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Jonathan Simmons

Learn Cello Geography from Cellist Jonathan Simmons

A passionate teacher, cellist Jonathan Simmons is offering a short introduction to cello geography in his Mapping the Fingerboard class at the Cello Guild.

Jonathan is currently pursuing a DMA at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro (UNCG), studying with Dr. Alex Ezerman. At UNCG, he serves as the cellist of the graduate string quartet and as principal cellist in the UNCG Symphony Orchestra. He is also the author of the educational Cello Life Blog and has experience teaching live and online lessons to students as far away as Australia.

American Premiere of Matz Concerto

He recently performed the American premiere of the orchestrated version of the Rudolf Matz Cello Concerto (1976) from the UNCG Cello Collections.

Your Turn

What other courses would you like to see from Jonathan Simmons here at the Cello Guild? Please let us know in the comments below.

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Dr. Brenda Neece

Cello Museum founder and curator, Dr. Brenda Neece is a cellist and a researcher specializing in the history of the cello. Before starting The Cello Museum in 2019, she worked as a freelancer and served for just over a decade as a musical instrument museum curator. Her major cello teachers were Rochelle Kidd, Fred Raimi, Martha Gerschefski, and William Pleeth. Her academic mentors were Jon Finson, Marilyn Gombosi, Hélène La Rue, Ferdinand J. de Hen, and Jeremy Montagu.

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