Julie-o

Mark Summer, undoubtably the finest cellist around performs his composition 'Julie-o' for solo cello at the Perth international Arts festival

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Music

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• Turtle
• island
• String
• Quartet
• julie-o
• mark
• Summer
• cello
• Perth
• arts
• festival

[fyssoccer59]

soooooo freakin awesome but you gotta check out kevin olusola's version of it too :)

[lotsathoughts]

That smile that creeps in at 1:13 is priceless; composer's pride.

[xxxjensstarkxxx]

@angelrock09 It reminds me a little of these demo tracks on cheap electronic organs. Somewhat like "Look. You can do all this with a cello."

Yes, amazing piece :)

[xxxjensstarkxxx]

@aseretkavon Thanks! That makes sense. I've seen a concert grade cellist trying and failing to play it on one of her CDs.

[angelrock09]

@xxxjensstarkxxx Its Both expecially becuase in school they train us classically and this is more jazz. It uses techniques that arnt usually used and theres alot of tempo, and  meter changes that are not used alot such as 10/16 i think one of them is. But it is musically amazing.

[aseretkavon]

@xxxjensstarkxxx I'm a cellist. This song is notorious for its immense difficulty. I've been playing for 10 years now and I'm still not nearly close to being good enough to even attempt this. Granted, some cellists progress faster than others, and I focused more on vocals than cello throughout the years, but based off of what I've seen, even someone whom cello is their main instrument and they are very proficient are probably only barely would be ready to begin learning this piece around now.

[blupomodoro]

why did I have such nice and laidback Asian parents?!! They should have forced a cello down my throat so I could try playing Julie-O someday =.=

[AbleMike5]

Love the harmonic plucking at 2:08.  Great transition.

[SanRafaelSwell]

@Sporemon99

Thumbs up if this piece makes you want to become a cello player just so you can learn it.

[Bcall16]

I am playing this for solo and ensemble this year, my senior year. It is very difficult. The notes aren't too difficult but having to add all of the percussion sounds are very difficult and also keeping the rhythm since it is so free sounded. Amazing piece though, nothing else like it on the cello.

[samnlivy]

How can he do that????????

[AVardenSalad]

i met this guy... in my dreams... and woke up with a stained bed