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MAY/JUNE
2003
Issue
110
FOCUS
ON TRADITION
Country Cousin
Cape
Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster is Nashville bound and teaming
up with Music City's studio-session elite for an upcoming album.
Kevin McKeough gets the story. Plus music to play.
The
Cowboy Way
David
Templeton corrals fiddler Woody Paul of Riders in the Sky and
finds out how many theoretical plasma physicists it takes to change
a violin string.
Orderly
Conduct
At
the American Academy of Conducting, maestro David Zinman is putting
his stamp on America's musical life. Christopher Whiting
reports.
Illuminating
Manuscripts
Dmitry
Sitkovetsky finds new meaning through his innovative transcriptions
of classic works. Daniel Felsenfeld interviews the Russian
virtuoso violinist. Plus music to play. |
DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Mark Wood rocks, Jenny Scheinman
shines, the Stern Collection goes on the auction block, and much more,
plus Benchmarks.
Encore
Music and peace are blossoming
at the Center for Chamber Music at Apple Hill.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Strings
101
Sarah Freiberg on proper ensemble etiquette.
Play It!
John Holloway discusses Biber's soaring Violin Sonata No. 5; plus
Geoffrey Dean offers a folk-inspired Bulgarian solo cello piece.
Both with music to play.
Letter from
Genoa
Dan Ouellette reports on jazz violinist Regina Carter's second
date with Paganini's Cannon.
REVIEWS
On
Record
Cypress String Quartet's
sophomore effort is a real charmer, plus new CDs by Nikolai Znaider, Joan
Jenrenaud, the Vermeer Quartet, Mark O'Connor, Christian Tetzlaff, and
more.
In Print
Books on Venetian intrigue, European history, and instrumental technique.
On
Stage
Edith Eisler
reviews Text/Subtext, a new literature-inspired program from the Emerson
Quartet, and Daniel Felsenfeld reports on the Miró Quartet's
encounter with Black Angels.
WORKBENCH
Your
Instrument
When good tone goes
bad. James Cave offers tips on keeping your instrument tuned
up.
New Products
Heather K. Scott spotlights
a digital aid for managing humidity, a nonallergenic chin-rest screw,
and more.
Cover:
Natalie MacMaster photo by Kelly Clark Fotography, www.typicalgirl.com
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