Midsummer is coming
I just saw The Real Group tonight and I love them! This is an old video, but it's one of the tunes we played at midsummer!…
Music on Main hosts Chloe Kim, violin
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…
2025 Goals
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?…
Hanumankind
Best music videos I've ever seen. From an Indian rapper - Kerala, India.…
Scheherazade - Violin Hero with Nathan Cole
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…
Attempting the possible
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…
Listening to Vivaldi - La Cetra
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…