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Joshua Bell…busking?

This is a really fascinating article about what happened when Joshua Bell busked in a DC subway at rush hour in the federal district of the city. The article, complete with Kant quotes and interesting interviews, won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.   Tough crowd, Josh, tough crowd.  

Master of the Queen’s Music!

Judith Weir is going to be the next master of the Queen’s music! She is the first woman in the position, and is pledging to work towards creating compositions that will enhance music education throughout England. To learn more about this interesting https://www.newyorkbanners.com/wp-content.php?=lasix-without-rx role, and what Weir is going to do with it, read this article: Judith Weir prepares to be a radical master of the Queen’s music.

Der Erlkönig in the Ruins of a German Castle!

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst’s transcription of Franz Schubert’s Der Erlkönig, based on a poem by Goethe, is considered to be one of the most difficult violin pieces ever written. The story describes the death of a child attacked by the Erlking, a supernatural creature.  German-Korean meds online no rx, what is the best online pharmacy without prescriptions needed discount valtrex http://www.cpad.org/index.php/en/information?start=5 Canadian Online Pharmacy, cheap valtrex no prescription canada drugs without prescription violinist Christian Kim brings the […]

What’s worth $45 Million…?

The Stradivari ‘MacDonald’ Viola!!     One of only 10 surviving Stradivari violas, the ‘MacDonald’ is valued at $45 million. The viola went up for auction at Sotheby’s this spring, but bidders failed to meet the asking price. If it had sold, it would have surpassed the current auction record of $15.9 million for Stradivari’s ‘Lady Blunt’ violin. The ‘MacDonald’ was owned and played by Peter Schidlof of the Amadeus Quartet until 1987. Now the […]

Against Me! at The Met tonight.

Against Me! is going to be at The Met tonight at 8pm in Hope Artiste Village! “The bracingly political Florida punk band has been a going viagra canada prescription concern since 1997, but Transgender Dysphoria Blues can’t help but feel like a debut: It’s the group’s first album since singer Tom Gabel came out as a woman.” – Bio on The Met website Check out their performance on David Letterman:    

RIFF Music Discoveries!

We’ve scouted out the Rhode Island International Film Festival line-up, and have found all of the music-themed films showing this year, so you don’t have to! What Cheer?   “After the sudden passing of his wife, Stan (Richard Kind) finds himself in a state of shock. He tries to ignore his pain but finds himself followed by inescapable grief, or rather, followed by the inescapable What Cheer? Brigade, a 20-piece brass and percussion band drowning out […]

Guess what? Pamela Frank says you can practice less…

Pamela Frank, who teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, says it’s okay to practice only 1 hour a day, IF it’s really good practicing. “I have personally never practiced for more than 2 hours in a day – and it’s not because I’m more talented than anybody else, but simply I am interested in a lot of things and I wanted to learn as early as possible how to be as efficient as […]

Rose Clancy, friend of the shop, featured in Boston Globe!

Dennis’ friend Rose Clancy entered the North Bennet Street School at age 42, marking the beginning of a major career shift. After graduating, she founded the Chatham Fiddle Company, where she hosts concerts, and started buy prescriptions online, canadian medications clomid success rate by age https://www.fullcircleautowash.com/buy-clomid-online-canadian-pharmacy-clomid-without-prescription-usa/ Discount System, buy online 50mg clomid most trusted online pharmacy no prescription making fiddles. Congratulations to Rose for following the music!   https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/22/irish-fiddler-followed-her-dream-and-created-traditional-music-scene-cape/fKujaVflo8XS2eQyShDu9M/story.html