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.
Christopher Smith and The Etude Project
SDSO principal trumpet Chris Smith explains how he has come to be a YouTube star posting nearly 500 etude videos. In 2013, while on tour with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, I was giving a masterclass in Bogotá, Colombia. It became
An Interview with Kaelan Decman, Double Bass
Kaelan Decman has become a beloved member of the San Diego Symphony while playing multiple one-year contracts with the Orchestra. He is kind and compassionate, a really fun guy, and brings incredible energy to the music. He has become part
A New Collaborative Album for Solo Violin: Chaconnes
My solo violin album was released in late September 2021. It includes Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2, Vitali Chaconne, and Waters Moonlight Beach Chaconne. My husband Abe heard Joe Waters’ Moonlight Beach Chaconne while working late and suggested I
Retirement Tribute – Matthew Garbutt, A Lifetime with Tuba and Conducting
“I love it and I love what I was doing and that was why I did it,always because I loved it and I thought it was really neat.”-Matthew Garbutt In 1956 the parents of a joyful, eager little 5 year
Passion for cooking and baking – An interview with Jisun Yang
by Yumi Cho For how long have you been cooking and baking? As a kid, I grew up watching several cooking shows on PBS such as Yan Can Cook, Julia Child and Jacques Torres’ Dessert Circus. These shows inspired me