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Active in a Revolution Cafe?
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...sort of a Harry Parch of bass players.
March 9
A blog post by Greg Cahill was featured
A must-read from the New York Times:A really beautiful, heartfelt remembrance by Joanne Lipman: In East Brunswick, N.J., former students brought out their musty instruments to pay tribute to a beloved music teacher.Click here to read this appreciati…
March 2
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A must-read from the New York Times:A really beautiful, heartfelt remembrance by Joanne Lipman: In East Brunswick, N.J., former students brought out their musty instruments to pay tribute to a beloved music teacher.Click here to read this appreciati…
March 2
Cool. Very creative. Strings should do a story on him.
February 15
crazy, innovative
February 13
my friend laura just showed this to me for the first time today! it's incredible. stocco has such an innovative approach to sound design.
February 13
More like a loose-knit nationwide confederation of venues that program classical music in a cafe or bar setting. It's pretty ad hoc Here's the article link: http://www.stringsmagazine.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=24631
February 10
What exactly is a revolution cafe? A place specifically opened with performers in mind?
February 10

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Bluegrass/folk, Blues, Country, Rock
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This One Goes Out to the String Teachers (and Students, Too)

A must-read from the New York Times:


A really beautiful, heartfelt remembrance by Joanne Lipman: In East
Brunswick, N.J., former students brought out their musty instruments to pay tribute to a beloved music teacher.

Click here to read this appreciation piece.


Posted on March 2, 2010 at 3:00pm —

Greg Cahill

Bright Spots in Public Arts Funding Battle

Publicly funded city arts programs won't face cuts by the LA City Council, though savings will have to found in the budget.Continue

Posted on February 9, 2010 at 10:00pm —

Greg Cahill

Innovation & Inspiration: 2010 NAMM Show Product Report

Innovation abounded among the more than 1,500 exhibitors at the annual winter gathering of the National Association of Music Merchants, held January 14-17, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. NAMM’s exhibitors at the bustling show included more than 350 devoted to various aspects of the string trade, ranging from violin and bow makers to manufacturers of instruments cases and electronics. The mood, overall, was upbeat and confident, after the uncertainty amid economic woes t… Continue

Posted on January 28, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Greg Cahill

The Section Quartet Joins Hope for Haiti Now Benefit

The Section, an LA-based string quartet known for its innovative arrangements of rock and pop songs, will be among the artists participating in tonight’s international telethon Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief.

The two-hour global telethon, organized by actor and director George Clooney and MTV, will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, MTV and other networks on Friday, Jan. 22, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT; 7p.m. CT.

The Section—violinists Eric Gorfain and Daphne Chen, violist… Continue

Posted on January 22, 2010 at 1:00pm —

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A Challenge to Musicians

Great interview with the always outspoken conductor and composer Pierre Boulez in today's New York Times.

Still a mighty advocate for contemporary music, he throws down this challenge to musicians (and programmers):

“Performers aren’t audacious enough today,” Mr. Boulez also told me. “They think audiences won’t respond to what’s unfamiliar. But to provoke — in the good sense — is the performer’s role. It’s not just to give one more concert.”

“That’s not culture,” he said. “That’s marke… Continue

Posted on January 10, 2010 at 1:13pm — 2 Comments

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At 3:52pm on February 9, 2010, Katerina Stamatelos said…
Thank you, Greg!
That is a good idea!
And thanks for the feedback!
At 10:21am on December 14, 2009, Dorothy Chung Javorsky said…
Hi Greg,
I've been meaning to email you/your editors for years to tell you how much I LOVE your magazine. I play violin in my own wedding quartet and am a non-union community player, but had become a bit tired of the same music experiences. Thanks to Strings, I've been attending the O'Connor Fiddlecamps for the past five years trying to learn jazz and dabbling with other styles. I also book chamber groups for a local concert series, so all the news you report is relevant to me. Plus, I'm a bit of a geek, so I have to know the newest electronics, gear, sheet music, and concerts. I recommend your magazine to all my string friends!

Dorothy Chung Javorsky
Sarabande Strings
Lincoln, NE
At 6:42pm on November 5, 2009, Bob said…
I noticed that many names that one enters for MEMBERS, it says they don't exsist, I tried to find some people, after seeing them on here, but cant bring them up again, I think Casey Washington is probably a Member as in my request before, also noticed that if I am on one page ,I can't click back a page, only is happening here, so its not the mouse.
At 5:40pm on November 5, 2009, Bob said…
thanks !!!!
At 6:08am on July 24, 2009, Ann Marie Cordial said…
Yea Greg, it IS a Luis & Clark. I absolutely LOVE it. The adjustment was strange at first, because the instrument is so lightweight. Changing positions is harder because of the lightness, and if you are not careful, the instrument will 'jump'. As far as tone, it is beautiful, and has exceptional projection.

I first saw the ad for the violin in the STRINGS magazine. After 2 years of owning the violin, I now am the proud owner of a Luis and Clark viola. It is every bit as wonderful as the violin. In fact, when I practice with it @ work, folks will tell me,"I heard you playing the cello on your lunch break."

After owning these two instruments, I doubt I would ever go back to wood again.

---Ann Marie
At 8:18am on July 9, 2009, Jonathan Russell said…
Hey Greg-

For an update on what I did last year, here is a link to a blog I kept last year when I was on tour in Hungary...
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=89318778
At 4:56pm on July 8, 2009, Ahmed Mahmoud Sayed said…
aah, thank you, Greg!
strings style is goin crazy in Cairo, I'll give ya some links, when I collect them
At 8:21pm on July 4, 2009, Jonathan Russell said…
Hey Greg! I remember meeting you at ASTA. Thanks for writing. I've done a lot in the past two years. I played lots of festivals in the US and did an 8 city tour of Hungary for which I received an award from the American Embassy. Last November, I played three nights with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Rose Hall for their Nursery Song Swing series. I'm gigging and now also studying film scoring with some of the faculty at NYU. Apparently, a lot of big film scorers had their start in jazz (John Williams for one).
At 2:00pm on May 7, 2009, eddymontreal said…
Not really as per se! Even though I think I've got a good ear for that and I'm profoundly knowledgeable of the artistic local scene, especially the musical one.
At 11:14am on May 7, 2009, eddymontreal said…
That is so true about Montreal's music scene! You have really so many choices in a week in terms of concerts ranging from symphony orchestras to smaller ensembles and they are top notch. As for amateur ensembles, they are also pretty active. I consider myself very lucky being in this city. Since I play with amateur orchestras, I go less to concerts but I have my regular annual subscriptions and still enjoy the concerts.
 
 

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