am in the process of determining which arrangement of the bach 6 suites i will purchase...i have already had suite 1 parts for lessons but now its time to get them all....my teacher says to buy the cheapest as it doesnt matter and that is the schirmer edition....but i was looking at the reviews of the rosanoff arrangement...comments were most like how casals played and notes were the easiest to read of all editions....any comments and/or recommendations for this old adult student?....thank...

I've hit a wall and stopped improving

feeds@yuku.com (fchu) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:14 GMT
Hey, I'm a freshman undergrad cello major. I started this piece about 3 weeks ago and I have a performance of it next week. I've been improving steadily for the past 3 weeks and I've been practicing 4-5 hrs a day. But today I hit this wall and not only did I not improve, I feel like the more I practiced the worse I got. I felt like I played it worse today than I did when I first started the piece.

Has this ever happened to you guys? And what should I do? Take a break?...

What exercises relax the back?

feeds@yuku.com (celletto) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:48:46 GMT
My back is quite stiff and this makes it difficult to practice for more than 45 minutes at a time. I am probably over training by doing aerobic exercise about more than four times a week. Secondly my doctors are giving me statins which can cause back discomfort.

surgical tubing do-it-yourself?

feeds@yuku.com (njcellist) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:28 GMT
my leather "grip" that sits near the silver has come loose and now skates up and down the bow. the silver is glued to the bow so it hasnt moved, but i played my teacher's bow which has the surgical tubing on it and i liked it, so i want to put tubing on my bow. the tubing seems to go where the leather would go, so either the tubing could enclose the leather, or i suppose i could just do without the leather if i have the surgical tubing. the nearest luthier is about an hour...

Bloomberg was able to pressure key figures to isolate Thompson

feeds@yuku.com (celletto) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:53:13 GMT
Bloomberg was able to isolate Thompson from Barak. He also pressured the newspaper publishers like himself.. Sulzeberger, Murdoch and Zucherman.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04ticktock.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=Bloomberg%20&st=cse

Story of a NYT reporter who was captured by the Taliban

feeds@yuku.com (celletto) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:44:11 GMT
http://projects.nytimes.com/held-by-the-taliban/#intro

My Dad

feeds@yuku.com (ElaineinNewMexico) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:45 GMT
My dear sweet Dad passed away in late September. It was sudden--the doc thinks he might have had swine flu, which can act very quickly. He would have been 100 in December, and was still healthy and mentally active. He was a a clinical psychologist, then chairman of the psyche department at Western Connecticut State College. Music was always part of his life, flute, then cello. He started cello lessons at around age 50 and played into his 90's, when he gave his cello to me. He played...

NYT Article about Cellomaker David Wiebe

feeds@yuku.com (jbentson) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:42:46 GMT
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03brod.html?em

Jim

Attention Sesame Street Fans...

feeds@yuku.com (Michele Pedlar) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:44:48 GMT
...check out the Google home page today !

How cute is that? Made my morning. My guess is it will make yours too.

Happy 40th Anniversary Sesame Street !