Daytime masterclasses and nighttime concerts are the focus of TCU's first Cellofest, set for Wednesday, March 7 through Friday,
March 9 in PepsiCo Recital Hall. The School of Music's Jesús
Castro-Balbi is artistic director of the event and has organized a
stellar lineup of artists, including legendary master cellist Aldo
Parisot of Yale, Robert Blocker (dean of the Yale School of Music and
former SMU provost) and the principal cellists of both the Dallas and
Fort Worth Symphonies.
Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. each evening. The schedule:
Wednesday - TCU String Orchestra with Germán Gutierrez, Curt Thompson, Jesús Castro-Balbi and the TCU Cello Ensemble.
Thursday - Presentation The adventures of a Cello, by internationally
acclaimed Carlos Prieto and recital by Prieto with pianist John Owings.
Friday - Concert featuring Aldo Parisot and The Yale Cellos, Robert
Blocker with the TCU Cellofest String Quartet (Arkady Fomin, Lorea
Aranzasti, Misha Galaganov and Jesús Castro-Balbi).
Bion Tsang, of UT Austin and Harold Martina will also present an afternoon recital, Thursday at 2 p.m.
For a complete schedule of events, visit the Web site at
www.cello.tcu.edu/cellofest. All daytime activities are free to
observers. Regular admission to the evening concerts is $20, $15 for
seniors, $10 for students, $5 for members of Texas Cello Society, free
with TCU ID.
For more information, call 817-257-6617 or e-mail j.castro-balbi@tcu.edu.
