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Open to Cellists ages 14 and up.
Registration closes June 2nd, or when all available slots (20) are filled.
Have you missed making music with others 
(and don't want any of those pesky 
​violinists or violists in the way)? 
Us too!

Announcing Cello Day 2024!, a one day event for cellists featuring a cello orchestra and smaller cello ensembles.

Open to only 20 cellists ages 14 and up, Cello Day 2024 will take place on July 13, 2024 in Seattle WA in the Bertona Building on the beautiful  campus of SPU (with plenty of parking and very few stairs!). Director Nathan Whittaker will be joined by three other fabulous coaches.

During Cello Day 2024, participants will play in the large cello orchestra, break into sectional groups, and play one-on-a-part chamber music. It is an intense (and fun) day, concluding with a concert for your friends and family.

The Venue

Cello Day 2024 takes place in the Bertona Classroom Building on the SPU Campus. The venue has ample parking, few stairs, and the rooms are close together making accessibility (with a cello case!) a breeze. Excellent coffee and dining options are nearby.

The Music

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Cello Day 2024 features two main elements, a Cello Orchestra and Cello Chamber Music.

The Cello Orchestra will involve everyone playing together, in four sections, the music of Bach, Antognini, Barber, and others.
Each section will also have a sectional with their coach, who will be playing in the orchestra with you.

The Chamber Music will be one-on-a-part cello quartets, sextets, or octets (depending on enrollment). ​Each group will receive guidance from one of the coaches. 

Music will be posted as soon as possible, no later than June 15, 2024.

Cello Day 2024 concludes with an informal concert ​from each Chamber Group and the Cello Orchestra. 

The Coaches

Virginia Dziekonski
Miriam Shames
Eli Weinberger
Nathan Whittaker

Tuition

Tuition for Cello Day 2024 is $119.

(An invoice will be sent via email in the week prior to the event)

For those for which tuition is a hardship, there are limited scholarship funds available to be distributed on an anonymous first-come first-served basis. If you would like to donate into the scholarship fund, please indicate that you would like to donate on your registration form. Unused scholarship donations will be given to the Carlsen Cello Foundation.