Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 at 8:00am
The Cello Festival of Southern Utah will be held in Utah Tech University’s Eccles Fine Arts Center. Dedicated to promoting the learning, enjoyment, and community-involvement in cello playing, the two-day Festival will offer a lots of wonderful opportunities for cellists of all ages and all levels. This year we are glad to have Daniel Gaisford, Hojung Kim, Dr. Robert Tueller, Dr. Simona Barbu, Dr. Nariaki Sugiura, Eric Yip, Kar-Yee Li, and Dr. Elliott and Carey Cheney, as the Festival’s featured artists and clinicians. The festival events include large cello ensemble sessions and guest-artist and faculty performances, chamber music, cello master classes, the ASTA Cello Lecture Series, the Junior Cello Festival and Brimhall Cello Competition, and other workshop and performance opportunities.
Schedule Of Events:
8:00 – 9:00 am - “Chamber Music in the Foyer” & display by vendors Eccles Lobby
9:00 - 10:50 am - Cello Ensemble Rehearsal EFAC 150 (Festival Soloists), EFAC 156 (ACelloRondo), Graff 101 (Ensemble Bravo)
11:00-11:50 ASTA Cello Lecture Series with Carey & Elliott Cheney Concert Hall
12:00-1:00pm - Boxed lunch, "Chamber Music in the Foyer" & display by vendors Eccles Lobby
1:00 - 1:50 pm - Cello Masterclass with Dr. Ka-Wai Yu Sears Art Museum
1:00-1:50 pm - Composing and Arranging for the Cello Dr. Stephen Mitton EFAC 155
1:00-1:50 pm - Cello Masterclass with Dr. Robert Tuller Eccles 150
1:00-1:50pm - Cello Masterclass with Dr. Simona Barbu Eccles 156
1:00 - 1:50 pm - “Stretch & Relax for Cellists” with Debra Vradenburg Graff 101
1:00-1:50pm - Piano Masterclass with Dr. Nariaki Sugiura Concert Hall
2:00 - 3:20 pm - Matinee Chamber Concert featuring Brimhall Cello Competition first-prize winners and guest artists (Amichevoli, Cellomania USA) Concert Hall
3:30 - 4:00 pm - Short Break, with snacks provided by the festival Eccles Lobby
4:00 - 4:50 pm - Cello Masterclass with Eric Yip Concert Hall
4:00 - 4:50 pm - "Cello Purchase, Bow and Maintenance" Roundtable discussion with Desert Strings, Ed Candland Bow Rehair, Soto Violins & Gliga Violins EFAC156
4:00-4:50pm - Presentation Session (TBA) EFAC 155
4:00 - 4:50 pm - Cello Masterclass with Daniel Gaisford Sears Art Museum
4:00-4:50pm - Presentation Session (TBA) EFAC 150
4:00-4:50pm - Cello Masterclass Graff 101
5:00 - 6:30 pm - Dinner on your own, self-practice, free time
6:30 - 7:20 pm - Dress Rehearsal/ Sound Check/Group Photos Concert Hall, EFAC 150, EFAC 156 each group will take turn using the Concert Hall
7:30 - 8:20 pm - Final Cello Ensemble Concert Eccles Concert Hall
Cost: $50
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