Amazing! And to think we got in trouble for holding our cellos this way in school …
ERNST REIJSEGER, MOLA SYLLA, HARMEN FRAANJE LIVE “raykwela” (by marsabmusic)
Wonderful video by Prof. Vanscheeuwijck at the University of Oregon
UO Today #432 — Marc Vanscheeuwijck (by UOregon)
Not the cello as I grew up with it … but this just shows there is something for everyone in the world of string instruments. Get your skills up and you could be in an orchestra … or a band like this!
(Source: newtab)
Thank you, High Strung, for the wonderful teacher’s luncheon.
Violinist Aaron Dworkin Sworn to National Council on the Arts
“The U.S. Senate has confirmed African American violinist Aaron Dworkin to serve on the National Council on the Arts on Tuesday.
Dworkin, President Obama’s first nominee to the National Council on the Arts and a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, is the Founder and President of the Sphinx Organization, a national, non-profit organization which helps to increase the participation of Blacks and Latinos in the field of classical music.
As a member of the The National Council, Dworkin will advise the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on policy and programs, oversea funding guidelines and recommend individuals or organizations to receive the National Medal of Arts, a Presidential award recognizing outstanding contribution to the arts in America.
“I am deeply honored that I was considered and selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate,” Dworkin said Wednesday. “It is my hope that I can play a role in advocating for the arts in our society and access for all young people.”
Dworkin received his Bachelors and Masters in violin performance at the University Of Michigan School Of Music and will appear at the Sphinx Virtuosi at Carnegie Hall on October 12.”
Quoted from the original article by MRBIENST here.
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26Steinway Diary Project at the Smithsonian
Although this exhibit has closed, the website is still active. Read pages from the Steinway diary, explore facts about the Steinway family, and learn more about the 19th century by visiting this fascinating site.
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14 Composer Sakamoto, music group set up instrument fund for disaster-hit schools
Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto speaks at the announcement of the School Music Revival fund in Tokyo on July 20. (Mainichi)
The Zenkoku Gakki Kyokai (All-Japan Musical Instrument Association) has teamed up with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to set up a fund to get music-loving students at disaster-devastated schools in Japan’s northeast playing again.
