Monday, January 18, 2010

The Boston Violinist

So, after closing my short-lived sheet-music store...I realized that being a violinist first and foremost... Better to leave the selling of music to people who have a lot more experience than I. My experiences have been in performance and teaching. Years of orchestral work criss-crossing the country and the world with my fiddle in my hand. Concerts and auditions and contracts. Operas and ballets. Quartets and rock n' roll concerts. Recording sessions...

Its winter, and time to hunker down and write about it. So my first post on this new blog will be an announcement. I've closed down the violinmusicstore.com. But I've started a website to share what I really do know something about; the violin; playing, learning, thinking, experimenting, sharing, teaching, talking. The new site is called, www.violinmusicsite.com
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http://violinmusicsite.com/
I know, I know...could have thought of something more clever. Well, lets hope that the clever gets into the articles and interviews and thoughts.

My thought was that there are so many great violinists and schools and great institutions like the Boston Symphony Orchestra, my alma mater, NEC, BU, Longy, BCM, etc., in the greater Boston area. I'd like to give them voice on the internet. So, here's a proverbial bottle of champagne over the bow. Cheers. See you at TheViolinSite.com soon.
Harris Shilakowsky, violinist: Holiday Music for Violin