Word: violiniste
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...like Ode to a Butterfly. But this nontraditional trio is the biggest thing behind a budding bluegrass revival. Their sound? Something like Dueling Banjos as remixed by Fatboy Slim. This cultural collision of the sweetest kind is the handiwork of guitarist Sean Watkins, 24; his sister Sara, 19, a violinist; and mandolin player Chris Thile, 20. Their virtuoso flights of whimsy give the music's Celtic roots a postmodern jangle of complexity. Says Watkins: "We want to bring the acoustic message to youth right...
...DIED. PEDRO DEPESTE, 55, violinist with the acclaimed Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club, after collapsing onstage during a concert; in Basel, Switzerland...
...there's Leroi Moore, 39, the saxman. "Leroi," says Matthews, "can make me cry onstage with something he plays." There's also bassist Stefan Lessard, 26, the youngest member. "He's so inventive and melodic," says Matthews. And finally there's Boyd Tinsley, 36, the showboating, show-stopping violinist. If a gig's going slowly, says Matthews, "It's usually Boyd that wakes...
...almost all lectures will include demonstrations with musical instruments. All of the teaching fellows are musicians, from a jazz pianist to a classical violinist to a member of a local rock band...
...recital began with the Vitali Chaconne, a staple of Perlman's repertoire but no less beautiful for that. The piece, which was the first piece that Heifetz performed in America, allowed the violinist to display a good deal of technical mastery within a supremely lyrical setting...