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More bragging, everyone! Remember little Meriel Bizri? She’s in the finals at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition. OH, AND….she’ll be performing the Sibelius Concerto first movement with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra this May. Watch this space. Congratulations … Continue reading →

I had the pleasure of giving a class to the students of Mariesther and Marielisa Alvarez at the Boston String Academy the other evening. What wonderful students- a tribute to the seriousness and skills of their teachers!

Students, I hope you’ll attend and take advantage of this terrific opportunity! http://csclass.myartsonline.com/about.php

Haiku for the Aspiring Violin Teacher-Artist Multiply your gifts. Meet weekly for just two hours. Peer through a new lens. A treasure of skills from our ancient, modern art is yours for the asking. Through role play, videos, observations of … Continue reading →

Violin lessons in Cambridge specializing in beginners through pre-college. May Violin Studio conveniently located between Central and Harvard Squares. Openings for Fall 2018. LMay1301@yahoo.com 651-428-5670

for both of us. Bruce and I will join the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Boston beginning September 2018. Bruce will be coaching chamber music and teaching a course on the Beethoven string quartets, … Continue reading →

For the second year Bruce and I hosted a week long residency at our house for a wonderful  young string quartet that Bruce has been coaching weekly for the past two semesters. This culminated in the program attached, and will … Continue reading →

Hey, guys, this is a full circle moment. Guess who my practice helper is this summer at the Jacobs School String Academy at Indiana U? It’s Gaia Ramsdell who became my student in St. Paul at the age of nine. … Continue reading →

Yesterday three students and Bruce gave a house concert culminating a week-long intensive study of the Brahms a minor quartet. Here are a few photos from the week. The project was a success by any standard, filled with joy, hard … Continue reading →