John Belk, cellist, has studied cello with Kirsten Whitson for nine years. Responding to a challenge from Kirsten, he hasn’t missed a day of practice in more than eight of those, which has taken him from Go Tell Aunt Rhody to the Kodaly Cello Sonata. John has played in Minnesota Youth Symphonies for five years and was the soloist with them this year for the Dvorak Cello Concerto, and has also has won prizes as a soloist in the Schubert Club Scholarship Competition, The Minnesota Sinfonia's 2011 Senior division Young Artist Competition, the Thursday Musical Scholarship Competiti… read more
John Belk, cellist, has studied cello with Kirsten Whitson for nine years. Responding to a challenge from Kirsten, he hasn’t missed a day of practice in more than eight of those, which has taken him from Go Tell Aunt Rhody to the Kodaly Cello Sonata. John has played in Minnesota Youth Symphon… read more
John Belk, cellist, has studied cello with Kirsten Whitson for nine years. Responding to a challenge from Kirsten, he hasn’t missed a day of practice in more than eight of those, which has taken him from Go Tell Aunt Rhody to the Kodaly Cello Sonata. John has played in Minnesota Youth Symphonies for five years and was the soloist with them this year for the Dvora… read more