Tue, 11 November 2008
Episode 51: Writing your own cadenza - don't be scared, it's fun! total playing time: 16:09 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.rachelbartonpine.com Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com
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Tue, 30 September 2008
Episode 50: Fantasies on Beethoven's Violin Concerto (a.k.a. my cadenzas) Upcoming events: October 3 - private event honoring Augusta Read Thomas, October 9 – Ravel Tzigane and Sarasate Zigeunerweisen and Carmen Fantasy with the Iceland Symphony, October 11 – children"s concert with the Iceland Symphony Inquiries from my Inbox: Will asks, "Do you ever hang out with other soloists?” Random Musical Thought: Verdi says, “I adored and I adore this art; and when I am alone and am wrestling with my notes, then my heart pounds, tears stream from my eyes, and the emotions and pleasures are beyond description." My cadenzas to the Beethoven Violin Concerto – a complete walkthrough of my construction with musical examples. Includes the first and last movement cadenzas from my new CD “Beethoven and Clement Violin Concertos” with Maestro Jose Serebrier and the Royal Philharmonic. To purchase this CD, please visit www.rachelbartonpine.com. total playing time: 27:49 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.rachelbartonpine.com Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Wed, 17 September 2008
![]() Episode 49: The Beethoven Violin Concerto's forgotten origins - introducing Franz Clement and his concerto - Upcoming Events: September 21 - unaccompanied multi-genre recital for Performers of Westchester in New York, September 25 - fundraiser for at-risk youth in Chicago suburbs, September 26 and 28 - Italian baroque music with the Callipygian Players in Chicago - Random Musical Thought: Music journalist Ken Smith says, "If playing a piece of music is like walking through the composer's world, then contemporary music offers you a chance to let the composer point the way. If you're particularly adventurous you can even have the composer take you down a fresh path." Conductor Christoph Eschenbach says, "Living composers are not monsters. What we get in the theater, museums and books is new. Why should it be the opposite in music?"
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Tue, 2 September 2008
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- Upcoming Events: September 7 – master class for the PeakHarmonic Youth
Orchestra in Colorado Springs, September 9 – Beethoven Concerto with the
Colorado Springs Philharmonic, September 12 and 13 – Tchaikovsky Concerto with
the Boise Philharmonic - Random Musical Thought: composer Paul Dukas says “There is no such thing as
new music – there are only new musicians” and composer Igor Stravinsky says
“Modern music does not exist. We speak
in a different language from that of our ancestors but say the same thing – or
express them differently.” total playing time: 54:22 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Wed, 20 August 2008
Episode 47: The second coolest family of string instruments - all about the viola da gamba. total playing time: 33:07 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! visit Rachel online: www.rachelbartonpine.com Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios |
Wed, 13 August 2008
![]() Episode 46: More about the d'more: the fascinating 14-stringed cousin of the violin and its enthusiasts - Inquiries from my Inbox: Alise Svoboda asks: Do you do master classes in the Chicagoland area for violinists that are interested in exploring jazz and rock? - Random Musical Thought: James R. Gaines writes, "A world without a sense of the transcendent and mysterious, a universe ultimately discoverable through reason alone, can only be a barren place, and the music sounding forth from such a world might be pretty but it could never be beautiful." - A conversation with Dan Thomason, co-president of the Viola d'Amore Society of America, www.violadamoresocietyofamerica.org.
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Tue, 29 July 2008
Episode 45: The arts as a catalyst for American democracy - Exploring the world of arts policy SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com
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Tue, 22 July 2008
Episode 44: Bringing sound to life - the violins of Jan Van Rooyen total playing time: 39:45 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com
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Tue, 15 July 2008
Episode 43: Violinist.com, an online community for violin enthusiasts |
Tue, 8 July 2008
Episode 42: Discovering the exotic flavors of Lalo's
Symphonie Espagnole - Inquiries from my Inbox: Ron Gorthuis asks, "Do you
give lessons?" - Random Musical Thought: Plato says, "Music gives a
soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to
everything." - An exploration of Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole with
Venezuelan violinist Jesus Florido. Jesus explains how to interpret the rhythms
and where to put inflections. total playing time: 42:58 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just
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Tue, 1 July 2008
Episode 41: Life without a conductor: a conversation with the New Century Chamber Orchestra. total playing time: 31:37 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 24 June 2008
Episode 40: So you want to start a festival do you?
- Inquiries from my Inbox: a violinist from
- Random Musical Thought: Being "in" the music or being "above" the music.
- Denis Brott, artistic director of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, talks about how he started his festival, his programming ideas, what it takes to run the festival each year, combining Bach and hip-hop (!), and how he founded the Canadian Instrument Bank.
For more information about the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, please visit www.festivalmontreal.org. To read articles by Denis Brott, including "So you want to start a Festival do you?," please visit www.festivalmontreal.org/denisbrott/main.php?page=6. total playing time: 38:30 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 17 June 2008
Episode 39: Music for Life! A revolutionary idea for classical concert presentation. - Upcoming Events: June 20 - benefit gala for Chicago's Suzuki-Orff School - Inquiries from my Inbox: A violinist from Wisconsin asks, "Is it better to sit or stand when practicing?" - Random Musical Thought: Are arrangements of rock songs performed on acoustic string instruments chamber music? - A conversation with Ars Viva's Alan Heatherington and Gayle Heatherington and the Music Institute of Chicago's Ted Rubenstein. Music for Life! is a unique new program which makes classical music concerts a family activity, accessible to parents and beneficial to children. For more information, please visit www.arsviva.org/musicforlife/index.html. total playing time: 19:38
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Tue, 10 June 2008
Episode 38: Tips for making audio and video recordings for auditions - Inquiries from my Inbox: 11-year-old Nancy asks, "Do ever have any trouble with tendonitis?" - Random Musical Thought: How widespread is the practice of "solfege-ing around? - Rob Waller of Windy Apple Studios, producer/engineer of Violin Adventures, shares his advice about what to do and what not to do during an audition recording session.
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Tue, 3 June 2008
Episode 37: Containing your clutter - tips for storing your sheet music guest leader of the New Century Chamber Orchestra: June 5 in Berkeley, June 6 in Palo Alto, June 8 in San Rafael, and June 10 in San Francisco - Inquiries from my Inbox: 11-year-old Nancy asks, "What do you use for a shoulder rest?" - Random Musical Thought: What if there canned music was played before and after classical concerts like at rock and folk music concerts? - Tips for storing your sheet music: ideas for categorizing your music, putting your music into a spreadsheet, and where to buy good shelves and storage boxes for your music.
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Tue, 3 June 2008
Episode 36: Plucking and bowing at the same time - one violinist sounds like two!
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Tue, 27 May 2008
Episode 35: Kirk Muspratt's innovative ideas about demystifying classical music total playing time: 33:45 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 13 May 2008
Episode 34: Tips for preparing for orchestral auditions - Upcoming Events: May 17 - Bruch Scottish Fantasy with the Puerto Rico Symphony - Inquiries from my Inbox: Bruce asks, “Is it unusual for a soloist like yourself to have put in a lot of time as an orchestral player?” - Random Musical Thought: Theologian Marcus J. Borg said, “Being part of a community that hears words and music from hundreds and even thousands of years ago delivers us from the provincialism of the present.” total playing time: 21:23 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 6 May 2008
Episode 33: Tips for the day of a competition or an audition
- Upcoming Events: May 10 - performance at benefit gala for Chicago’s Ars Viva Symphony
- Inquiries from my Inbox: Bill asks, “Why did you choose to change the tempo between the AC/DC and your own pieces??
- Random Musical Thought: Why weren’t any classical musicians included in the recent internet gossip story about musicians caught picking their noses?
- Tips for the day of a competition or an audition: concentrate on playing your best rather than worrying about what the judges will think, don’t worry about hearing a competitor who sounds amazing in the warm-up room, be sure to arrive early, bring plenty of healthy snacks, don’t ever leave the building, don’t ever leave any of your stuff unguarded especially your instrument or sheet music, bring a portable listening device and some good books or magazines, don’t feel obligated to chat with others if you’re not feeling sociable, bring along a designated buddy to keep you company, don’t wear yourself out in the warm-up room, play an old favorite piece or listen to loud music on your I-Pod to get in a performing mood, if you’re allowed to find your own warm-up spot a bathroom might be a good option, take time to center yourself rather than rushing to start playing after the judges tell you which piece to play, make sure your piano accompanist is ready to play before you give the cue, don’t be fazed if the judges are writing a lot of comments (they might be writing compliments!), don’t draw any conclusions from the judges’ tone of voice, don’t take it as a bad sign if the judges stop you more quickly than you expect, don’t peek at the judges while you’re playing, thank the judges after you finish if that would be appropriate, ask for feedback if you get a chance, be sure to show your comment sheets to your teacher, don’t compare judges’ numerical scores to each other.
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Tue, 22 April 2008
Episode 32: Tips for preparing for competitions and auditions - Upcoming events: April 25 and 26 - Beethoven Concerto with the New Philharmonic in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, April 27 - recital with pianist Matthew Hagle in Lake Forest, Illinois (music of Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Ravel) |
Tue, 15 April 2008
Episode 31: Some of my favorite books about music and why I love them - Random Musical Thought: Follow-up on previous comment about musicians’ clothes Wonderful books about the history of American music: Books about interesting topics written by authors with a great sense of humor (rare in the stuffy world of musicology): A brilliant hoax: A novel with great descriptions of voice lessons in 18th Century Italy total playing time: 18:38 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 8 April 2008
Episode 30: Teaching yourself to become a great improvisor! - Upcoming Events: April 14 - chamber music by Poulenc, Villa-Lobos, Hahn, Turina, and Francaix with the Jupiter Chamber Players in New York City - Random Musical Thought: Cellist Zuill Bailey says: "I find a majority of concerts in classical music similar to going to an aquarium…" - A conversation with Philip Pan, concertmaster of the Jacksonville Symphony. Philip discusses how he went from being a strictly classical musician to becoming a great improviser in styles including rock and metal. Includes lots of good step-by-step advice about how to get started playing rock violin.
total playing time: 27:26 www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 1 April 2008
- Upcoming events: April 7 – master class at Crown Point High School in Northwest Indiana - Inquiries From My Inbox: CuciucGriga asks, "Where did you study?" - Random Musical Thought: Why does Henle clutter up its “urtext? editions with too many editorial suggestions? - More tips about memorization: re-memorizing a piece you’ve played before (especially if you change fingerings or bowings), memorizing dynamics and articulations and tempo markings (not just notes and fingering and bowings). - More tips about preparing for chamber music rehearsals: figuring out harmonies (major, minor, deceptive cadences), xeroxing page turns and making 4 or 5 pages into 3 tall pages. total playing time: 21:52 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 25 March 2008
Episode 28: What in the world is Neo-Classical Metal?
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Tue, 18 March 2008
- Upcoming Events: March 18 - Haydn Seven Last Words of Christ at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel with homilies by eight different faith leaders and speakers (with violinist Mathias Tacke and violist Richard Young from the Vermeer Quartet and cellist Wendy Warner), March 20, 21 and 22 - Corigliano's Red Violin Chaconne and Ravel's Tzigane with the Jacksonville Symphony (FL) - Inquires From My Inbox: sonofaguitar asks, “Where do you find the music for the Pibroch (Mackenzie’s Lament) that you play on your YouTube video?? - Random Musical Thought: Another difference between classical and non-classical music: familiarity with the repertoire, and whether or not the audience is listening one step ahead or one step behind. - A discussion about Mozart's compositions for viola with guest artist, Eric Nowlin, particularly the Violin and Viola Duos. Includes musical examples (played by Rachel and Eric) from Mozart’s Violin and Viola Duos and Michael Haydn's earlier Duets. Rachel also tells the story of how Mozart came to the rescue of Michael Haydn by composing his duos. For more information about Eric Nowlin, please visit: http://www.rebf.org/ILP/EricNowlin.html total playing time: 24:28 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! visit Rachel online: www.rachelbartonpine.com www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 11 March 2008
Episode 26: Preparing for chamber music rehearsals - how to expedite the process
- Upcoming Events: March 18 Haydn Seven Last Words of Christ at the
- Inquires From My Inbox: Fastopen asks "Who is your violin luthier?"
- Random Musical Thought: I believe that musicians who are full of great joy can create music that is just as profound as that of musicians who are full of angst.
- Learning chamber music in a hurry, a step-by-step process: Using highlighters, studying the score, marking things into your part, listening to recordings, and more. total playing time: 24:27 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES!
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Tue, 4 March 2008
- Inquires From My Inbox: Caveman147 asks "Do you use the same violin when you play Sweet Home Chicago?"
The Viola d'amore Society of America or To watch Rachel perform the Vivaldi Concerto in D Major for Viola d'Amore, please click here!
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Tue, 26 February 2008
- Upcoming Events: Feb. 28 panel discussion at the American String Teachers
Association convention in Albuquerque; March 3 chamber music performances in New
York City (Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Spohr)
- Inquires From My Inbox: Fiddlerfrank asks "Will you be recording the Bach
6 Sonatas and Partitas soon?"
- Random Musical Thought: Excerpt from violist Richard Young's book "Echoes
from Calvary"
- Memorization: How to be confident that your piece of music is programmed
into in your muscles and reflexes (your subconscious, physical
memory) and securely in your brain (your conscious memory).
total playing time: 12:38
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Mon, 28 January 2008
playing time: 20:36 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Do you have a question you'd like Rachel to answer on her podcast? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to: Thanks for listening! visit Rachel online: www.rachelbartonpine.com Rachel Barton Pine's podcast is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Sat, 12 January 2008
playing time: 15:23 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Do you have a question you'd like Rachel to answer on her podcast? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to: Thanks for listening! visit Rachel online: www.rachelbartonpine.com Rachel Barton Pine's podcast is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Sat, 5 January 2008
Rachel Barton Pine talks with Maestro Gil Shohat, music director of the
Israel Chamber Orchestra, about wide-ranging topics including his activity as a
composer, performing Brahms with a chamber orchestra, and the ICO's recent
performance of Pink Floyd's music. This conversation was recorded in Tel
Aviv on October 17, 2007.
For more information about Maestro Shohat, please visit www.gilshohat.com.
playing time: 21:52 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Do you have a question you'd like Rachel to answer on her podcast? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to: Thanks for listening! visit Rachel online: www.rachelbartonpine.com Rachel Barton Pine's podcast is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |