80CELLOS CELLOBRATION: CLASSICS & AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL

Closing GALA CELLOBRATION of the Fredericksburg Music Festival 2026 featuring 80CELLOS playing popular tunes in the Grand Hall at Altstadt Brewery.
12CELLOS
Müller arr. Handy — St. Louis Blues
Henry Purcell arr. Sollima — Strike The Viol
Rachmaninoff/ Johnstone — Prelude Op 3 No 2 in C Sharp minor
Chopin/ Franchomme/ Sollima Prelude Op 28 N. 15 'Raindrop '
The Beatles arr. Kaiser-Lindemann / Kuipers
Yellow Submarine
Fool on the Hill
A Hard Days Night
Norwegian Wood
Hey Jude
80CELLOS
Franz Schubert arr. Johnstone — Psalm 100
Beethoven arr. Sollima — Symphony No 7, Allegretto
Jacob Collier arr. Soltani — World O World
Morricone arr. Johnstone —The Man with the Harmonica
Samuel Ward — America the Beautiful.
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Musicians from Fredericksburg Music Festival and School and the Texas Cellos have joined the ranks of a beloved institution in Texan musical life. Its exceptional tonal and virtuosic qualities soon took concert audiences by storm, and now the Texas Cellos enjoy a remarkable following, selling out at every concert they have given.
Whether they’re playing classics from baroque to modern, jazz, tango, movie tunes, or avant-garde, listeners are invariably fascinated by the wide range of unique and intoxicating timbres that these cellos can produce, and their mixture of seriousness and humor, of depth and lightness, appeals to audiences of all ages.
Musicians from Fredericksburg Music Festival and School are noted not only for their joyous and thoroughly prepared performances but also for offering valuable touring experience to artists at the beginning of their careers. Each ensemble includes exceptional young professional musicians alongside seasoned artists in varied chamber music programs.
The resulting ensemble offers audiences the chance to both discover masterworks and enjoy fresh interpretations of musical favorites transcribed for 80CELLOS.