More Crazy Instrument Stuff
Since this Strad thing happened (see earlier post) it seems like every week or so there are a few more zany instrument stories. Like this guy. I guess the idea of anonymity didn’t really make sense to him.
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Violin Hide and Seek, Pt. 1
My favorite instrument story so far:
Last April I got this email out of the blue, but I wasn’t really expecting what happened next……..
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stay tuned
Ok, so I didn’t post much this month after all. Anyway, stay tuned for some interesting news coming up to end the summer.
Meanwhile, the results here obviously didn’t take opera into account……
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Loose Ends
As my summer finally starts about three weeks late, I thought I’d post a few items that caught my eye (and ear) recently.
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Ojai
Last weekend I played Concertmaster and some chamber music at the Ojai Festival in CA. It’s probably the most unique festival I’ve ever been to, combining a beautiful but rustic setting with top-notch concerts, a fanatic and extremely literate audience, and truly eclectic (even bizarre) repertory.
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Columbus’ Last Voyage?
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
-Pierre Beaumarchais
I’ve been avoiding writing about Columbus because unless I’m directly involved in a situation like this one, I’ve found that I usually don’t have enough of an understanding of the specifics to say anything meaningful. Plus there are already lots of people out there writing really well about it (exception: the Columbus Dispatch).
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