The Maine Youth Rock Orchestra was inspired by a trend: when major pop, rock, or folk artists share a stage with a professional symphony, giving another path for a career as a musician.
Who wouldn’t leap immediately at an opportunity to play a cello by Antonio Stradivari? For Jan Vogler—who was at the time content with his 1721 Montagnana—the path was clear. “When I saw this instrument, it became apparent to me that…
By Brian Wise Even for Rachel Barton Pine—who has used the violin soloist’s bully pulpit to promote the pioneering American violinist Maud Powell, an original edition of Bach sonatas and partitas, and an ongoing heavy metal outfit (Earthen Grave)—her latest…
“Whenever you try anything new, you have to be OK with sucking for a while,” Jeremy Kittel says. It’s a surprising statement on two counts. One: “something new” could be shorthand for Kittel’s entire career. Over the course of four…
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Luthiers Julia Felix and R. Alex Wilson share advice about what teens can do now to improve their chances of being successful with lutherie later on.
What’s your favorite part of the process of making an instrument—what day do you most look forward to? Let me first start by saying, I love most aspects of making new instruments. There are a few steps in the process…
By Inge Kjemtrup Resilience is a hot topic. We speak with admiration of the resilience of individuals who emerge with strength and dignity from traumatic experiences. We urge parents to instill resilience in their children so they can develop the…
By Laurel Thomsen As the saying goes, mistakes happen, but when you’ve worked hard to prepare a piece, it’s an important performance or audition, or it’s a spot in the music you usually nail without any issue, the effects of…
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Player Violinist Anna Marie Williams is a founding member of the critically acclaimed Neave Trio, a Chandos recording artist, and faculty member at the Longy School of Music at Bard College. Title of Work Being Studied Piano Trio in E-flat…
We spoke with 8 teen string players from around the United States and asked them to describe their most memorable lesson.