Fri 4/4 @ 7PM
The Cleveland Cello Society, whose mission is to promote cello music among both listeners and performers, is once again hosting its annual benefit and cello extravaganza, I Cellisti!, taking place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights.
As always, it features an all-star cast of area cellists, all of whom have donated their services for this fundraiser, including the Bowling Green State University Cello Ensemble under the direction of professor Brian Snow, Jonathan Dorman, cellist of Oberlin Conservatory quartet-in-residence, the Verona Quartet, and many many more — a veritable sea of cellos onstage.
The music mix is eclectic: Dormand will be featured in Douglas Moore’s arrangement of Franz Josef Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major for cello ensemble; and the evening will also features Suite — Three Traditional Spirituals, arranged for cello ensemble by Rollo Dilworth, How to Train Your Dragon by film composer John Powell, and an arrangement of “Bella Notte,” the second most memorable song from the Disney film Lady and the Tramp (the first was, of course, “The Siamese Cat Song,” not a cello-friendly tune.)
All proceeds go to the CCS scholarship fund to encourage young cellists. Get tickets here.
clevelandcello.com/events-1/i-cellisti-2025