Amit Peled Founds Every Child Deserves a Voice
January 22, 2022
Cello Professor Amit Peled began the Every Child Deserves a Voice program through Mount Vernon Virtuosi with the goal to raise funds to purchase 1,000
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Amit Peled Profiled in The Baltimore Sun for Founding the Mount Vernon Virtuosi
December 18, 2021
Cello Professor Amit Peled was featured in the Baltimore Sun for his founding of the Mount Vernon Virtuosi. Regarded for his “idea of music as
Amit Peled Featured in The Strad Magazine for “Psycho Suite for Strings”
December 10, 2021
Cello Professor Amit Peled and his Mount Vernon Virtuosi orchestra were featured in The Strad, a UK-based music magazine. Following their performance of Bernard Herrmann’s
Si-Yan Darren Li Named Program Director of String Chamber Music
October 7, 2021
Si-Yan Darren Li (MM, AD ’08, Cello) has been named Program Director of String Chamber Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Li will be
Alan Shulman Historic Soundtrack Recording Released by Bridge
June 22, 2021
Bridge Records releases The Tattooed Stranger: Historic Soundtrack Recordings (1946-195) by Alan Shulman (’26, Cello). These soundtrack recordings have been restored and are being issued
Stay Thirsty Magazine Interviews Amit Peled
March 29, 2021
Amit Peled, professor of cello, was recently interviewed by Stay Thirsty Magazine in which he discusses Shoko, the nickname for his new cello, the difference
Lavena Releases “in your hands”
March 27, 2021
Lavena (MM ’13, Cello) released her debut album “in your hands” on March 26, 2021. The album includes world premiere recordings of works by Bryce
Joel Dallow Launches The Cello Sherpa Podcast
March 22, 2021
Joel Dallow (BM ’94, Cello) launched the podcast “The Cello Sherpa” focused on the journey from intermediate musician to the professional stage. Through interviews with
Amit Peled in The Strad
February 28, 2021
Cello Professor Amit Peled is featured on The Strad talking about Ernest Bloch’s ‘From Jewish Life’ and how his Jewish identity has become more important
Kendra Preston Leonard Premieres Many Works
January 2, 2021
Kendra Preston Leonard (BM ’95, Cello) has had many premieres and performances of her work in 2020. “Strawberry Man” commissioned and performed by Arwen Myers