Episode 81: Yes You Can! How to Easily Make Your Own Arrangement of a Rock or Pop Song for String EnsembleUpcoming Events: August 13 – master class for the Sphinx Performance Academy at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, August 17 and

Episode 80: Hale be Your Heart! Hale Be Your Fiddle!

Jul 30th, 2013 41m 1s

Episode 80: Hale be Your Heart! Hale Be Your Fiddle!Upcoming Events: July 30-August 4 – guest teacher at the Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling in Banner Elk, NC, August 10 – memorial tribute concert for luthier Carl Becker in Chica

Episode 79: Making Fun WITH the Music: Aleksey Igudesman

Jul 19th, 2013 58m 13s

Episode 79: Making Fun WITH the Music: Aleksey IgudesmanUpcoming Events: July 16 – faculty performance at the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp in Olathe, KS, July 20 – Earthen Grave at the Metroplex Heavy Fest in Dallas, July 21-24 teaching at

Episode 78: Impromptu – Lullabies and More

Jul 4th, 2013 1h 7m

Episode 78: Impromptu – Lullabies and MoreUpcoming Events: July 5 and 6 – recitals with pianist Arnon Erez in Israel (Bach, Achron, Bloch, Franck), July 10 and 11 – Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5 and Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending with the I

Episode 77: Writing Women Back Into Music History!

Jun 19th, 2013 45m 29s

Episode 77: Writing Women Back Into Music History!Upcoming Events: June 20 – performance with pianist Matthew Hagle for WFMT’s Impromptu; June 22 – with Earthen Grave for Days of the Doomed near Milwaukee, Wisconsin; June 28 – master class f

Episode 76: Yes, It Really Existed! Meet the Shoulder Cello

Jun 16th, 2013 53m 55s

Episode 76: Yes, It Really Existed! Meet the Shoulder CelloUpcoming Events: June 14 – Bach Six Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard with harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa at the Boston Early Music FestivalInquiries from my Inbox: Robert asks: “Is

Episode 75: To Memorize or Not To Memorize, That is the Question

May 22nd, 2013 52m

Episode 75: To Memorize or Not To Memorize, That is the QuestionUpcoming Events: May 25 – Six Bach Violin Concertos for the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, May 30 – Bartok Concerto No. 2 with the Gottingen Symphony in Germany, June 1 – reci

Episode 74: Violin Lullabies, part 2

May 9th, 2013 34m 33s

Episode 74: Violin Lullabies, part 2Upcoming Events: May 9 – performance on WGN’s Noon News, May 11 – Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5 and Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with the Illinois Valley Symphony, May 17 – Trio Settecento in

Episode 73: Violin Lullabies, part 1

Apr 24th, 2013 37m 46s

Episode 73: Violin Lullabies, part 1Upcoming Events: April 27 – Mendelssohn Concerto with the Lafayette Symphony in Indiana, April 28 – Biber Mystery Sonatas No. 5 and 10 for the Bloomington Early Music Festival in Indiana, May 2 – recital f

Episode 72: No Guts, No Glory: Master Stringmaker Dan Larsen

Apr 23rd, 2013 1h 7m

Episode 72: No Guts, No Glory: Master Stringmaker Dan LarsenUpcoming Events: April 12 and 14 – Vivaldi Four Seasons and Vivaldi Concerto in D Major for Viola d’Amore with Boise Baroque in Idaho, April 13 – lecture on the history of the violi

Episode 71: Barely Controlled Chaos – Maestro Michael Morgan

Apr 20th, 2013 48m 54s

Episode 71: Barely Controlled Chaos – Maestro Michael MorganUpcoming Events: April 4 – master class and viola d’amore lecture/demo for the Juilliard School’s Historical Performance programInquiries from my Inbox: Philip writes: “I honest

Episode 70: Fiesta! Rachel Barton Pine’s CD Capricho Latino, part 2

Apr 20th, 2013 41m 35s

Episode 70: Fiesta! Rachel Barton Pine’s CD Capricho Latino, part 2Upcoming Events: March 21 and 22 – Bruch Scottish Fantasy and Mackenzie Pibroch Suite with the Orchestra de Bretagne in Rennes, France, March 23 – master class for the Rennes C

Episode 69: Fiesta! Rachel Barton Pine’s CD Capricho Latino, part 1

Feb 27th, 2013 1h 4m

Episode 69: Fiesta! Rachel Barton Pine’s CD Capricho Latino, part 1 Upcoming Events: February 29 – at the American String Teachers Association national conference in Providence, Rhode Island (presentation with Dr. Roland Vamos “Fixed Double-S

Episode 68: Emoting with the Fiddle – Klezmer Violinist Yale Strom

Feb 22nd, 2013 1h 25m

Episode 68: Emoting with the Fiddle – Klezmer Violinist Yale StromUpcoming Events: February 13 – master class for the Youth Rock Orchestra in Little Rock, Arkansas, February 14 – recital with pianist Matthew Hagle in Little Rock, Arkansas (w

Episode 67: Native Informant – Composer Mohammed Fairouz

Feb 19th, 2013 54m 2s

Episode 67: Native Informant – Composer Mohammed FairouzUpcoming Events: February 2 – concert with the New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra in St. Augustine, Florida (works by Paganini, Bach, Albeniz, Piazzola, and Mozart), February 8 – recit

Episode 66: Musical Passions, part 2

Jan 16th, 2013 1h 5m

Episode 66: Musical Passions, part 2Upcoming Events: January 19 – Mendelssohn Concerto with the New Mexico Philharmonic in Albuquerque, January 27 – Paganini 24 Caprices at the Phillips Collection and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC

Episode 65: Musical Passions, part 1

Jan 1st, 2013 55m 56s

Episode 65: Musical Passions, part 1Upcoming Events: January 12 – Sibelius Concerto with the Sacramento Philharmonic, January 13 – guest appearance with the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento (Chausson Concerto for violin, piano and string qu

Episode 64: Gorgeous Melodies in a Strange Structure – The Glazunov Violin Concerto

Jul 20th, 2011 37m 56s

Episode 64: Gorgeous Melodies in a Strange Structure – The Glazunov Violin ConcertoUpcoming Events: July 12 – with the New York Chamber Soloists in Stowe, VT (Bach, Paganini, Mozart, Albeniz, Piazzola), July 15 – “Classical Heavy Metal” late n

Episode 63: The Violin’s Awesome Medieval Ancestors, the Rebec and Vielle!

Jun 15th, 2011 53m 12s

Episode 63: The Violin’s Awesome Medieval Ancestors, the Rebec and Vielle!Upcoming Events: June 16 – Trio Settecento live on WGBH, June 17 – Trio Settecento at the Boston Early Music Festival, June 27-29 – Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camp at Berklee

Episode 62: “Blues and High Spirits” - Rachel Barton Pine on St. Paul Sunday

May 25th, 2011 1h 13m

Episode 62: “Blues and High Spirits” - Rachel Barton Pine on St. Paul SundayUpcoming Events: May 26 – Chausson Concerto at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, May 28 – Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 and Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence at the Montre

Episode 61: String Instrument Care 101

May 5th, 2011 34m 12s

Episode 61: String Instrument Care 101 Upcoming Events: May 7 – Brahms Concerto with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, May 14 – Brahms Concerto with the Shreveport Symphony in Louisiana, May 15 – chamber music for the Norton Building Concert

Episode 60: Why are you holding the violin like THAT? The surprising true story of early violin playing

Apr 12th, 2011 1h 6m

Episode 60: Why are you holding the violin like THAT? The surprising true story of early violin playing Upcoming Events: April 19 - Haydn Seven Last Words of Christ in Chicago, April 23 - master class for the Music Institute of Chicago's Academ

Episode 59: Interaction! A Revolutionary Approach to Connecting with and Captivating Your Audience

Mar 30th, 2011 1h 31m

Episode 59: Interaction! A Revolutionary Approach to Connecting with and Captivating Your AudienceUpcoming Events: April 2 - Trio Settecento in a program of 17th Century English music at the Presbyterian Church of Barrington in Illinois, April

Episode 58: Can playing rock music on your string instrument actually be ... gasp ... good for you?

Feb 9th, 2011 51m 25s

Episode 58: Can playing rock music on your string instrument actually be ... gasp ... good for you? Upcoming Events: February 11 - Tchaikovsky Concert with the Bilkent Symphony in Ankara, Turkey, February 13 and 14 - Trio Settecento at Dumbarto

Episode 57: Scotland's Music - a radio program with John Purser

Jan 19th, 2011 56m 4s

Episode 57: Scotland's Music - a radio program with John PurserUpcoming Events: January 22 - Beethoven Concerto with the Riverside County Philharmonic in California, January 29 - Brahms Concerto with the Springfield Symphony in Massachusetts,