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Some cool News!

My song Celtic Stomp made one of the top Celtic/new age playlists on Women Of Substance radio this summer! I forgot I even entered it! Jacie Continue

Added by Jacie McConnell on October 21, 2009 at 10:41am — No Comments

Looking for Violin players for Quadrille Band

I operate a Quadrille Dance Band (1880 style music) and would like to locate interested players that would like to sub., once in a while. Located in Springfield Massachusetts David Neill work 413-732-4137 Continue

Added by David Neill on September 18, 2009 at 7:05pm — 1 Comment

TwoTree Brand - Manchurian™ Bow Hair

I am the founder of TwoTree LLC, and the originator of the TwoTree Brand of Manchurian™ Bow Hair

Why buy TwoTree Brand Bow Hair? * We are musicians with passion for beautiful music, we understand your customer’s needs * We are not a hair company like our competition. We do not sell brushes to Home Depot. * We purchase the tails at auction according to invoice date (for freshness), length a… Continue

Added by Adam R. Sweet on June 17, 2009 at 12:55pm — No Comments

An Amazing 7 Year Old

Strings International Music Festival alumni, Elli Choi's appeared earlier this week on the Bonnie Hunt Show. She is only 7 years old and is simply amazing!! Elli will also be returning to the Strings International Music Festival's summer program this year, which runs from June 13-26. There are still some spots left, so check out Elli's interview and magnificent performance below and register… Continue

Added by Emily Gojko on May 8, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Great New Summer Programs

String International Music Festival now includes the following new programs (so tell all your friends - even the non-string playing ones!!): 1. Harp program - The program, designed for harp players of all skill levels from 13 - 18 years of age, will include weekly private lessons, daily harp ensemble, flute and harp choir, or orchestra rehearsals, daily chamber music rehearsals (including duets for harp and flute or harp and piano), a concerto competiti… Continue

Added by Emily Gojko on April 27, 2009 at 8:53pm — No Comments

2009 Competitions Sponsored by Strings International Music Festival

Hi all you musicians out there. Strings International Music Festival is a music summer camp through which strings and piano players of all ages are offered an opportunity to study with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, including principal players. The festival also includes a program for harpists and… Continue

Added by Emily Gojko on April 26, 2009 at 8:55am — No Comments

Concert

Last Friday 20th of March I took my school string orchestra to a local community centre to play to raise money for a good cause. They played amazing and had a wonderful evening and on top of that raised 500 pounds for their cause. I just want to say isn't it about time people reported some of the good things kids do instead of the bad all the time . BTW their playing standard was very high indeed . Continue

Added by [TF]Catsclaws on March 28, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Spreading Peace and Unity in the World by Uniting Cultures Through the Use of Art and Music

Spreading Peace and Unity in the World by Uniting Cultures Through the Use of Art and Music In the end I guess art is what you make of it. Art can be simple or complex. It can tell a story or convey ideas. It can even simply express an emotion. Art doesn't in the end really need to be anything, and in fact it may just simply be. As a musician I have always enjoyed combining different styles of music. I try as hard as I can to learn everything I can about the subject, and engulf myself with it.… Continue

Added by The Silent Cellist on June 27, 2008 at 9:05am — No Comments

Musical Taxonomy/A Cladistic approach...

Well, I just want to get this idea out there. I thought I'd dabble in Ethno-musicology at one point. I'm really into Evolutionary Biology, and I made an observation regarding the taxonomy of music, and its flaws. I think i've come up with a better system. In the past, taxonomy employed a system called Linnaen taxonomy. A brief description from wikipedia: "Linnaean taxonomy is a method of classifying living things, originally devised by (and named for) Carl Linnaeus, although it has changed cons… Continue

Added by The Silent Cellist on June 1, 2008 at 8:41am — 1 Comment