On Tuesday night I spent an hour an a half in the company of Chloe Kim, her violin, and two bows to enjoy her selection of Solo Bach Partitas and a suite of Norwegian violin music. We were joined by a packed theatre, hosted by Music on Main in the…
So goals ... Learn Scandinavian Fiddle learn 1 tune from the spelmanslag backlog each week listen to the tunes Learn Partita II in a year everyday scales there are 121 total lines of music, 46 weeks left around 3 lines per week, perhaps 1 line overlapped review. is this even possible?…
Best music videos I've ever seen. From an Indian rapper - Kerala, India.…
Nathan Cole hosted a free 4-day online seminar on the violin solos of Rimsky-Korsikov's Scheherazade. I attended for all 4 days (1 hour per day), for which I had to change much of my schedule to accomodate. It was totally worth it though. I did 2 out of the 4…
There are 99 days left in 2024 and I'm just getting started! So much happened in 2024 that it's hard to imagine the amount of change both internally and externally in my life. That said, it's never too late to set some goals! Goals for 2024-2025 Continue running: I have…
I found a record of Vivaldi's La Cetra, Op. 9, at a thrift store and decided to try it out. It's the I Musici version with Felix Ayo as soloist. The label says La Cetra are Concertos for Vioin, Strings, and Continuo (Organ) and the word itself means roughly "lyre.…
Recently I've started thinking deeper about what it would feel like if I made music a bigger part of my life. When I asked myself the question, "How much more do I invest into my music?" My answer tonight is: I double down. If I had nothing to lose and…