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'Violin of hope': Secret note hidden in Dachau-built musical instrument found after 80 years
A message written from within Nazi concentration camp Dachau, which remained undiscovered for more than 80 years, has been ...
A secret note hidden in Dachau-built ‘Violin of Hope’ tells a tale of survival and craftsmanship
A violin made in 1941 inside the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau was found to contain a hidden note from its maker, Polish ...
'Embraced by Austin': Miró Quartet, among the finest such ensembles in the nation, turns 30
The internationally acclaimed Miró Quartet was founded in 1995. In 2003, it was selected as the resident string quartet for ...
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Artist Jennie C. Jones’s Ensemble plays music on the roof of The Met
Ensemble consists of three sculptures, each contemporary interpretations of string instruments featured in The Met’s collection. (Hyla Skopitz/The Metropolitan Museum of Art) The sculpture modeled ...
At the Met Roof Reopening, These Sculptures Must Be Heard
Along the Manhattan skyline, Jennie C. Jones turns Minimalist sculptures into sonic ‘wind’ instruments. It’s the last Roof ...
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Local group starts monthly jam session for string instrument musicians
Anyone who plays guitar, ukulele, banjo, fiddle, mandolin or any other string instrument is invited to meet the second Monday of every month. The first session kicked off March 24. Song charts ...
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Head to Kennedy Violins For All Your String Instrument Needs
PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN)-For 25 years, Kennedy Violins has been a staple to local musicians as the place to go for string instruments. It is the largest violin shop in the whole Pacific Northwest ...
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Frank Ford, co-founder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments, dies
Photo courtesy Michael Simmons. Frank Ford, the co-founder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments and a beloved member of the Palo Alto musicians’ community, died after a brief illness on Sunday ...