Silvermine still nurtures Conn. art community Jun 29, 2008
Two concerts remain: July 11, Parker String Quartet; Aug. 1, Chris Norman, flute, and David Greenberg, Baroque violin. The center's bucolic five-acre setting has served it well over 80 years, providing quiet surroundings for creative energy. (Boston Globe)
Acoustics' 08: Tigers, singers, earthquakes, buildings, caves, coveted violins, and more Jun 13, 2008
Almost every baroque violin, including those of Stradivari family, was extensively modified during the conversion to the romantic or modern configuration ... He built a baroque violin and subjected it to acoustic and playing tests, before and after replacing the neck and fingerboard with longer, heavier, more inclined parts and replacing the gut strings with modern nylon-core strings. (EurekAlert!)
Quartet embraces the vibe of playing in a club Apr 11, 2008
Late in 2006, the ECM label released a fine recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by John Holloway, playing on a baroque violin ... Holloway's touch is lighter, and the baroque violin's airier timbre allows clarity even in dense textures. (Boston Globe)
'Tis the 'Seasons' Jan 1, 2008
Boston Baroque, under the direction of Martin Pearlman (below) presents a performance of these two classics today at their First Day concert featuring Baroque violin virtuoso Christina Day Martinson and soprano Amanda Forsythe. 3 p.m. $29-69. (Boston Globe)
More on the roster for superstar Bell Mar 24, 2007
It consists of Brahms' String Quintet (as arranged for chamber orchestra) and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, the richly evocative set of baroque violin concertos published in 1725. It's so much easier for me to conduct while holding an instrument than by using a stick, said Bell, whose San Diego concert is part of a U.S. tour with the Academy that culminates April 1 at New York's Carnegie Hall. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
