LINKS
Instruments
VIOLIN - The Violin Site
VIOLA - Home of the Violists CELLO - Internet Cello Society BASS - Lemur Music for all things bass Professional Organizations for Music Teachers
ASTA - American String Teachers Association
Conductor's Guild- International Society of Conductors MENC - Music Educators National Conference NMEA - Nevada Music Educators Association SAA - Suzuki Association of the Americas Music Publishers/WebsitesBreitkopf & Hartel- Music publishers based in Germany
IMSLP- Petrucchi Music Library- Massive database of old compositions that are now public domain. J.W. Pepper- Music publishing company based in U.S. Many newer works and arrangements for string orchestra. Luck's Music Library- Massive catalogue featuring professional repertoire for string orchestra, full orchestra, and Solo & Ensemble works. Musician's Friend- Online store with some good deals on equipment. SHAR - Online store with some good deals on equipment. |
String Performers and Styles
Apocalyptica - heavy metal cello quartet
Berliner Philharmoniker - has a digital concert hall (streams live) Chicago Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra Edgar Meyer - amazing bassist Fiddling Around - Fiddling Styles from all over the world Hilary Hahn- Great violinist (check out her Bach and Barber!) Itzhak Perlman- Perhaps the greatest living violinist Interlochen- Interlochen Arts Academy, Arts Camp, Public Radio Joshua Bell - violinist, he was in the movie The Red Violin Lyric Opera of Chicago Mariachi - El Mariachi Mariachi- Puro Mariachi! Mark O'Connor - American fiddle player New York Philharmonic San Francisco Symphony The Session- Great online database for Irish and Celtic fiddle Soweto String Quartet - South African String Quartet Tanglewood Music Festival- Affiliated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra...but in beautiful upstate New York. Turtle Island String Quartet Vanessa Mae - violinist Victor Wooten- virtuoso bassist Vitamin String Quartet - they cover pop like Coldplay, Lady Gaga Wiener Philharmoniker- Vienna Philharmonic- don't miss their New Year's concert! Yo Yo Ma - cellist |