Mühlrad envisions music that incorporates both the human and robot cello player side-by-side as complementary instruments with differing functions. The complexity of musical interpretation isn ...

The cello looks like a violin - but bigger. You couldn't hold this under your chin! Instead, it rests on a spike which sticks into the floor and is held between the players legs and played with a bow.

These concerts, which benefit the West Stockbridge Historical Society, routinely sell out. Tickets at $35 for members, $40 for nonmembers, can be reserved at weststockbridgehistory.org. Seating is ...