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If you’re an assistant principal (as opposed to “assistant to the principal” for you UK Office fans), you’ve got a pretty cushy job. You don’t play any of the solos (unless there are solos for the second chair), you don’t do any of the bowings, and you basically try to help the principal do their [...]
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When it comes to most things in life, there isn’t much of an advantage of being older except for one thing: experience. When you live longer, you have more experiences, both good and bad. When I was in high school, and even college, there were many things that I know now that I wish I’d [...]
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Well, it’s been quiet here at the blog for some time, so I thought it might be a good thing to tell you what I’ve been up to. I went down to Los Angeles this past Sunday to take the audition for the 3rd chair viola position (Assistant principal) of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on [...]
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This Sunday, September 27th, at 2:30 p.m., the Chagall Quartet will be playing as part of the Salem concert series Camerata Musica at the Salem Library auditorium. The group’s members are Adam Lamotte and Gregory Ewer, violins; myself on viola; and Justin Kagan, cellist. It will be a delightful classical period concert – here’s the [...]
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Principal violist Joël Belgique bought a Stroh violin – it’s impossible to describe, so here’s a photo:
Basically it’s a solid wooden dowel with a violin bridge, fingerboard and tailpiece attached, and with a metal horn to amplify the sounds made by the strings. There is also a smaller horn bell attached that is designed to [...]
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The seemingly tireless Zach Carstensen of The Gathering Note posted videos and commentary from our concert last weekend in Seattle. Swing by and take a look, and be sure to look around the rest of the site – Zach has put together a team of some of the best arts writers in the Northwest to [...]
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I happy to announce that I’ve begun to utilize a great online resource for classical music fans, artists, and presenters: InstantEncore.com. You’ll notice that there’s now an online “radio station” in the right sidebar. It features some of my performances in recital over the last few years, and I hope to add to what’s available [...]
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