Sharing My Cello Journey at Edison School

This week I had quite a fun day. Picture this: Edison Schools in Ecopark, a bunch of kids, and me attempting to enlighten them about the wonders of the cello. I regaled them with my own cello saga, from stumbling upon this wooden beauty as a kid to weaving through Bach's Prelude from Cello Suite Number 1 and landing on the shores of my own creation, Tri Âm, a quirky blend of cello and đàn tranh.

My mission? Showcasing the cello's wild diversity and the pure joy of crafting your own melodies for the soul's sake. The kids? They were a riot! Their enthusiasm was so infectious that by the end, I had a mob of mini-maestros surrounding me, demanding autographs. Here's the kicker: they were all out of paper! So what did they do? Asked me to ink their palms. Well, there's a first for everything, right?

If I managed to plant a musical seed in any of those kids' minds, my day's work is done. The school adored the cello shindig so much that they roped me into performing at their charity concert later that night. Talk about wrapping up the year on a high note!

Here's to a 2024 brimming with inspiration for the next generation to pluck the strings of creativity and compose their symphony of dreams.