CelloFest

Saturday, October 19, 2024


We are thrilled to invite cellists of all ages to join us for the first UNI CelloFest!  Participants will spend a day in the spectacular Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center with our faculty and guest artist ensemble The Parrish Cello Trio.  

UNI CelloFest offers a full day of masterclasses, entrepreneurial workshops, cello ensemble rehearsals, lunch and a final concert side-by-side with the Parrish Cello Trio.  

UNI Cello Fest 2024 Faculty:

  • Jamie Clark - Cello Faculty at the University of Northern Iowa 
  • Kenny Lee - Director of Orchestra at University of Iowa
  • Seth Russell - Principal Cellist of the Greenville Symphony

Please contact Jamie.Clark@uni.edu with any questions.

Schedule

9:30 AMREGISTRATION/CHECK-INGBPAC Lobby
10:00 AM“Find Your Why” WorkshopDavis Hall, GBPAC
11:00 AMMasterclass with Jamie ClarkDavis Hall, GBPAC
12:00 PMLunchPiazza Dining Center
1:00 PMMasterclass with Kenny Lee and Seth RussellDavis Hall, GBPAC
2:15 PMCello Ensemble RehearsalDavis Hall, GBPAC
3:45 PMBreak and Open Rehearsal with Parrish Trio 
4:30 PMUNI CelloFest ConcertDavis Hall, GBPAC

About our Faculty & Guest Artists


Parrish is a cello trio whose members first met and played together during their undergraduate degree at Eastman School of Music, and then continued their education together at New England Conservatory. Now, while based in three different states, the trio combines their talents and experience again to inspire students and audiences. 

The non-traditional nature of the cello trio ensemble lends itself to easily bridging "genre-hopping." Parrish plays music spanning from Lassus to Imogen Heap, with many pieces arranged by the trio themselves. 

The trio gets its name from Maxfield Parrish, a painter known for his fantasy and neo-classical imagery, particularly popular in the 1920's. A Maxfield Parrish mural can be found in Eastman Theater at the Eastman School of Music, where the trio met.