Christmas @ the Kraken 2024!

  • When: Sunday, December 15, 2024
    • Cello Jellos & Cello Philharmonic; 1:00-1:45 (12:30 arrival)
    • Cello Philharmonic; 2:00-3:00
    • Cello X; 3:30-5:30 (3:00 arrival)
  • Where: Kraken Community Iceplex (main lobby)
  • Parking:
    • Parking instructions are in this link.
    • You may park for free in Parking Lots 1, 2, 3, and 9. Use the code “KrakenNHL2024” in the “Apply Discount” field of the app.
  • What to bring:
    1. Cello
    2. Holiday folder
    3. Music stand (low height)
    4. Stool or chair (if using a shorter size)
  • Attire:
    • Dress clothes or festive clothes. Santa hats or Christmas paraphernalia encouraged! Cello X members: wear all black.

SET LIST:

  • Cello Jellos & Cello Philharmonic
    1. “Santa’s Very Jolly” (Taka Taka Twinkle)
    2. French “Reindeer” Song
    3. Good King Wenceslas (some students)
    4. Twinkle Lights (Twinkle Theme)
    5. Jingle Bells
    6. “Lightly Snow”
    7. Jolly Old St Nick (some students)
    8. Perpetual Snowstorm

  • Cello Philharmonic
    1. Adeste Fideles
    2. Angels We Have Heard on High
    3. Away in a Manger
    4. Deck the Halls
    5. The First Noel
    6. Frosty the Snowman
    7.  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    8.  Good King Wenceslas
    9. (Greensleeves)
    10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    11.  Jingle Bells
    12.  Jolly Old St. Nick
    13.  Joy to the World
    14.  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    15. Up on the Housetop
    16.  We Wish you a Merry Christmas

Fall Recital 2024 info

  • Where: Green Lake Methodist Church
  • When: Saturday, November 23, 2024; 4:00-6:00
  • Arrival time: 3:30
  • What to bring: cello, rosin, sheet music (if needed), Cello X music.
  • Parking: church or street parking.
  • Attire:
    • Girls: long dress, skirt or slacks and blouse.
    • Boys: chinos, dress or dark pants and button down dress shirt or polo.
    • No sweatshirts, flip-flops or light-colored tennis shoes.
  • Attendance policy:
    • Cello Jello students must stay until intermission (approximately 1 hour).
    • All other students must attend the entire recital (2 hours). NO EXCEPTIONS.

Fall Concert 2024! Info

  • Where:
  • When:
    • Sunday, 10/20 at 3:30-4:30 (3:00 arrival)
  • Parking:
    • Street parking
  • Attire:
    • Girls: long dress, skirt, blouse, slacks.
    • Boys: dark pants, dark shoes, buttoned-down shirt, polo.
    • No flip-flops, shorts.
  • What to bring:
    • Cello
    • Chair or stool (label)
    • Rockstop (label)
  • Audience policy:
    • Immediate family and grandparents may attend!
  • Program:
    • Danse Rustique
    • Humoresque
    • Berceuse
    • Long, Long Ago with Variation
    • Minuet in C
    • Allegro
    • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
    • Lightly Row
    • French Folk Song
    • Taka Taka Twinkle

Spring Jam 2024 info

  • When: Thursday, June 13 @ 5:00-7:00 (4:15 arrival)
  • Where: Queen Anne Farmer’s Market (performer’s tent on lawn)
  • Schedule:
    • 5:00-5:45, Cello Jellos & Cello Phil
    • 5:45-6:00, Break
    • 6:00-7:00, Cello Phil
  • What to bring:
    • Cello
    • Low stand and music (readers)
    • Clothespins or clips
    • Small stool (the market has full-size chairs)
    • Blanket for sitting (optional)

Rehearsals

  • June 3 @ 4:00-6:00 at Amazing Grace (Cello Jellos leave at 4:50)
  • June 10 @ 4:00-6:00 at Amazing Grace (Cello Jellos leave at 4:50)

Program

FIRST HOUR (Cello Jellos & Cello Phil)

  1. Minuet No. 2 (Winter)
  2. Minuet in C (Julia)
  3. Rigadoon (Ellie)
  4. Pigadoon (Marco)
  5. French Folk Song (Zach)
  6. French Folk Song (Saurin)
  7. O Come Little Children (Julian)
  8. O Come Little Children (Sam D)
  9. Lightly Row (Peter)
  10. Taka Taka Tee Tee (Oliver)
  11. Advanced Twinkle (William)

SECOND HOUR (Cello Phil)

  1. Perpetual Motion
  2. Flag Dance
  3. Minuet and Trio
  4. Hedwig’s Theme
  5. Advanced Twinkle
  6. Largo
  7. Journey to Egypt
  8. Landler
  9. How Far I’ll Go (Moana)
  10. Banish Misfortune
  11. Aura Lee
  12. Autumn
  13. Ode to Joy
  14. What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?
  15. Optional:
    • Ashokan Farewell
    • Canon
    • ???

Cellopalooza and CelloFest 2024!

Cellopalooza

  • When: 5/19/24 at 2:00-3:30 (1:15 arrival)
  • Where: Green Lake United Methodist Church
  • Attire: Concert clothes.
  • Parking: Church parking or street parking.
  • What to bring:
    1. Cello
    2. Stool (shorter sizes)
    3. Music stand (low kind)
    4. Sheet music (in a three-ring binder and in concert order)
  • Invite your family and friends!

CelloFest!

  • When: Directly following Cellopalooza (approximately 4:00)
  • Where: Green Lake Play Field
  • What to bring:
    • Balls, frisbees, and other play equipment! Also, blankets, outdoor clothes, sunscreen and water.
  • Pizza:
    • $5 per person.* Please let me know so I know how much to order. Please pay in advance.
    • *You can pay me by cash or check, or through Venmo (@Peter-Williams-111) or Zelle (Pfwill@msn.com).

Cello X @ The Crocodile 2024! (info)

Cello X rocks the Crocodile’s Here After Theater on May 8, 2024! We’ll perform one-of-a-kind arrangements of your favorite rock, pop, soundtrack, and heavy metal tunes! Tickets are only $15! See you there!

  • When: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
    • 7:00 (Doors at 6:30)
  • Where: The Crocodile
  • Parking: street parking
  • Tickets: here (21+)

Member info:

  • ITINERARY:
    • 4:00, Load-in and sound check
    • 5:00, Dinner
    • 7:00, Performance
  • ATTIRE:
    • All black
  • WHAT TO BRING:
    • Cello
    • Rockstop
    • Music stand (low)
    • Music in set order

Spring Recital 2024! Info

  • Where: Green Lake Methodist Church
  • When: Saturday, March 23, 2024; 4:00-6:00
  • Arrival time: 3:30
  • What to bring: cello, rosin, sheet music (if needed), Cello X music.
  • Parking: church or street parking.
  • Attire:
    • Girls: long dress, skirt or slacks and blouse.
    • Boys: chinos, dress pants or dark pants and button down dress shirt or polo.
    • No flip-flops or light-colored tennis shoes.
  • Attendance policy:
    • Cello Jello students must stay until intermission (approximately 1 hour)
    • All other students must attend the entire recital (2 hours). NO EXCEPTIONS.