February 2010
DVORAK: Sonatina Op. 100 for Violin and Piano POULENC:… – Audiophile Audition
The utterly charming Dvorak Sonatina , written for the composer’s own children to play, makes the worst impression here. Charm is nowhere to be found, and as if Simard can’t even convince her own partner of the merit of the project, this is the …
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Friends, musicians honor victims of 1960 Navy Band crash – Washington Post
The Micallef children, all grown now, were there to place roses at the tombstone of their father, a violin player. Pat Harl and Arlene Richey came to see the grave sites of their husbands, who played horns. And Harold Wendt, the old trumpet player …
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Open Question: What are my chances of becoming a professional violinist, realistically?
I’m 14 and a freshman in high school. I started playing the violin about 6 months ago. I’m excelling very quickly. I take private lessons from an excellent teacher. I’m in the 3rd essential elements book and 3rd suzuki book. I’ve learned vibrato and have excellent intonation. I’m in a community orchestra and although my [...]
Two Stillwater residents will play Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra performance on Oct. 11 (Stillwater Gazette)
Polly Logan and Forest Crocker would be the first to tell you that they’re not professional musicians. Logan is a dentist and Crocker works with large computer systems at Unisys.
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‘Once Upon a Time,’ as Told by 2 Composers (New York Times)
For the second week of his visit with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, David Robertson led a program that began and ended with symphonic fairy tales.
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Man just wants to get to his property on Sauble Beach – Owen Sound Sun Times
If I want to have a little get-together with the family, take my violin out and play a tune, I want to be able to do it without the bylaw enforcement officer being on top of it.” He said that many long-time residents know he owns the property, but …
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Conductor explores music’s healing touch – Boston Globe
As a concert violinist and Newton Symphony Orchestra conductor, James Orent knows how music can lift an audience’s spirits. But while watching too many friends and family members battle life-threatening diseases, he came to wonder about another …
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Open Question: I don’t think my parents understand what I really want in life right now?
I know who I am. I’m a girl that has only lived for a short 15 years. I’m a teenager that earns decent grades in school. A teenager, not a rebel. I know I have it better than most other teens my age. I take private violin lessons and I study Japanese in school and [...]
Music Fridays to come to ‘Zion’ exhibit (The Daily Universe)
The Education in Zion gallery has opened its doors to students interested in sharing their musical talents with gallery visitors. The Education in Zion gallery, located in the Joseph F. Smith Building, provides patrons an enjoyable experience viewing the gallery, as they are serenaded by soft sounds of the violin and piano. The gallery, which [...]
Music Fridays to come to ‘Zion’ exhibit (The Daily Universe)
The Education in Zion gallery has opened its doors to students interested in sharing their musical talents with gallery visitors. The Education in Zion gallery, located in the Joseph F. Smith Building, provides patrons an enjoyable experience viewing the gallery, as they are serenaded by soft sounds of the violin and piano. The gallery, which [...]
