A Tag Team Interview Between Principal Horn Ben Jaber and Violist Wanda Law Hi all, Wanda and Ben here! We sat down and had a conversation about our involvement in Traditional Irish Music, where we set out to answer a
Meet Our New Musicians: Aaron Blick, Kevin Gobetz, Lily Josefsberg
Aaron Blick What has been your most inspiring musical motivation over your career? There’s something about the feeling of producing a big, booming acoustic sound, especially in the low register of the bass, that has inspired me for a long
Meet Our New Musicians: Xiaoxuan Shi, Cherry Choi Tung Yeung
Xiaoxuan Shi What makes music special to you? To me I feel music is a media to connect myself with the outer world. What drew you to your instrument? Was it your first choice?When I was 5, my parents took
Meet our New Musicians, Rodion Belousov and Aaron McCalla
Rodion Belousov Upbringing/Roots/Family I grew up in a very musical family, music has been around me from a very young age. Even though my parents aren’t musicians, they both have backgrounds in music – my mom plays piano, my dad
A Cello Is Born, by Richard Levine
About five years ago, my daughter heard an instrument made by the Canadian luthier Mark Schnurr. (A luthier is someone who makes or repairs string instruments.) She was so impressed that she visited Mark and purchased one of his violins.
An Update on the Jacobs Music Center Renovation by Erin Dowrey
As we approach the three year mark of the last show we performed inside the Jacobs Music Center, I want to share a few thoughts and observations on the current renovation. I have a front row seat to the transformation