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Portland Cello Project
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In the fall of 2006, a group of nine cellists got on stage at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge to perform Western classical music in an informal setting. Many of the cellists that night thought that was a fun one-off gig. But the energy of the night carried on, and that one-off gig became a second and a third… almost every cellist in Portland at the time hopped on stage with the group, performing in Portland's most popular clubs at the height of Portland's acclaimed early-2000s music scene.
The Cello Project quickly evolved into a nationally-recognized performing, recording and educational group touring everywhere in North America, performing in every type of venue imaginable, from punk rock clubs to symphony halls to street parties to TED Talks and exclusive private events,
Under the artistic direction of Douglas Jenkins, the group grew and evolved a repertoire of over 1,700 pieces of music, working with an all-star group of cellists in the Pacific Northwest (Skip vonKuske, Diane Chaplin, Nancy Ives, Gideon Freudmann, Kevin Jackson, and Lauren McShane to name just a few…).