Laurie Niles

Thus the birth of Violinist.com, which Laurie founded with her husband, Robert, in 1996. The website offered Laurie the perfect opportunity to blend her skills as a formally trained professional violinist and a former daily newspaper reporter.

Over the past decade, Violinist.com has proven that the Internet can draw together people from all over the world who love classical music, and that it can inflame their passion for it. The site attracts more than 100,000 absolute unique visitors each month, from teens in Kansas blogging about a Suzuki festival to professionals in the Far East sharing practice tips.

Laurie lives in Pasadena, Calif., where she maintains a private studio of students, as well as teaches 50 first-graders in the Pasadena public schools, under a city-funded grant. She free-lances in LA, and has played for the Pasadena, New West, Omaha (Neb.) and the Colorado Springs Symphonies. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts degree in Journalism from Indiana University, where she also studied violin.

Laurie loves to write profiles, and on this page are a number that she has written for this site.

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	'Meditation' from Thais By Jules Massenet. Laurie Niles, violin. Ben Salisbury, piano. Recorded March 2008.
	My Prayer Written and performed by Laurie Niles. Ben Salisbury, piano. Lyrics: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray that God watch over me. Help me be strong; help me be good; help me treat others the way I should. I thank You for the things I have, the bread on my table, my Mom and Dad. Watch over me; help me to see, so many good things can start with me.