Aaron Minsky or Von Cello (stage name) is a rock cellist. He began his career as a rock guitarist and was influenced by guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia. During high school he started to transfer his knowledge of rock guitar to the cello, creating a new style of cello playing. He went on to study the cello, obtaining Bachelors and Masters degrees in music performance from the Manhattan School of Music, also studying with professors from Juilliard. He played in the Caracas Philharmonic of Venezuela, and the Virginia Opera. He concertized in diverse settings including Carnegie Hall and CBGBs. Minsky wrote cello etude and string ensemble books combining classical music with popular styles published by Oxford University Press. His music is in the curriculums of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, U.K., and the American String Teachers' Association. He is included in Who's Who in America, and the International Who's Who. He has endorsement deals with the Yamaha and D'Addario corporations. He has recorded several CD's with his band, also known as Von Cello. His music has been heard on the radio internationally. He has performed and been interviewed on Fox and Friends, Good Day New York, and the Joey Reynolds show. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The violoncello, or as it is more commonly to refered to as the cello or cello (pronounced Cheh-loh), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. ... Jerry Garcia in his youth Jerry Garcia (born Jerome John Garcia), (August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995) was famous as guitarist and primary singer of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead, though his extensive career involved many other projects. ... A bachelor is an unmarried but marriageable man; some restrict the usage to men who have never been married. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... The Manhattan School of Music is a music school that offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in classical and jazz performance and composition. ... Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Manhattan, New York City. ... CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a legendary club in the Manhattan Bowery district of New York City, New York. ... An etude (from the French word étude meaning study) is a short musical composition designed to provide practice in a particular technical skill in the performance of a solo instrument. ... Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ... The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or ABRSM is an educational body that provides examinations in music. ... Whos Who is the name of a number of publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people. ... The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社) is a Japanese company with a large number of product areas. ... DAddario is a manufacturer of instrument strings, which was first established in Lynbrook, New York in 1974 External links History of DAddario (official site) Categories: Corporation stubs | Musical instrument manufacturers ...

Violoncello is the name of an instrument. Voncello is the name of an artist who revolutionized rock music by incorporating the cello into it as a way to bridge past music styles and future trends in music. Aaron Minsky, a.k.a. Von Cello, plays and records rock using cello as well other instruments considered more common in rock music. His CDs include: "Breaking The Sound Barriers", "Von Cello Rules!", and "Excalibur". His published compostions include: "Ten American Cello Etudes", "Three American Cello Duets", and "Judaic Concert Suite". Minsky continues to bridge the gap between classical and rock music with his latest work; a transcription of songs by the Grateful Dead titled, "Dead Cello".