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The 22nd New Directions Cello Festival took place June 3 – 5, 2016 at Humboldt State University Humboldt, California

The New Directions Cello Festival is a performance and educational forum for non-classical cello, featuring performances, workshops, and jam sessions led by guest artists (and their groups) who are pioneering new directions for cellists in a wide variety of styles. Keep an eye on this website for the latest information.

The 21st New Directions Cello Festival took place June 12 – 14, 2015., Ithaca College, Ithaca NY

The 20th New Directions Cello Festival took place June 13 – 15, 2014, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY

Guest artists: Hank Roberts and guitarist Bill Frisell, Mike Block and percussionist Sandeep Das, Stephan Braun (Germany), Emma Beaton, Pierre Michaud (Quebec/Belgium) and Cello en Vogue (Germany).

The 19th Annual New Directions Cello Festival

Cellists gather from around the country and the world to learn and share about how the cello is being used in different non-classical styles of music.

The 18th Annual New Directions Cello Festival took place at Ithaca College, Ithaca NY June 8, 9, 10, 2012

Guest artists include Matt Haimovitz and Uccello, Dave Eggar and Deoro Trio, Ancient Device with cellist Kelly Ellis, Matt Turner and Ashia Grzesik.

Took place June 10 – 12, 2011 | Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

Guest artists included Eugene Friesen with Tim Ray on piano, vocalist Mili Bermejo, and bassist Dan Greenspan, Mike Block, Kevin Fox, Renata Bratt and her New Almaden Trio, and Sera Smolen with Tom Mank and Susan Hoover.

The 16th annual New Directions Cello Festival took place in Ithaca New York at Ithaca College from June 11-13, 2010.

The 15th annual New Directions Cello Festival was held in in Ithaca New York at Ithaca College from June 5 – 7, 2009.

The 14th annual New Directions Cello Festival took place in Ithaca New York at Ithaca College from June 6 – 8, 2008

The 13th annual New Directions Cello Festival was held June 8 – 10, 2007 in Sacramento California at California State University Sacramento. All activities took place in Capistrano Hall. See below for concert information.

New Directions Cello Festival 2006 – June 9 – 11 – Sacramento State University

The 9th annual New Directions Cello Festival took place June 27 -29, 2003 at Lawrence University in Appleton Wisconsin.

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.