MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - It involves painted cellos and world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. It’s what one organizer calls “a cello-bration.”
The (Moline) Dispatch reports (https://bit.ly/1xoJnBJ) that the Quad City Symphony Orchestra plans to showcase 100 artistically painted cellos to raise $100,000. It’s all part of festivities to mark the orchestra’s 100th birthday.
Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma will give a concert May 14 at the Adler Theatre. The same day, 10 of the decorated cellos will be sold off at an auction. The rest will be sponsored at $1,000 apiece by individuals and businesses.
The Volunteers for Symphony group is helping with arrangements. Its co-president, Mary Kae Waytenick, dubs the next five-month effort a “cello-bration.”
The money raised will help fund music education programs for area schools.
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Information from: The Dispatch, https://www.qconline.com
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