Services

What is Cellisimo?
Founded in 1999 by Leah Jacob, Cellisimo is summer
ensemble experience for cellists (or those who want to
become cellists!) It is essentially an orchestra just for
cellos! If you are looking for a summer music camp for
your cellist in the Dayton or Cincinnati areas this is for you!

What classes are available?

Beginning Cellisimo is for those students with no
prior experience playing the cello.
Intermediate Cellisimo is for students with more than
one year of experience. We will learn new
techniques and work on playing together as an
ensemble. This is a wonderful way to keep your
child playing during the summer months so they
don't forget everything they have learned during the
school year.
Advanced Cellisimo is for students who are serious
about the cello and wish to learn advanced
techniques. This class is reserved for the dedicated
cello student.
Adult Cello Support Group is for adults who have
either begun playing cello as an adult or played years
ago and want to get back into it. It is a chance to
play together in an ensemble setting with no
pressure.

Where are the classes held?
Cellisimo will be offered in two locations:

Classes will be offered in Centerville at:
McCutcheon Music Studio
44 Marco Lane * Centerville, Ohio 45458

Classes will also be offered in Mason at:
Mason United Methodist Church
6315 S. Mason Montgomery Rd. * Mason, Ohio 45040

When is it?
Classes begin on June 14, 2007. Classes in
Centerville will be on Thursday evenings and
classes in Mason will meet on Friday evenings.
Each level meets individually and we will also
have a large group class. To see the complete
schedule click here.

The final week of classes we will have a joint
rehearsal to combine the Mason and Centerville
classes. Each same-level group from the two
cities will be working on the same music and we
will combine for the concert! The concert to
complete the camp will be on July 28, 2007.

Who is Leah Jacob?

Leah Hecht Jacob has roots in Dayton. She attended
Bishop Liebold school through 8th grade and then
attended Centerville High School. She took lessons
with many of Dayton's cello teachers then went on to
perform with the Starling Preparatory Program out
of Cincinnati. With this group she toured Germany,
Austria, and Switzerland. They returned to the U.S.
and played in New York at Alice Tully Hall in
Lincoln Center. This same group later went to
Colorado to perform at the Aspen Music Festival.
Leah spent a summer in Weston,Vermont at
Kinhaven Music School where she learned many
virtues of performing gracefully.

She graduated from Centerville High School in 1994
and went to Cincinnati's College Conservatory of
Music. She received chamber music coaching from
the Tokyo String Quartet and Amernet String
Quartet. She received private lessons from Lee Fiser
and Yehuda Hanani. With CCM's Philharmonia
Orchestra Leah traveled to Portugal and played at
the World's Fair in 1997. She graduated from CCM
in 1998 and won a position playing in the Springfield
Symphony. She has also played with the Dayton
Philharmonic as a substitute and sits principle in the
Lebanon Symphony. Leah is also the manager and
cellist for the Rose' Trio.

Along with her private cello studio, Cellisimo
program, string trio, and symphonies, Leah also is
busy raising her three young children. She resides in
Mason, Ohio with her husband and three kids.