How I got a feature article

A few weeks ago, on a beautiful, sunny, Thursday afternoon (it must have been early October, since later it got awfully cold and rainy, especially on Thursdays), I decided to poll the cello class whether or not we wanted to have the class outside. Conducting classes would make more sense, since you can carry your baton with you and maybe a score, but the cello class? You must be kidding me. You got to carry cellos, bows, music stands, chairs, music, binders? Try opening the Swope back door without banging the cello on all door jambs. Well I guess I can sell anything since we voted unanimously to take all the stuff and go behind Swope Hall. We set up two groups taking turns playing and we had a lot of fun. The wind got in the way a few times, trying to turn pages at odd moments, but we made it work. We also took turns conducting while using a manhole cover for a podium.

I though it was a cool idea, so I suggested we do a cello crusade, playing in various places on campus, in Sykes Union, on top of the gym, playing in the crosswalk. I emailed the idea to one on the writers for the Quad (the student newspaper) - Frank Fraser - who is also an excellent bass player, asking if we can do an article about crazy cellos or at least get some pictures taken. We started talking, and then Frank decided it was better to do a feature article on me (hey, I did not mind). We set up a time for the interview and an appointment with the Quad photographer. We took photos outside, with me playing the cello on a bench, under a beautifully colored fall tree. The article should come out next week.
Class playing the cello.