250 Years Of Great Cellists | Music History Mondays

YouTube thumbnail saying "16 of history's greatest cellists (bet you haven't heard of all of them), against a backdrop of pictures/portraits of 8 famous cellists from history.

Most of us have probably heard of a lot of the great cellists who are around today. But how much do we know about the folks who came before us? I’m sure many of us have heard of Casals and Piatigorsky, but what about the other 14 in this video? Do you know them? Let… Continue reading →

Orchestra Excerpts Tier List | Cello Edition

Ben sitting at his table in front of a microphone and laptop. Text says "cello excerpts: ranked hot take tier list incoming". The background is a fire.

I’m sorry to be a bit late on this post here…this is last week’s Friday video. Tier lists have been all the rage for awhile (at least, I think so), so I decided to make my first one. This time, it’s ranking orchestral excerpts. Anyone who’s trying to get a job in an orchestra has… Continue reading →