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Ask Alice - Thirty-six cellos, crazy musical terms, guilty pleasures and musical choices, with deputy agony aunt Kelly Ferjutz

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Alice McVeigh. Photo © John Carmichael

Weekly since April 2003, American freelance cellist, author and playwright Alice McVeigh has been answering questions on a surprising variety of subjects from musicians, students, music lovers and other readers. You can read her most recent columns by clicking on the links at the top of the left-hand column on this page.

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