Appalachian Chamber Music Festival
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Katie founded the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival in early 2021 after nearly a decade of brainstorming ideas, plans and vision for creating a chamber music festival that celebrates history, nature and culture. ACMF brings international talent to the area of Harpers Ferry, WV and surrounding communities.
The festival achieved huge initial success in its inaugural season, celebrated in August, 2021, giving 9 performances to in-person audiences and a chamber music workshop and interacting with the local community and partners. As Artistic Director, Katie strives to bring music to audiences in new, meaningful and accessible ways. Her goal is to celebrate the rich heritage of the region a world stage, and bring authenticity and camaraderie of chamber music to audiences of all ages and experiences. To find out more about the festival, please visit appalachianchamber.org |
Lost in Plain Sight: Gaspar Cassadó and His Iberian Legacy
Lost in Plain sight explores the life and legacy of 20th century cellist-composer Gaspar Cassadó .through contexualizing his music in a dynamic concert and lecture experience. This ambitious research-performance project is led by with collaborator Dr. Rosi Song and supported in part by a Research Impact Grant through Durham University, as well as other cultural bodies like the Instituto Cervantes. Performance of the project commenced in August, 2022 and have since been presented at multiple venues in the USA, Germany and UK and festivals and universities as well as various Instituto Cervantes locations in Europe. Future performances scheduled in Ireland, USA and Spain from 2022-2024.
In October of 2021, Dr. Song and Katie travelled to Cologne, Germany to visit the Hochschule where Cassado was last posted and work with world-renowned musician Johannes Moser on interpretation of repertoire surrounding Cassado's life and influence, including the cellist's own works. |
Cello Power: The Popper Project
Cello Power was born from the idea that the music world is a richer place when we can all succeed in our performance goals in better and more efficient ways. Katie started Cello Power in December of 2020 with friend and colleague Ailbhe McDongagh (Royal Irish Academy of Music).
The ethos of the project is centered around the idea that learning and improving technique is something that happens for a lifetime and can be fun, supportive and empowering. The pair create a inclusive online space where cellists at any stage can learn.
Their 2021 project covers all 40 Popper Studies "High School of Cello playing" and includes highly esteemed special guest cellists from around the world. Katie and Ailbhe presented on this project at the "Perform_Live Now" international conference in Mar, 2022.
The ethos of the project is centered around the idea that learning and improving technique is something that happens for a lifetime and can be fun, supportive and empowering. The pair create a inclusive online space where cellists at any stage can learn.
Their 2021 project covers all 40 Popper Studies "High School of Cello playing" and includes highly esteemed special guest cellists from around the world. Katie and Ailbhe presented on this project at the "Perform_Live Now" international conference in Mar, 2022.
DYCP: A Winter's Journey, ReimaginedThe concept for "A Winter's Journey, Reimagined" is directly inspired by the song cycle "Winterreise" by Franz Schubert, and is a collaborative performer-composer led project. Katie begun the creative process for this project in 2021 as part of her DYCP grant, which draws on many other inspirations including the work of dancer/choreographer Akram Khan, Maxwell-Davies' "8 Songs of a Mad King", the operatic works of Benjamin Britten (particularly Peter Grimes), and theatrical performance of Kafka's Metamorphosis where the cello (Schuyler Slack) represents the alter-ego of Gregor Samsa.
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Semibreve Collective
Katie joined Semibreve as a performer and Co-Artistic Director in 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together with Annie Ball, the ensemble has brought a fresh musical voice to the Northeast with their "genre-defying" sound to critical acclaim from local periodicals. Katie and Annie have tackled many ambitious projects together, including a rural outdoor tour of Northumberland in Autumn 2020, funded in part by the Ray Wind Fund, which sought to bring live music to communities that were isolated during the pandemic. Other significant projects have included their "12 Days of Christmas" Livestream festival, Clara Vale Outdoor gigs and the Hearth Arts Centre's "Kindness through culture" festival.
More: Past Performances and Events
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Upcoming Events:
July 9, 2021 Clara Vale Outdoor Gigs with Gareth Davies-Jones July 11, 2021 Clara Vale Outdoor Gigs: On Tour! with Gareth Davies-Jones. Hagg Bank, Wylam Aug, 2021 Torrey Chamber Music Festival Aug. 18-22, 2021 Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Aug. 31/Sept. 1, 2021 The Eagles, Capital One Arena, Washington D.C. Past Events: July 10, 2021 Postponed: Live with Gareth Davies Jones, Stocksfield May 29, 2021 Clara Vale Outdoor Gigs Semibreve Duo June 13, 2021 Katie Tertell live at the Globe June 22, 2021- POSTPONED Otterburn Mill Workshop Series Semibreve Concert and Workshop Otterburn, Northumberland June 26, 2021 Clara Vale Outdoor Gigs Brahms Double Concerto, Solihull Symphony Orchestra- Postponed July 3, 2021-POSTPONED Semibreve Duo The Vault, Hexham May 2, 2021 2pm EDT, 7pm GMT+1 ACMF Pre-Festival Launch Concert Live on Facebook and YouTube May 19-22, 2021 Whittington International Chamber Music Festival Owestry, UK Friday, Apr 2, 3pm GMT- Online The Hearth Digital Festival Afternoon Tea concert with Robert and Katie Saturday, Apr 3, 7:30 pm GMT- Online The Hearth Digital Festival Semibreve and Friends Apr. 4, 3pm GMT Online and in-person Katie Tertell and Robert Manasse Live at the Globe, Newcastle January 24, 3pm GMT- Online The McLean Collective live, in collaboration with the Globe Feb. 5, 6-10pm GMT Wylam Winter Tales Festival- Online Semibreve Duo Ongoing through Feb. 2021 Digital Event "Clarinet and Friends" Free; Sponsored by the City of Fairfax, Virginia USA Dec. 18, 8pm Semibreve Duo- Live at the Globe Nov. 30-Dec. 20 Twelve Days of Christmas Digital Festival Nov. 11, 1 pm Remembrance Day Livestream Concert All proceeds to support The White Poppy Appeal, The Red Poppy Appeal, and The Hearth Arts Centre. Streaming from various locations, check out our Facebook page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/semibreveevents Nov. 6- Postponed Gosforth Civic Theatre: Annie Ball and Katie Tertell 7:30 pm 
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