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APRIL
2003
Issue
109
The
Secret of their Success
Writer
David Templeton joins the St. Lawrence String Quartet for
lunch and discovers that you have to be a little bit crazy to hang
out with these guys.
Soul
Mates
At
the prestigious Center for Advanced Quartet Studies, Earl Carlyss
helps players find deeper meaning in the their art. Christopher
Whiting reports.
FOCUS
ON INSTRUMENTS
Stepping
Up
Tips
on finding the best step-up instruments, by Sarah Freiberg.
Modern
Sound
Contemporary
instruments face a lingering, if mild, prejudice among symphony
players and conductors, by James Reel.
Open Studio
Inside the Oberlin Violin Making Workshop, by Patrick Sullivan.
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DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Cellist Caroline LaVelle hits
the road with the Chieftains; LACO banks on artful violins; luthier Jonathan
Cooper crafts a memorial fiddle; London in the limelight; and much more,
plus Benchmarks.
Encore
Meet Ethel, a hip trip fueled
by a high-octane sound. Daniel Felsenfeld rides along with the
New York-based avant string quartet.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Practical
Musician
Roberrt L. Doerschuk on writing a musical resumé.
Strings
101
Greg Cahill chats with educator Phyllis Young about tips for more
beautiful vibrato.
Play It!
Helen Callus
on British composer and violist Rebecca Clarke; plus David Templeton
explores the popularity of a timeless Celtic tune. Both with music to
play.
Letter from
Seattle
Clyde Curley reports from the Northwest Regional Folklife Festival
and finds a global village.
REVIEWS
In Print
A new biography spotlights the short, spectacular life of Emanuel Feuermann;
Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said explore Parallels and Paradoxes;
Jeffrey Solow reports on a Beethoven edition, and Heather K.
Scott reviews a new tip-book series for beginners.
On
Record
Matt Glaser discusses a scintillating new jazz violin CD series;
plus critiques of new recordings of Berg, Bliss, Beethoven, and more.
WORKBENCH
Your
Instrument
A quartet of small,
easily portable café amps, reviewed by Teja Gerken and Heather
K. Scott.
New Products
Elisa M. Welch
unveils the latest string-player accessories.
Cover:
Sofia Violin/Michev Guadagnini model, courtesy of Roland Feller
Cover photo: Barbara Gelfand
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