What do NBA basketball and cello choir have in common? Cellist and basketball enthusiast Amit Peled shares the educational and professional benefits of playing in an ensemble where all members play the same instrument, as demonstrated in his Mount Vernon Virtuosi CelloGang.

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Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.3 II Andante

Arranged for eight cellos and piano by Konstantin Blagojevic

Amit Peled and the Mount Vernon Virtuosi CelloGang

Solus et Una

CTM Classics

Photo credit: Philip Bermingham