There's always room for cellos

SooToday.com has received the following note from Kathie Brosemer, who describes herself "as one of Bernadette Merritt's cello students busking for the music camp."

Read on for the explanation.

************************* On Saturday, December 22, there will be a possibility of a rare sighting in Sault Ste. Marie.

Five cello players - four of them students of Bernadette Merritt of the Algoma Conservatory - will play Christmas carols to entertain shoppers in the Cambrian Mall.

Ms. Merritt is a well-loved teacher with her adult and youth cellists.

She will lead the quintet, including two adult and two young cello students, in a selection of crowd-pleasers from traditional and modern Christmas music, as well as selections from the musical The Sound of Music.

The performance will raise money for the Algoma Music Camp, a pet project of Ms. Merritt and her students.

A cello case will be open to receive donations to the camp, which will support much-needed renovations to the old barn used for teaching and for performances.

Catch these rare birds from 1 to 3 p.m. in the food court of the Cambrian Mall.

An additional benefit performance will take place on Sunday at the Station Mall.

A string quartet including Ms. Merritt on cello, Raymond Schryer and Vanessa Mio on violin, and Nancy Logan on viola will play more advanced works starting at 4 p.m.

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