A new recording for the Columbus-based cello quartet UCelli spotlights the accomplishments of four historic women…

The 58 songs include sparse solos and punchy duos, trios and quartets culled from 13 other musicians, including the Ngoma Lungundu drum ensemble from his father’s church in Atlanta and the UCelli string quartet from Columbus…

There is also one album of music for cello quartet. (Indeed, when I met Lomax at a Short North eatery, he was off to attend a performance of “Four Women” by Columbus cello quartet UCelli. The piece pays tribute to four black women who have championed social justice and equal rights.)…

Columbus cello quartet UCelli performs one of the cycle's works, Four Women…

ittingly, the four women in UCelli (The Columbus Cello Quartet) will be performing “Four Women,” a composition by Columbus musician/composer Mark Lomax, in concert next week…