Sam Gorski | en

When the combination of a cello and a guitar is mentioned as the sole instruments of a band, people are often bewildered and dubious of the sound of the band. The result, is a refreshing new style the band members like to call “cello rock.” Oak and Gorski, formerly The Ken Oak Band, comprised of two members (Ken Oak; Cello/Vocals/Guitar, Ed Gorski; Guitar/Vocal), is a band based primarily around the LA area. With an independent label, they have toured the country with self-booked shows, and currently has two albums for sale: Symposium and From Vienna to Venice. Ken, the cellist,...

Anatol Ugorski was the fourth-born child of five siblings. In 1945, the Ugorski family moved to Leningrad, where six years later, he went to the conservatory which included an affiliated special music school, although he did not specialize in any instrument. After finishing school in 1960, he studied piano at the Leningrad Conservatory with Nadezhda Golubowskaja. Before graduation, he went through many works by premier (and often controversial) Soviet composers, such as Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Olivier Messiaen, and Pierre Boulez. During the time he lived in Leningrad, he played a guest performance of a piece by Pierre Boulez in...