Tag: violin
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Violinist Lindsey Stirling brings her high-octane tour to Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs
By L. Kent WolgamottLast Word Features When Lindsey Stirling writes an album, she’s not just thinking about what she wants to play on her violin and how she’ll arrange the rest of the music around it. She always keeps in mind how the song could be performed and how that will fit into her highly…
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Different backgrounds, one harmony: Ivalas Quartet performs with EPIC Concerts
A violin’s bright melody soars above the deep, velvety tune of the cello beside it. Moments later, the viola creates a steady bridge between them, as the sound of a second violin puts an entirely new taste on the audience’s tongue. Then, a clarinet slips through. The wind instrument, unexpectedly pairing with the neighboring strings,…
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Colorado Springs elementary school requires violin for all students, sees test scores improve
All Bristol Elementary students from kindergarten on are required to learn to play the violin during school. The practice becomes not only music to children’s ears but also food for their brains and solace for their hearts. Eight-year-old Albert Harris, whose dad works for Space Force in Colorado Springs, said he likes the sound he…
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The Violin Maker
Hidden in the heart of downtown, Juan P. Mijares spends his days making and repairing violins in a small workshop even most locals need directions to find. He’s been working in the shop since he opened it in 1987, though he hardly considers it “work.” To Mijares, the intense focus required to both create and…