Be sure to see the pictures from NDCF-2000. Kim Bova took some beautiful black and white photos at the festival and has permitted us to put a selection up on our web site.

The 6th annual New Directions Cello Festival was held Friday through Sunday, June 16-18, 2000 in the brand new facilities at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. UConn was again the scene of the world’s only festival dedicated exclusively to nonclassical and alternative cello.

Guest Artists for this year’s festival

* Vincent Courtois — French Jazz Cellist
* Abby Newton — and her group Celtic Crossing
* Jeffrey McFarland-Johnson — Cellektric sonic weaver
* Raul Rothblatt — Afro-Hungarian jazz with deBand deBlatt
* Eric Longsworth — funk/jazz electric cellist, with bassist Michel Donato
* Lee Zimmerman — original perform piece with an actor

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