Utah Tech University

CELLO FESTIVAL OF SOUTHERN UTAH 2023

September 15

Time

Description

Location

3:00-5:50pmBrimhall Cello Competition Final RoundConcert Hall
3:00–3:50pmGeneral check-in, welcomeEccles Lobby
4:00 - 5:50 pmCello Ensemble Rehearsal - Festival Soloists (advanced), ACelloRondo (intermediate), Ensemble Bravo (beginner)EFAC 150 & Black Box Theatre (Festival Soloists), EFAC 156 (ACelloRondo), Cox Auditorium (Ensemble Bravo)
6:00 - 7:30 pmDinner on your own, self-practice, free time
7:30–8:45pmHoracio Contreras Artist RecitalConcert Hall

September 16

Time

Description

Location

8:00 – 9:00 am“Chamber Music in the Foyer” & display by vendorsEccles Lobby
9:00 - 10:50 amCello Ensemble RehearsalConcert Hall & EFAC 150 (Festival Soloists), EFAC 156 (ACelloRondo), Cox Auditorium (Ensemble Bravo)
11:00-11:50ASTA Cello Lecture Series "Latin American Cello Music and its Composers" with Horacio ContrerasConcert Hall
11:00-11:50“Technique Session for Beginners” with Peter RomneyCox Auditorium
12:00-1:00pmBoxed lunch, "Chamber Music in the Foyer" - special performance by Hsin Hou Sun & display by vendorsEccles Lobby
1:00 - 1:50 pmCello Masterclass for Intermediate Cellists # 1 (with Dr. Ka-Wai Yu)Eccles 150
1:00-1:50 pmPanel Discussion on Improvisation with Dr. Stephen Mitton & Cameron SmithEFAC 155
1:00-1:50 pmCello Masterclass for Advanced Cellists #1 (with Horacio Contreras)Concert Hall
1:00 - 1:50 pm“Stretch & Relax for Cellists” with Debra VradenburgEFAC 156
2:00 - 3:20 pmMatinee Chamber Concert featuring Brimhall Cello Competition first-prize winners and guest artists (Susan Lamb Cook, Cameron Smith, Nicole Pinnell, Cello Mania)Concert Hall
3:30 - 4:00 pmShort Break, with snacks provided by the festivalEccles Lobby
4:00 - 4:50 pmCello Masterclass for Advanced Cellists #2 (with Dr. Theodore Buchholz)Concert Hall
4:00 - 4:50 pm"Cello Purchase, Bow and Maintenance" Roundtable discussion with Desert Strings, Ed Candland Bow Rehair, Soto Violins & Gliga ViolinsEFAC156
4:00-4:50pm"Modern Styles" with Nicole PinnellEFAC 150
4:00 - 4:50 pmCello Masterclass for Intermediate Cellists # 2 (with Tamra Baca)EFAC 155
5:00 - 6:30 pmDinner on your own, self-practice, free time
6:30 - 7:20 pmDress Rehearsal/ Sound CheckConcert Hall, EFAC 150, EFAC 156 *each group will take turn using the Concert Hall
7:30 - 8:20 pmFinal Cello Ensemble ConcertEccles Concert Hall

Contact

Ka-Wai Yu

Festival Director

Email: Ka-Wai.Yu@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-652-7797

Office: Eccles 138