What do NBA basketball and cello choir have in common? Cellist and basketball enthusiast Amit Peled shares the educational and professional benefits of playing in an ensemble where all members play the same instrument, as demonstrated in his Mount Vernon Virtuosi CelloGang.
 
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Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.3 II Andante
Arranged for eight cellos and piano by Konstantin Blagojevic
Amit Peled and the Mount Vernon Virtuosi CelloGang
Solus et Una
CTM Classics
 
Photo credit: Philip Bermingham