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Violin BlogsViolinist.com members may keep personal journals on the website. Violinist.com's editor selects the best entries for the column below. Links to all other recent blog posts may be found in the column on the right. Top BlogsThank you to Violinist.com's February advertisers By Robert NilesFebruary 8, 2010 17:23
I'd like to take a moment to thank the violin shops, retailers and music programs who are advertising on Violinist.com in February. Their financial support helps Laurie and I to keep the site running and filled with great new interviews and features. (Laurie's got three new violinist interviews she's working on writing into stories right now!) So thank you to our returning advertisers:
As well as to our new and returning advertisers this month: Looking for financial help for college and career? From The Top is selecting approximately 25 pre-collegiate violinists this year for $10,000 awards. Please check out the link to the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award for application details. We'd also like to thank violin maker Hans Pluhar and Eldar Speiser and the "Join a String Quartet" music kit for supporting the site this month. Also, we would like to thank Shar for making a year-long commitment to supporting Violinist.com. Shar will be highlighting many different offers on Violinist.com over the next 12 months, so we hope you'll keep your eyes open for those. We hope that you will show your appreciation for these advertisers' support of Violinist.com by considering them when you're making a decision about violin- and music-related purchases, or your violin career. If you run a music-related business, or are an administrator at a music school, competition or camp, we invite you to consider supporting this lively community by becoming an advertiser on Violinist.com. Thank you, again, to everyone who has helped make Violinist.com such a fun and informative community! Read more...
On the Mastery of Two Skills By Clayton HaslopFebruary 8, 2010 13:31
Two questions came from players at very different places in their violin lives. One arose from the rather uncomfortable challenge of sight-reading Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ Symphony’ – a rhythmically tricky piece.
Interview with Gerald Elias, author of Devil's Trill By Mayra CalvaniFebruary 7, 2010 13:48
Thanks for the interview, Gerald. You’re a concert violinist, conductor and composer. What got you into writing? I remember in second grade we had an assignment to write a comic strip, and I did one of a horse doing pushups for JFK's national physical fitness program. My teacher, who seemed to be impressed with my work, asked "Is this original?" I didn't know what the word meant, so I somberly shook my head and said, "Oh, no!" My father loved writing as an avocation and in his later years became famous for writing letters to the editor of his local newspapers. He also enjoyed writing poetry--only the kind that rhymes--so I guess writing is in my genes. Tell us how your inspiration for Devil’s Trill came about? I understand the story was based on lessons you had developed for your violin students? Some of the most boring stuff I had to read as a violin student were pedagogical tomes about music and the violin... Read more...
New violinist author: Paula Yoo By Mayra CalvaniFebruary 7, 2010 13:30
I love to discover new violin-related novels and especially those written by violinists who are also authors. Here's a new one for you: Paula Yoo. Check out her book and website. She has agreed to an interview so I'll have her as a guest soon! About her book: How to make your Korean parents happy: 1. Get a perfect score on the SATs. Patti's parents expect nothing less than the best from their Korean-American daughter... Read more...
Music as Art By Emily GrossmanFebruary 7, 2010 03:31
Last night's dream cannot be explained, but I must attempt, lest I forget. I played a piano/cello trio by Brahms--one of his yet unheard compositions, of course--and was pleasantly surprised to find that the melody had taken the form of a serpent, which wove in and out of the tapestry; each of us took turns carrying it along as it reappeared. The result was a work of art that lingered in visual form even though I cannot recall the sound of its sweetness. Read more...
V.com weekend vote: Which way would you rather listen to your favorite violin piece? By The Weekend VoteFebruary 6, 2010 00:27
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G Major Sonata By Emily GrossmanFebruary 4, 2010 02:56
Géza Frid Podium-Suite op.3 life + score By Bram HeemskerkFebruary 4, 2010 01:13
Géza Frid is a Hungarian composer, who lived in the Netherlands and pupil of Bartok and Kodaly. Birthe Blom www.birtheblom.com ,violin + Martin Tchiba www.tchiba.com play a sonate: Read more...
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