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Unexpected Americana

Check out Fede GraƱa Y Los Prolijos’ song “El Gigante” on NPR’s field recordings! The band is from Uruguay and is clearly influenced buy medicine on line, you drugstore trial viagra coupons http://redmillburgers.com/images/flash/blog/index.php?=viagra-online-canadian-pharmacy/ Internet Pharmacy Canada, viagra prices the villages Safe Online Pharmacies by americana and bluegrass. And the lead singer seriously can’tĀ stop smiling!  

What if Peeling an Orange Led to the Shape of a Violin’s F-hole?

Considering the f-holes of the Amati ā€˜Kingā€™ cello and playing with food led Andrew Dipper to on a possible path to evolution of the sound hole of a violin.Ā He writes: “I have to admit now that playing with food had a part in this discovery, and peeling an orange led me to confirm the realisation that the Amati f-hole, curled up in this way, creates spheroids with a helical incision that unites the opposing poles…Soon […]

If You Could Play Tree Rings on a Record Player

  Bartholomaus Traubeck is a designer in Germany who has created a modified turntable that plays what has been dubbed ā€œthe voice of the trees.ā€ Traubeckā€™s design allows the player to make musical sounds from the inner rings of a tree, producing unique and varying sound textures. Though the actual sliced pieces of the tree do not have qualities of sound in piano form, the converted record player analyses the tree rings for their thickness, […]

Understanding Life Through Rap: “I have to have empathy.”

I think that there is a narrative that’s been lost in American culture, but definitely in rap music. It’s very consumer-based. It’s very narcissistic in a way. But I just want to talk about practical stuff, about regular people, because I think our regular lives are amazing, beautiful things. –Michael Render, Killer Mike Read the full interview on NPR Music here.

Mark O’Connor Challenges Suzuki

  In a recent battle of violin brains, American virtuoso and composer Mark O’Connor criticized Suzuki and online pharmacy no prior prescription, can i buy prescriptions from canada doxycycline online no prescription http://gaganpolycot.com/doxycycline-online-usa-ca-uk-au-canadian-pharmacy/ buy medication online canada, doxycycline order online Pet Pharmacy Online his legendary teaching methods. In interviews and on his blog, O’Connor has set out to disprove not only Suzuki’s methods (he prefers “Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down” to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”) but […]

The evolution of plants…and violins?

Do instruments, like leaves, respond to and change due to their environment? After working extensively on plant morphology, researcher and musician Dan Chitwood, Ph.D. decided to track the evolution of stringed instruments. Violins, violas, cellos, and double basses have evolved over time to facilitate changing historical functions and sound canadian generic drugs online, Online Canadian Drugstore discounted prices for levitra http://makeandfable.com/wp-content.php?=online-levitra-paypal Canadian Mail Order Pharmacies, levitra 10mg online prescription canada specifics. Read the full article […]

Holiday Performances by the Warwick Symphony Orchestra!

This December, the Warwick Symphony Orchestra will give two concerts during the holiday season featuring the West Bay Chorale and the University of Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra and mexico pharmacy online drugstore, norx pharmstore buy prof viagra online http://marconiunion.com/wp-content.php?=canadian-online-pharmacy-viagra Pharmacy Online, viagra gold 800mg Usa Drug Store Concert Choir. On Saturday, December 6th, they will perform at the St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center in Woonsocket at 7:30pm. On Sunday, December 14th, they will perform […]

Really Lexus? Cellist Disapproves

The new Lexus commercial that ridicules classical music has struck an off-key note with Melbourne-based cellist Paul Ghica. In a humorous but hard-hitting letter, he writes: About that musicā€¦ You claim to passionately pursue perfection. Refinement. Class, timelessness, etc. And now, even excitement. And you do it by deriding none other than Mozart, who wrote some of the most perfect, refined, classy, timeless, and exciting music ever written. You then replace it with a monotonous, […]

The Head and the Heart Comes to Providence

Sweet Seattle band “the Head and the Heart” will be heading to Lupo’s in Downtown Providence on December 8th as part of their upcoming tour. Their second album, Let’s Be Still, was released last October, and is an eclectic and magical blend of “lush lyrics” and “exacting instrumentalism.” Check them out atĀ www.theheadandtheheart.com. Here’s their latest video to the title track:   For tickets and more information, visit Lupo’s.

New Music from The Alt

  “The Alt,” a new group consisting of amazing traditional Irish musicians John Doyle, Nuala Kennedy, and Eamon Oā€™ Leary, just released their debut album. Recorded in a small cabin http://gaganpolycot.com/order-prednisone-online-canadian-pharmacy/ in North Carolinaā€™s Appalachian mountains in just three days, the album is a mix of traditional tunes and songs. Listen to their work here, and read the press release at TradConnect.   the alt by the alt

Philip Glass and Steve Reich Reunite at BAM

  For the first time in 30 years, influential composers Steve Reich and Phillip Glass shared the stage in September at the Brooklyn Academy of Musicā€™s 2014 Next Wave Festival. Read Cheap Generic Prescriptions, Pharmacy Ireland brand levitra 20mg https://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2017/09/11/levitra-10mg-20mg-online-canadian-pharmacy/ Rx Canada Pharmacy, brand levitra discount Northwest Pharmacy Canada more about their reunion, perspective ensembles, and 3 days of performances: https://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/09/10/347392860/philip-glass-and-steve-reich-at-bam-together-again-yet-still-apart https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/arts/music/philip-glass-and-steve-reich-reunite-at-bam.html?_r=0

LOCAL LISTENING: Leyla McCalla

On November 20th, New Orleans-based artist Leyla McCalla will be performing at the Columbus Theater in Providence at 8pm.   A cellist and singer with a distinctive and powerful sound, Leyla finds inspiration from a variety of sources, including her Haitian heritage, New Orleans, and dancing at Cajun Mardi Gras. She studied at Smith College and New York University, and has toured extensively with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, appearing on the bandā€™s GRAMMY-nominated album Leaving […]

“I shouldn’t have agreed to this.”

A mom guesses the lineup of a summer festival…pretty hilarious. ———————————— “Mom: Well, he looks like somebody, http://ramfarms.com/sites/blog/index.php?=cialis-tadalafil-20mg-sale but I donā€™t knowā€¦. Nope. Smoky Robinson, thatā€™s who he makes me thinks of. Me: No. Mom: Youā€™re looking at your mother who knows people from the 70s and 80s. Me: Yeah. Heā€™s Childish Gambino. Mom: I shouldnā€™t have agreed to this.”  

Maya Angelou: “Find a beautiful piece of art.”

  “Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall in love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Canadian Online Drug Store, Canadian Generic Pharmacy buy lasix without script https://www.fullcircleautowash.com/order-lasix-without-prescription-buy-lasix-over-the-counter-usa/ trust pharmacy online, online 500 mg lasix online pharmacy no insurance Chopin – find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize […]

The Master from Cremona

If you want to know about violin making, you’ll want to study the life and work of Antonio Stradivari, perhapsĀ the greatest luthier of all time. “His interpretation of geometry and design for the violin has served as a conceptual model for violin makers for more http://www.stpauls-stalbans.org/bin/flagyl-online/ than 250 years,” states the Smithsonian. Read aboutĀ Stradivari here! Below see a romanticized, yet beautiful portrait of the maker.