Sunday, November 20, 2011

Get yourself to the Rawlinson!

Once again we are fortunate enough to have an amazing group visiting Prince Albert and all orchestra players should be pestering their parents to take them to see Barrage on Thursday, November 24. I'm going to copy what the Rawlinson has posted in their publicity and just let you know that last time I checked they had an internet special on tickets for about $32.00, which is pretty great for a performance like this! And they still had seats right near the front!
From the Rawlinson:
Barrage is a high-energy fiddle fest, weaving together extraordinary musicianship and dance with traces of everything from country to heavy metal music. Five violinists are backed up with wild and interesting percussions, strong vocals, guitar, bagpipes and expertly executed choreography. The result is a show that blows the doors off “Stomp” and “Riverdance” alike.


“Barrage is too wow for words!” says
The Denver Post.

Created in Calgary, Canada in 1997, this violin-based, world-beat ensemble tours more than 40 weeks a year and has released 7 albums, 4 DVDs and 5 Television Specials to date. Barrage recently celebrated its milestone 2500th international performance. Over the past 15 years the group has entertained millions of concert goers and performed to sold out houses in over 27 countries. Hand-picked performers -- young prodigies who can play, sing and dance with enthusiasm and endless energy -- make up the group. Five performers are violinists supported superbly by a rock n’ roll engine room featuring drums, bass and guitars.

"Too wow for words!" - do you really want to miss that?  Pop over to the website or go in person and get your tickets and let's see what other kind of exciting career opportunites await in the world of strings!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Aliens and Violins?!

Now that I have your attention, I'd like to share a video of a couple of musicians
I stumbled upon thanks to Brigid's mom who shared this sample of their music:

I think they're pretty awesome and prove once again how amazingly cool you can be with your violin! Keep practicing and remember that EVERY song can be "strung" up. (or out - whatever.)