Returning after a phenomenal sold out performance last February, The Portland Cello Project return to the Top Hat Lounge on October 4. V.I.P., General Admission and Bar/Standing tickets are on sale now at the Top Hat, Rockin’ Rudy’s and online. This is an all ages event. For more information visit our Policies Page or call (406) 728-9865.
VIP Seating is located in the Raised Areas and the portion of the room closest to the stage, General Admission Seating consists of the 1/2 of the room closest to the front door and Bar/Standing tickets allows for standing in the rear of the overall seating.
Since the group’s inception in late 2007, the Portland Cello Project (or, PCP, as their fans affectionately call them), has wowed audiences all over the country with extravagant performances, everywhere from Prairie Home Companion, to parties on loading docks in NYC, to symphony halls from coast to coast, to punk rock clubs.. The group has built a reputation mixing genres and blurring musical lines and perceptions wherever they go.
No two shows are alike, with a repertoire now numbering over 1,000 pieces of music both expected and unexpected to come from a cello. The Cello Project’s stage setup ranges from the very simple (4-6 cellos), to the all out epic (which has included 12 cellos playing with full choirs, winds, horns, and numerous percussion players).
The Cello Project’s mission is three-fold:
The Cello Project works to build bridges across musical communities through collaborations and educational outreach. They have collaborated with a diverse assortment of musicians, from high school and university music programs, to the Dandy Warhols to Garrison Keillor on Prairie Home Companion to Trampled by Turtles to Corin Tucker to Maya Beiser to Ben Sollee to Zoe Keating to Howe Gelb, just to name a few…
Sun, Oct 04, 2015
7pm (door) 8pm (show)
$15 (Adv.) $18 (DOS) $25 (VIP)