# Casting a spell on the cello

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2005
- Speaker: Caroline Lavelle
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/caroline_lavelle_casting_a_spell_on_the_cello)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She performs "Farther than the Sun," backed by Thomas Dolby on keyboards.

## Lectures

1. [Casting a spell on the cello](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/caroline_lavelle_casting_a_spell_on_the_cello/239e8841b362), 8 min (TED's player)