When the cello is heard in pop music, it’s usually to provide solemn accompaniment to a poignant ballad, be it the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” or Nirvana’s “All Apologies.” In the hands of Melora Creager ...

From this week’s “Rockelbel’s Cannon” to the “Cello Wars” spoof on the Star Wars soundtrack, to the “Smooth Criminal” low-strung duel, the cello has gone viral. The last two videos saw over 5 million ...

Where: Washington Cracker Co. Building, 304 W. Pacific Ave. Cost: Eighty seats are available at $45. Two hundred standing spots are available for $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets are ...

SEATTLE — Cello X began as an experiment of the group's director Peter Williams to push the boundaries of Cello playing. They play a broad range of tunes from hard rock to classical. The group has ...

The city of Santa Monica is many things to many people: To some, it is a playground for the super wealthy; Jack’s Mannequin deemed it home to a freak show. But cello rock duo Oak and Gorski could call ...

There was a time when a cello in a rock arrangement was practically a novelty. A cello may have provided the beating heart of the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” and iconoclasts like Eno, Nick Drake, David ...

In 2003, Eastman School of Music student Patrick Laird asked his friend, percussionist Ivan Trevino, to play drums for a cello rock group he was forming. “I didn’t know what ‘cello rock’ was or what ...

The Oregon Symphony's Nancy Ives. (Photo by Torsten Kjellstrand) Nancy Ives, principal cello ( Torsten Kjellstrand) After centuries of playing second fiddle to the flashy violin, then decades being ...

Rebecca Roudman started playing the cello as a child growing up in Terra Linda, performed with the Marin Youth Orchestra, studied classical music in college, and is now a member of the Santa Rosa and ...

Two musicians are using the cello to play contemporary rock music, drawing millions of YouTube views and filling concert halls. Stjepan Hauser, from Croatia, and Luka Sulić, from Slovenia, are both ...

Wednesday Addams is seen playing cello in the first season of Wednesday – and star Jenna Ortega didn’t arrive unprepared. She learned to play the instrument in real life. Ortega spent weeks practicing ...