Podcasts about Michael Tree

Some of today's top storiesbreaking overnight a pursuit that began with an alleged stolen vehicle in Los Angeles County came to an end last night in Kern County. The chase started around 7:30 yesterday evening in Stevenson Ranch and headed northbound on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine.    Officers with the California Highway Patrol chased the suspected car thief until the vehicle came to a stop on northbound I-5 just before the Taft Highway exit.     About an hour later, witnesses say a K-9 was deployed and the suspect was pulled out of the vehicle and placed under arrest.    He was given medical aid at the scene.    Both southbound and northbound lanes were shut down during the standoff, but have since reopened.Controversy continues to surround the Kern Golden Empire Transit District's leadership...as discussions take place about the organization's future.    The Board named a new interim CEO yesterday ...following the sudden dismissal of its much-respected CEO... Michael Tree... just four months into his new role. Many GET employees have asked for Tree's reinstatement. In a *special* meeting last month, the Board met to evaluate the performance of Michael Tree... GET's first new CEO in nearly 20 years.  But that meeting ended with Tree's dismissal instead.  Then at its *monthly* meeting ... the Board re-affirmed Tree's dismissal.  But the question of why Tree was let go remains confidential.  GET says it's a personnel matter.  Longtime Director of Maintenance Chris James… who has been with the district for 40 years… is the interim CEO. James will receive 10% above his current salary.     The next Board meeting is set for August 20.Five Bakersfield Police officers were justified when they shot and killed a man after a harrowing gun battle in 2021.    That's the ruling from the California Department of Justice.    But while the shooting was justified, the justice department was critical of the B-P-D's body-worn camera policy    17's Connor Dore reports.We are saddened to report this morning that a legend of Downtown Bakersfield and longtime owner of Guthrie's Alley Cat, Kenny Reed, has passed away. 17's Robert Price has this tribute.

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Some of today's top storiesWe have an update this morning on the abrupt firing last week of Michael Tree...Golden Empire Transit's new CEO - the first in nearly 20 years.     The Board of Directors for GET... the city's public transit system... met last night for its first meeting since the dismissal and confirmed Tree's termination is final.     But employees are calling for his reinstatement... and the resignation of all five GET board members.     17's Jenny Huh attended the meeting and has the story. We also have an update this morning on the water shutoff affecting hundreds of people in an East Bakersfield neighborhood.    As we've been reporting, the area with more than 200 homes is serviced by Victory Mutual Water Company and has been without water since Saturday morning.    Yesterday, the East Niles Community Services District stepped in to help get water flowing to the area.    And this morning, we can report, the water is back on for those residents.    East Niles says it will provide water for seven days, with the bill paid for by Victory Mutual Water Company.    Victory Mutual said the shutdown began with an electrical issue with a motor and pump that is actively being worked on.a developing story we're following in southwest Bakersfield.    A man is dead this morning after being hit by a car. It happened at 6:30 yesterday evening at the intersection of allen road and stockdale highway.    That's right by Bakersfield Christian High School.    The man was riding a bike when he was hit.    Officers say the man died in the crash.    The man has not been publicly identified.They're one of the most recognizable motorcycle gangs in the country.  And this morning, the entire local chapter of the Hells Angels is behind bars.  Officers made those arrests this morning as part of a joint investigation between multiple agencies. KCSO says more than 150 law enforcement personel were involved in the raids.  Six Hells Angels were arrested, including its president and vice president.  Authorities seized 25 guns, ammunition and multiple high-capacity magazines. Some of the charges include kidnapping, robbery, criminal conspiracy, intimidating a witness.. and elder abuse. 

SynopsisPerformers need composers and composers need performers. And some performers really like composers–and vice versa.  That seems to be the case with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, comprised of Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; and Sharon Robinson, cello, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.On today's date in 2011, at a La Jolla Music Society concert in San Diego, California, the Trio premiered the fourth work they had commissioned from Zwilch.  She created a blues-y piano quintet, scored for the same ensemble as Schubert's famous Trout Quintet, so for this “blue trout” Quintet, the Trio were joined by violist Michael Tree and double-bassist Harold Robinson.In notes for her new piece, Zwilich wrote: "My Quintet is in three movements, the second of which has the title ‘Die Launische Forelle' (roughly translated: ‘The Moody Trout'). I couldn't resist using a very small quote from the Schubert song on which his Quintet is based. I also took the liberty of allowing that movement to spin out musical images of a ‘moody' trout. In all three movements the weight and character of the contrabass is an important element in the overall design.”Music Played in Today's ProgramEllen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Piano Quintet The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Michael Tree, vla; Harold Robinson, db. Azica 71292

Praised by critics for her "astounding virtuosic gifts" (Boston Herald), "achingly pure sound” (The Toronto Star), and “impressive technical and interpretive control” (The New York Times), TRICIA PARK enjoys a diverse and eclectic career as a violinist, educator, curator, writer, and podcaster.Tricia is the producer and host of the podcast, “Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy.” She received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and was selected as one of "Korea's World Leaders of Tomorrow" by the Korean Daily Central newspaper. Since appearing in her first orchestral engagement at age 13 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, she has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa; the Montreal, Dallas, Cincinnati, Seattle, Honolulu, Nevada, and Lincoln Symphonies; and the Calgary, Buffalo, and Westchester and Naples Philharmonics. Tricia has given recitals throughout the United States and abroad, including a highly acclaimed performance at the Ravinia Rising Stars series. She also performs as half of the violin-fiddle duo, Tricia & Taylor, with fiddler-violinist, Taylor Morris.Tricia is the founder of the Solera Quartet, the winner of the Pro Musicis International Award and the first American chamber ensemble chosen for this distinction. Acclaimed as “top-notch, intense, stylish, and with an abundance of flare and talent,” the Solera Quartet performed their debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall to celebrate their addition to Pro Musicis’ roster. The Soleras’ debut album, Every Moment Present, features music by Janacek, Mendelssohn, and Caroline Shaw and was hailed by the New York Times hailed as “intoxicating….The quartet’s playing on the recording is sensitive and finely articulated throughout and the sound bright and vivid.”Other career highlights include Tricia’s recital debut at the Kennedy Center, appearances at the Lincoln Center Festival in Bright Sheng's The Silver River, her Korean debut performance with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Orchestra and collaborations with composer Tan Dun. As First Violinist of the Maia Quartet from 2005-2011, she performed at Lincoln Center and the 92nd Street Y in New York and Beijing’s Forbidden City Hall and was on faculty at the University of Iowa.Passionate about arts education and community development, Tricia is the co-founder and artistic director of MusicIC, a chamber music festival that explores the connections between music and literature. In 2019, Tricia received an MFA from the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was a recipient of the New Artist Society Scholarship and was awarded a Writing Fellow Prize. Her writing has been published in Cleaver, Alyss and F News Magazines.Tricia received her Bachelor and Master of Music from the Juilliard School where she studied with Dorothy DeLay. She was a recipient of the Starling-DeLay Teaching Fellowship at the Juilliard School. She has studied and performed chamber music with Felix Galimir, Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Michael Tree, Gary Hoffman, Paul Neubauer, Robert McDonald, and members of the American, Guarneri, Juilliard, and Orion String Quartets as well as the new music group, Eighth Blackbird. Other former teachers include Cho-Liang Lin, Donald Weilerstein, Hyo Kang and Piotr Milewski.Currently, Tricia is an Artist-in-Residence and Lecturer in Chamber Music and Violin and Viola Performance at the University of Chicago.Connect with her here. RESOURCESDr. Derald Wing SuCitizen, by Claudia RankineI would like to thank Tricia for the music in episode - Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata performed with the pianist Domenic Cheli.Photo credit - Denise Karis  

Performers need composers and composers need performers. And some performers really like composers–and vice versa. That seems to be the case with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, comprised of Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; and Sharon Robinson, cello, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. On today’s date in 2011, at a La Jolla Music Society concert in San Diego, California, the Trio premiered the fourth work they had commissioned from Zwilch. She created a blues-y piano quintet, scored for the same ensemble as Schubert’s famous “Trout” Quintet, so for this “blue trout” Quintet, the Trio were joined by violist Michael Tree and double-bassist Harold Robinson. In notes for her new piece, Zwilich wrote: "My Quintet is in three movements, the second of which has the title ‘Die Launische Forelle' (roughly translated: ‘The Moody Trout'). I couldn't resist using a very small quote from the Schubert song on which his Quintet is based. I also took the liberty of allowing that movement to spin out musical images of a ‘moody' trout. In all three movements the weight and character of the contrabass is an important element in the overall design.”

Performers need composers and composers need performers. And some performers really like composers–and vice versa. That seems to be the case with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, comprised of Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; and Sharon Robinson, cello, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. On today’s date in 2011, at a La Jolla Music Society concert in San Diego, California, the Trio premiered the fourth work they had commissioned from Zwilch. She created a blues-y piano quintet, scored for the same ensemble as Schubert’s famous “Trout” Quintet, so for this “blue trout” Quintet, the Trio were joined by violist Michael Tree and double-bassist Harold Robinson. In notes for her new piece, Zwilich wrote: "My Quintet is in three movements, the second of which has the title ‘Die Launische Forelle' (roughly translated: ‘The Moody Trout'). I couldn't resist using a very small quote from the Schubert song on which his Quintet is based. I also took the liberty of allowing that movement to spin out musical images of a ‘moody' trout. In all three movements the weight and character of the contrabass is an important element in the overall design.”

Being in a quartet is like being in a marriage, says Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, violist and founding member of the world renowned award-winning Dover Quartet & our guest for Episode 5 of the So This Is My Why Podcast. Holding dual citizenship in the US and the Netherlands, Milena considers herself to have grown up “a little bit of everywhere” including in Oxford (UK), Baltimore and Jacksonville. Her father taught her the piano before, feeling fed up with the instrument, she chose the violin as her next musical endeavour. An instrument she picked up after hearing a musician busk on the streets of Oxford. At the age of 10 years old, having moved back to Jacksonville by then, she picked up the trombone and also (eagerly!) volunteered to play the viola when her younger brother wanted to form a quartet. We explore all that including a pivotal moment in the summer of 2005, where she met and learned from Michael Klotz, violist of Amernet Quartet & her first viola teacher, at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. A meeting that resulted in her “ sudden immersion in the viola world ”. *Curtis Institute of Music* We also discuss the considerations she had in place when applying for music schools and how she dropped all other applications the moment she got into her dream school - the Curtis Institute of Music! There, she studied with the likes of Michael Tree (of the Guarneri Quartet) & Roberto Diaz (President & CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music). It was also at Curtis that the members of what would be the Dover Quartet came together - not unlike the tentative start of a budding relationship! They bonded so well, one of their teachers, Shmuel Ashkenasi (Vermeer Quartet) asked them, “Have you considered getting married (to each other)?” because you're always together. To which Milena said: We could not have been more giddy than when he said that to us because we had looked up to him so much and he notoriously is one of the most demanding coaches we've ever had. And so to get that kind of encouragement from someone we looked up to… I think that definitely had a huge thing to do with our morale and decision to be kind of brave enough to commit to one another. From there, they decided to show “commitment” to each other by attending the graduate residency program at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music as a quartet. *Realities of Life As a String Quartet Member* The life of a string quartet member is so very unique & some of the things we explore include: * What is your schedule like as a string quartet? How often are you on the road? * What was it like participating in competitions (e.g. Fischoff Competition) and in particular, your memories of those incredible wins at the Banff Competition 2013 which launched the Dover Quartet into the spotlight? * Importance of competitions to the careers of string quartets * Ways of dealing with disagreements between quartet members, particularly in musical interpretations of pieces * Managing personal space while on the road; * Staying in touch with loved ones while on the road * Collaborations with other musicians & how that comes about * Giving live performances versus making studio recordings; * The role of social media & the power of collaborations - e.g. with Avi Avital, Edgar Meyer, Ray Chen, Roomful of Teeth & the Brooklyn Duo; * The Importance of public speaking as a means of connecting with the audience; * Dealing with concert reviews * Giving back to the community through Music For Food ( https://musicforfood.net/index.php/artist/dover-quartet/ ) ; and * “Balancing” a solo career with being in a quartet. *String Instruments* As the instrument itself is so important to a musician, we talk about: * The two violas she plays on & their different purposes * Modern v old instruments - which is better? Does it even matter? * How do you choose your violin? * Are violins with an unknown maker a good investment? * Impact of COVID-19 on her personal life & the life of the Dover Quartet *Role of Parents in a Child's Education* For parents with young kids or those thinking of pursuing music, we also deal with questions on: * Should all children be exposed to music / have music lessons? * How should parents handle children who don't want to practice, especially if they want to just quit after trying it for a short while? * At what age should a child learn a musical instrument? * What should people looking to pursue music think about & do? *Show notes:* https://www.sothisismywhy.com/5/ ** *Official Bio of the Dover Quartet* The phenomenal Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff Competition, at which they won every prize. Named the Cleveland Quartet Award-winner, and honored with the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Dover has become one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world. The Quartet's rise from up-and-coming young ensemble to occupying a spot at the top of their field has been “practically meteoric” ( Strings ). With its burnished warmth, incisive rhythms, and natural phrasing, the Quartet's distinctive sound has helped confirm its status as “the young American string quartet of the moment” ( New Yorker ). The Quartet serves as the quartet-in-residence for the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, Chamber Music Northwest, Artosphere, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, and Peoples' Symphony in New York, and was recently named the first-ever quartet-in-residence for the Kennedy Center. In 2018-19 the Dover Quartet performs more than a hundred concerts around North America, including performances at the Kennedy Center, San Francisco Performances, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Spivey Hall, Boston's Celebrity Series, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and Carnegie Hall. In addition, the Dover's season features tours of Hong Kong, Europe, and Australia, collaborations with Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Peter Serkin, Anthony McGill, and Roomful of Teeth, and premieres of new works by Caroline Shaw and Matan Porat. The Quartet was thrilled to be invited by the maverick filmmaker and cultural icon David Lynch to be featured at his Los Angeles Festival of Disruption. Cedille Records released the Quartet's sophomore album, entitled Voices of Defiance: 1943, 1944, 1945 in October 2017. The recording takes listeners on a powerful journey through works written during World War II by Viktor Ullmann, Dimitri Shostakovich, and Simon Laks. The 2016-17 season saw the release of its all-Mozart debut recording on the Cedille label, a nod to the 1965 debut album of the Guarneri Quartet, whose founding violist, the late Michael Tree, joined the Dover Quartet on the recording. In addition, the group has participated in three complete Beethoven quartet cycles, including the University at Buffalo's famous “Slee Cycle” – which has presented annual Beethoven quartet cycles since 1955 and has featured the likes of the Budapest, Guarneri, and Cleveland Quartets – and will record the cycle over the next three seasons. The group's world-class collaborators have included pianists Anne-Marie McDermott, Emanuel Ax, Marc-André Hamelin, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Peter Serkin, and Jon Kimura Parker; violists Roberto Díaz and Cynthia Phelps; bassist Edgar Meyer; and the Pacifica and Escher Quartets. In the spring of 2016, the Dover Quartet was recognized with the Hunt Family Award, one of the inaugural Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Awards, and in past years has taken top prizes at the Fischoff Competition and the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. All four Quartet members are consummate solo artists: first violinist Joel Link took first prize at the Menuhin Competition; violinist Bryan Lee and violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt have appeared as soloists with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic, respectively; and cellist Camden Shaw released a solo album debut on the Unipheye Music label. As Strad observes, “With their exceptional interpretative maturity, tonal refinement, and taut ensemble,” the Dover Quartet is “pulling away from their peers.” Hailed as “the next Guarneri Quartet” ( Chicago Tribune ), the Dover Quartet draws from the lineage of that distinguished ensemble, as well that of the Cleveland and Vermeer Quartets; its members studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, where they were mentored extensively by Shmuel Ashkenasi, James Dunham, Norman Fischer, Kenneth Goldsmith, Joseph Silverstein, Arnold Steinhardt, Michael Tree, and Peter Wiley. It was at Curtis that the Quartet first formed, and its name pays tribute to Dover Beach by fellow Curtis alumnus Samuel Barber. The group has since returned for residencies to Rice in 2011-13, and to Curtis, where it became the conservatory's first Quartet-in-Residence, in 2013-14. In addition, in 2015 the Dover was appointed the first Resident Ensemble of Peoples' Symphony Concerts in the 116-year history of New York City's oldest concert series. The Dover Quartet is dedicated to sharing its music with under-served communities and is actively involved with Music for Food, an initiative enabling musicians to raise resources and awareness in the fight against hunger. The Dover Quartet plays on the following instruments: *Joel Link* : Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris circa 1857, on loan by Desirée Ruhstrat *Bryan Lee* : Riccardo Antoniazzi, Milan 1904 *Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt* : Michele Deconet, Venice, 1780, the ‘Kroyt,' generously on loan from the grandson of Boris Kroyt of the Budapest Quartet *Camden Shaw:* Frank Ravatin, France, 2010

On this week's episode of the Phenomenal 50 we present the Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 by Robert Schumann performed by pianist John Browning and the Guarneri String Quartet (violinists Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley, violist Michael Tree, and cellist David Soyer) from March 1, 1974.

In this episode of the Phenomenal 50 we present the Sextet in A major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op 48 by Antonín Dvořák. This recording comes from a concert on January 30, 1972 and features violinists Arnold Steinhard and John Dalley, violists Michael Tree and Walter Trampler, and cellists David Soyer and Leslie Parnas.

Isabella Tree is a conservationist and writer of the award-winning book Wilding: the Return of Nature to a British Farm, which tells the story of rewilding a 3,500 acre farm estate in Sussex, which she oversaw with her husband Charlie. The adopted daughter of Michael Tree and Lady Anne Cavendish, Isabella grew up in Mereworth Castle in Kent, and then in Shute House, a vicarage in Dorset. Following her expulsion from two secondary schools, she attended Millfield School as a sixth former, where mutual friends introduced her to her future husband. After reading classics at the University of London, she went on to work as a journalist and travel writer for the Evening Standard and The Sunday Times. Her first book, The Bird Man, about the Victorian ornithologist John Gould, was published in 1991. She married Charles Burrell in 1993 and settled at Knepp, a dairy and arable farm in Sussex. She continued to travel, writing books about Papua New Guinea, Nepal and Mexico. In 2000 Isabella and Charlie closed the farm business at Knepp, and turned the estate into a conservation project, letting the land develop on its own, and eventually introducing free-roaming animals – cattle, pigs, deer and ponies. Two decades later, the project has seen extraordinary increases in wildlife, fungi, and vegetation with extremely rare species like turtle doves, nightingales, peregrine falcons and purple emperor butterflies breeding there. The soil is richer in micro-organisms which help to recapture carbon from the air and promote a functioning ecosystem where nature is given as much freedom as possible. She lives at Knepp with her husband Charlie and has two children, Ned and Nancy. DISC ONE: ‘The Whole of the Moon’ by The Waterboys DISC TWO: ‘These Foolish Things’ by Billie Holiday DISC THREE: ‘Life’s a Gas’ by T. Rex DISC FOUR: ‘Where’s the Telephone Bill? by Bootsy’s Rubber Band DISC FIVE: ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley DISC SIX: Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, played by the Brindisi String Quartet DISC SEVEN: BBC Sound recording of Nightingales And Bombers The Night Of The Mannheim Raid DISC EIGHT: ‘Dancing in the Moonlight’ by Toploader BOOK CHOICE: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy LUXURY ITEM: Mask, snorkel and a neoprene vest CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: These Foolish Things by Billie Holiday Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Cathy Drysdale

I'm really happy to continue this series on the pedagogues that shaped me as a violinist with a discussion about another giant in musical journey, Zvi Zeitlin. Unfortunately, Professor Zeitlin passed away in 2012, but I had a wonderful time talking about him with Michael Klotz, violist with the Amernet Quartet and Senior Instructor at Florida International University in Miami. Michael and I were colleagues in the Zeitlin studio at both Eastman and at the Music Academy of the West and, in this episode. we discuss our experience studying with Mr. Zeitlin and his lasting influence on our lives. It was a true pleasure for me to talk with Michael and I think you'll enjoy our chat!   More about Michael Klotz   Website: http://michaelklotzmusic.com/ Amernet String Quartet: http://amernetquartet.com/ Florida International University: http://carta.fiu.edu/music/ Heifetz International Music Institute: https://www.heifetzinstitute.org/   Biography Born in 1978 in Rochester, NY, Michael Klotz made his solo debut with the Rochester Philharmonic at the age of 17 and has since then appeared as soloist with orchestra, recitalist, and chamber musician, and orchestra principal worldwide. After a performance of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 with violist Roberto Diaz, the Portland Press-Herald proclaimed, “this concert squelched all viola jokes, now and forever, due to the talents of Diaz and Klotz”. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently proclaimed Michael Klotz to be “a superb violist, impressive, with an exceptionally attractive sound,” and the Miami Herald has consistently lauded his “burnished, glowing tone and nuanced presence.”   Michael Klotz joined the Amernet String Quartet in 2002 and has toured and recorded commercially with the ensemble throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Romania, Colombia, Belgium, and Spain. Klotz has performed at some of New York's most important venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, MoMA, Bargemusic, and the Kosciuzsko Foundation. His festival appearances have included Seattle, Newport, Caramoor, ChamberFest Cleveland, Festival Mozaic, Great Lakes, Cervantino, Festival Baltimore, Piccolo Spoleto, Sunflower, Martha's Vineyard, Skaneateles, Virginia Tech Vocal Arts and Music Festival, San Miguel de Allende, Beverly Hills, Music Mountain, Bowdoin, Madeline Island, Sarasota, Music Academy of the West, and Miami Mainly Mozart. Passionately dedicated to chamber music, Klotz regularly performs with many of today's most esteemed artists, having appeared as guest violist with the Shanghai, Ying, and Borromeo String Quartets, the Manhattan Piano Trio, and collaborated with artists such as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Arnold Steinhardt, James Ehnes, Augustin Hadelich, Vadim Gluzman, Gary Hoffman, Carter Brey, Michael Tree, Robert DeMaine, Andres Diaz, Roberto Diaz, Joseph Kalichstein, Franklin Cohen, and Alexander Fiterstein, as well as with many principal players from major U.S. and European orchestras. In 2015 he was named a Charter Member of the Ensemble with the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth and regularly appears on this series. In 2002 and 2009, he was was invited by Maestro Jaime Laredo to perform with distinguished alumni at anniversary concerts of the New York String Orchestra Seminar in Carnegie Hall. Michael Klotz is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded the Performer's Certificate. In 2002 he became one of the few individuals to be awarded a double Master's Degree in violin and viola from the Juilliard School. At Juilliard, he was the recipient of the Tokyo Foundation and Gluck Fellowships. His principle teachers and influences include Zvi Zeitlin, Lynn Blakeslee, Lewis Kaplan, Toby Appel, Peter Kamnitzer, and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Michael Klotz is a dedicated teacher and serves as Senior Instructor and Artist-in-Residence at Florida International University in Miami, where he teaches viola and chamber music. Klotz has recently presented highly acclaimed master classes at the New World Symphony, Cincinnati Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Michigan, Penn State University, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Ithaca College, Texas Christian University, and West Virginia University. He is currently a member of the faculty of The Heifetz Institute and a viola coach at the New World Symphony. His former students currently attend and are graduates of prestigious conservatories, including the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, Indiana University, and the Cleveland Institute of Music and are already achieving leading roles in the music world. Michael was featured in the November 2013 issue of the “Alumni Spotlight” in the Juilliard Journal and as the subject of Strad Magazine's “Ask the Teacher” column in the November 2013 issue. Michael Klotz resides in Hallandale Beach, FL with his wife Kelly and sons Jacob and Natan, as well as two dogs and a cat.     ZVI ZEITLIN (1922-2012) A faculty member at Eastman from 1967 to 2012, Zvi Zeitlin (1922-2012) was revered for decades as a violinist, pedagogue, chamber musician, and champion of contemporary music. Born in Dubrovna, Belarus, Zvi Zeitlin was raised and educated in Israel. At age 11, he became the youngest scholarship student in the history of the Juilliard School, studying with Sascha Jacobsen, Louis Persinger, and Ivan Galamian. He served in the RAF (1943-46) and concertized for troops throughout the Middle East and Greece. He made concerto appearances with such great conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Antal Dorati, Jascha Horenstein, and Christoph von Dohnanyi, and gave frequent tours of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Central and South America. One of Zeitlin's signature pieces was Arnold Schoenberg's fiendishly difficult, seldom performed Violin Concerto; his 1971 Deutsche Grammophon recording of this work with conductor Rafael Kubelik set the standard, and is still available. Zeitlin also premiered concertos by Gunther Schuller, Carlos Surinach, and Paul Ben-Haim, besides performing and recording a wealth of other repertoire in his long career; the Toronto Star called him “one of the violin world's grand old men, a true musical Methuselah.” Along with his solo appearances, he was a founding member of the Eastman Trio (1976-1982). Zeitlin taught annual master classes at the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Yehudi Menuhin School. He was a faculty member at the Music Academy of the West since 1973, and a visiting professor at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England) since 1992. Zeitlin was named Eastman's first Kilbourn Professor in 1976 and Distinguished Professor in 1998. In 2004, he received the University of Rochester's Edward Curtis Peck Award for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduates. Zeitlin's students occupy leading positions in major orchestras in the United States and throughout the world; hold important positions in universities and music schools worldwide; and are major prizewinners in international and regional competitions. Zvi Zeitlin died on May 2, 2012 in Rochester, at the age of 90.   THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme! Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/   If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes! I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/

In this episode, I chat with Marina Thibeault, solo violist and chamber musician.  We discuss mindfulness, presence, and efficiency in the practice room, the importance of letting the music sing when we play, and her upcoming new recording featuring works by women composers.  Her and I also have a little surprise for our French speaking listeners: we will continue the discussion in French following the English!  Marina's approach to music making is authentic and fresh, and her insight on musicality is spot on!  I'm sure you will enjoy her point of view and get a lot of value from this episode! Marina elaborates on: Her beginnings on the violin, deeply rooted in French Canadian folk music How yoga was an integral part of her violin routine from the very beginning Her studies, from the Quebec Conservatory to the Curtis Institute, studying with Michael Tree When and why she switched to viola Her work with a sport psychologist How she plans her practice How knowing yourself is important in planning your work How planning helps her being more present in her practice and keeps her focused What being present in the practice room means to her: listening and singing Her advice on how to start listening to ourselves How working on musicality is more like “option adventure” rather than “problem-solving” How it was to work with Michael Tree – how he trusted and nurtured all of his students, and how he was teaching “a lifestyle” How she picked the pieces for her upcoming album: all written by female composers How she feels there's a need for more room for female composers How she practiced creativity and feeling free in the practice room in preparation for her first album How being a good human is good!

Michael Tree was a legendary violist and member of the Guarneri Quartet. He was also an important mentor, teacher, and colleague for many musicians. In this week's short story from a past Skip the Repeat guest, violist Steven Tenenbom recalls the moment he met the man who would become one of the biggest influences on his life, what it was like to be his student, and how he remembered Mr. Tree in his tribute.

In this episode, we talk with world-class Julliard-trained violinist Tricia Park about her experiences as a child prodigy. We discuss how learning to play the violin and perform for world-class audiences at a very young age made her feel special all the while contributing to a limited sense of identity. She shares her unique insights into what it’s like to live a big life as a quiet and painfully shy child and she discusses simple ways that educators can help their exceptional students rise about the pressures associated with achievement and perfectionism. For more information about Tricia, including links to some of her amazing work with the Solera Quartet, the Music IC Organization or her other projects, visit triciapark.com or check out the shownotes at smallactbigimpact.com for all of the related links to her performances and work. Praised by critics for her "astounding virtuosic gifts" (Boston Herald) and "achingly pure sound” (The Toronto Star), concert violinist TRICIA PARK enjoys a diverse and eclectic career as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster, educator, and festival curator. Tricia is a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and was selected as one of "Korea's World Leaders of Tomorrow" by the Korean Daily Central newspaper. Since appearing in her first orchestral engagement at age 13 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, she has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa; the Montreal, Dallas, Cincinnati, Seattle, Honolulu, Nevada, and Lincoln Symphonies; and the Calgary, Buffalo, and Westchester and Naples Philharmonics. She has also given recitals throughout the United States and abroad, including a highly acclaimed performance at the Ravinia Rising Stars series. As First Violinist of the Maia Quartet from 2005-2011, she performed at Lincoln Center and the 92nd Street Y in New York and Beijing’s Forbidden City Hall and was on faculty at the University of Iowa. Other career highlights include Tricia’s recital debut at the Kennedy Center, appearances at the Lincoln Center Festival in Bright Sheng's The Silver River, her Korean debut performance with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Orchestra and collaborations with composer Tan Dun, Cho-Liang Lin, Paul Neubauer, Timothy Eddy and Steven Tenenbom. An appearance with the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra at Jordan Hall garnered a glowing review from the Boston Herald that stated, "If you see the name Tricia Park in any future programs, buy a ticket." Recent season highlights include a performance of Lalo Symphonie Espagnole with the South Bend Symphony; a recital at Carnegie Hall with Ensemble Peripherie; a performance of the Brahms Double Concerto with the Notre Dame Symphony; a collaborative performance with violist Daniel Avshalomov; and a recording of works by Per Bloland on the TZADIK label with the ECCE Ensemble. Tricia is also the founding member of the Solera Quartet, the new Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Notre Dame. Tricia maintains an ongoing interest in new music and non-classical styles. She has performed with jazz musicians Matt Ulery and Zach Brock, has appeared with the rock band, Another Dead Clown and performs duo violin recitals with fiddler-violinist, Taylor Morris. Passionate about arts education and community development, Tricia is the co-founder and artistic director of MusicIC, a summer chamber music festival that takes place in downtown Iowa City. MusicIC presents free concerts and events focus on music for small ensembles inspired by works of literature, both prose and poetry. Tricia received her Bachelor and Master of Music from the Juilliard School where she studied with Dorothy DeLay. She is a recipient of the Starling-DeLay Teaching Fellowship at the Juilliard School. She has studied and performed chamber music with Felix Galimir, Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Michael Tree, Gary Hoffman, Paul Neubauer, Robert McDonald, and members of the American, Guarneri, Juilliard, and Orion String Quartets as well as the new music group, Eighth Blackbird. Other former teachers include Cho-Liang Lin, Donald Weilerstein, Hyo Kang and Piotr Milewski. Currently, Tricia is full-time Violin Faculty and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Notre Dame. The New Yorker Article Tricia Mentioned...by Malcolm Gladwell https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/20/late-bloomers-malcolm-gladwell Tricia Park Founding member, Solera Quartet Founding Artistic Director, MusicIC Violinist and Fiddler, Tricia and Taylor - Violin and Fiddle duo www.triciapark.com www.soleraquartet.com www.musicic.org www.triciaandtaylormusic.com

Steven Tenenbom is a passionate golfer. Steven talks to Kai about his upbringing in Phoenix, how golf helps keep him in shape, and the moment he knew he wanted to be in music for the rest of his life. They also discuss his obsession with the Guarneri Quartet and its violist Michael Tree, the state of music education in public schools, and how he and his wife Ida Kavafian started training and breeding Vizsla dogs. 

This week, the MP crew talks Thanksgiving, getting your chain snatched twice (Michael Tree lol), Ray Allen getting bamboozled by a catfish, the new Netflix series, She's Gotta Have It and more!

This episode, I'll be finishing up the recap & commentary on 'Eye for an Eye,' the story arc running through Eclipse Magazine that introduced Max Allan Collins' & Terry Beatty's iconic private investigator, Ms. Michael Tree!  Download this episode HERE!Scroll down to see a few images from these issues below, and check out previous episodes of I'm the Gun on iTunes & Google Play!Podcast promo: Batbooks for BeginnersThanks for listening!Intro/outro music: 'Theme From Ms. Tree' by Cruisin'Michael Tree - meet Mike Tree?!The awkward pause triggers my inner groanOdd face-hiding word balloonsPulling the needle out - like a boss

I've been thinking hard, lately, about reviving this neglected feature - and now it's time to put thought into action!  In this new Ms. Tree Theatre, I'll be recapping & commenting on the 1st 3 installments of the Eclipse Magazine story arc that introduced Max Allan Collins' & Terry Beatty's iconic private investigator, Ms. Michael Tree!  Download this episode HERE!Scroll down to see a few images from these issues below, and check out previous episodes of I'm the Gun on iTunes & Google Play!Podcast promo: Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast Thanks for listening!Intro/outro music: 'Theme From Ms. Tree' by Cruisin'Prophetic words on a honeymoon-- and I believe herFirst killThe value of a name: this Mary Worth has no good adviceWhat secrets are held in the little black book? 

The latest episode of Cedille's Classical Chicago podcast features an interview with Joel Link and Milena Pajaro van de Stadt from the Dover Quartet, whose debut album Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart will be released on Cedille Records on October 14. Hailed as “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker), the Dover Quartet makes its recording debut with an all-Mozart album on Cedille Records honoring the soaring young ensemble’s illustrious teachers and coaches, the Guarneri Quartet. Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart recalls the Guarneri’s own all-Mozart debut album on RCA Red Seal 50 years ago (1966), which featured Mozart’s final two string quartets — in B-Flat, K. 589, and F, K. 590. The Dover’s album on Cedille adds Mozart’s Quintet in C Minor, K. 406, performed with none other than Michael Tree, the Guarneri’s founding violist and one of the Dover’s most valued mentors.

This time out, I'll be test-driving a new feature called 'Ms. Tree Theatre' which will recap & recall the adventures of hard-boiled private investigator Ms. Michael Tree.  Created by mystery writer Max Allan Collins and illustrator Terry Beatty, Ms. Tree had a long running series published by a number of independent comics companies, and finished out her comics career with a run of 10 quarterlies/specials published by DC Comics.Along with special guest Professor Alan Middleton of the Relatively Geeky Podcast Network, I'll be taking a look at Ms. Tree Special #10, which to date, has been Ms. Tree's last comics appearance.Download this episode HERE!This episode is part of a x-over with Relatively Geeky, so be sure to check out, the Quarter Bin Podcast #76, on which I join the Professor to talk about Ms. Tree Special #9.Scroll down to see a few images from . . . Special #10 below, and check out previous episodes of I'm the Gun on iTunes.Thanks for listening!Theme created using a sample of 'Shotgun' by Duran Duran.  A short clip of 'Theme From Ms. Tree' by Cruisin' was used during the show closing.The action proper begins with a murder by a mysterious 'negatively colored' Ms. TreeAn amazing coincidence - nemesis/collaborator Don Donnie Muerta shows up in VietnamA shocking revelation Bloody finaleTechnically a success, Ms. Tree's final case was a mess

USA:s Grand Old Lady inom nutida musik är Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, en världstonsättare som varken vill kännas vid det eller ser sig som den pionjär hon är. Birgitta Tollan mötte Ellen Taaffe Zwilich i tonsättarens våning på Manhattan och fick en upplevelse hon inte haft på 40 år. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich är nestorn bland tonsättande kvinnor som givit inspiration till och varit förebild för många. En pionjär av högsta klass vars musik har framförts, spelats in och sänts ut över hela västvärlden. Nu har hon fyllt 75.Som första kvinna tog Ellen Taaffe Zwilich 1975 kompositionsexamen på legendariska Juilliard School of Music på Manhattan. Hon var även första kvinna att tilldelas Pulitzerpriset i musik. Året var 1983 och hon fick priset för sin Symfoni Nr 1. Zwilich är också första och förmodligen den enda kvinnliga tonsättare som blivit omnämnd i den tecknade serien Snobben av Charles M Schulz (se bild).Namnet Taaffe är irländskt och namnet Zwilich fick hon av sin för många år sedan avlidne make, violinisten Joseph Zwilich, som spelade i Metropolitanoperans orkester i New York. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich började som violinist och redan 1964 tog den brittiske dirigenten Leopold Stokovsky med henne i sin orkester The American Symphony i New York. Orkestern hade flera kvinnor, afroamerikaner och asiater bland sina musiker. Något som var mycket ovanligt på den tiden då de flesta amerikanska symfoniorkestrar mest bestod av manliga europeiska musiker. Att hon bedömdes för sin musikaliska begåvning och inte för sitt kön gav Ellen Taaffe Zwilich både styrka och självkänsla när hon sedan började komponera på allvar.Hennes verklista är synnerligen lång. Den innehåller alla genrer förutom opera, bl a en solokonserter för svenske trombonisten Christian Lindberg.I programmet medverkar även pianisten Joseph Kalischstein i trion Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson som Zwilich skrivit musik till under 30 år. - Jag känner en fysisk glädje över att spela hennes stycken. På samma sätt som det känns att spela Mozarts musik. Hennes musikaliska material; rytmen, energin och intensiteten, liknar den hos Beethoven, förklarar Joseph Kalischstein.De musiker, ensembler och orkestrar som hon samarbetar med kallar Ellen Taaffe Zwilich för sina familjemedlemmar. - Jag vill inte sitta i något elfenbenstorn och pumpa ut odödliga mästerverk en syssla som är helt irrelevant för världen. Nej, mina stycken skall vara något som musikerna behöver, säger Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.Vi hör bl a musik ur den nyutgivna CDn Passionate Diversions med trion Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson, Miami String Quartet, basisten Harold Robinson och violasten Michael Tree. De spelar bl a Ellen Taaffe Zwilichs vackra Kvintett for piano, violin, viola, violoncell, kontrabas. Det är en pendeng till Franz Schuberts Forellkvintett, fast med jazz- och bluesinfluenser.En P2 Dokumentär av Birgitta TollanLåtlista:14:00 Read Gainsford, Heidi Louise Williams, Alexander Jiménez, Florida State University Symphony Orchestra - Images 14:02 John Nelson, Indianapolis Symfoniorkester - Symfoni Nr 1 14:05 Jeffrey Biegel, Alexander Jiménez, Florida State University Symphony Orchestra - Peanuts Gallery 14:08 John Nelson, Indianapolis Symfoniorkester - Symfoni Nr 1 14:11 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion - Trio För Piano, Violin & Violoncell 14:14 Jeffrey Biegel, Alexander Jiménez, Florida State University Symphony Orchestra - Peanuts Gallery 14:19 Christian Lindberg, James Depreist, Malmö Symfoniorkester - Konsert För Trombon & Orkester 14:24 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion - Trio För Piano, Violin & Violoncell 14:26 Christian Lindberg, James Depreist, Malmö Symfoniorkester - Konsert För Trombon & Orkester 14:31 Joseph Zwilich, James Gemmel - Sonat För Violin & Piano 14:33 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion, Miami-Kvartetten - Septett För Pianotrio & Stråkkvartett 14:35 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion, Miami-Kvartetten - Septett För Pianotrio & Stråkkvartett 14:41 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion, Miami-Kvartetten - Septett För Pianotrio & Stråkkvartett 14:46 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion, Michael Tree, Harold Robinson - Kvintett För Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncell, Kontrabas 14:51 Kalichstein-Laredo-Trion, Michael Tree, Harold Robinson - Kvintett För Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncell, Kontrabas

USA:s Grand Old Lady inom nutida musik är Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, en världstonsättare som varken vill kännas vid det eller ser sig som den pionjär hon är. (Söndagens utannonserade Västanå-dokumentär sänds istället i september) Birgitta Tollan mötte Ellen Taaffe Zwilich i tonsättarens våning på Manhattan och fick en upplevelse hon inte haft på 40 år. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich är nestorn bland tonsättande kvinnor som givit inspiration till och varit förebild för många. En pionjär av högsta klass vars musik har framförts, spelats in och sänts ut över hela västvärlden. Nu har hon fyllt 75. Som första kvinna tog Ellen Taaffe Zwilich 1975 kompositionsexamen på legendariska Juilliard School of Music på Manhattan. Hon var även första kvinna att tilldelas Pulitzerpriset i musik. Året var 1983 och hon fick priset för sin Symfoni Nr 1. Zwilich är också första och förmodligen den enda kvinnliga tonsättare som blivit omnämnd i den tecknade serien Snobben av Charles M Schulz (se bild). Namnet Taaffe är irländskt och namnet Zwilich fick hon av sin för många år sedan avlidne make, violinisten Joseph Zwilich, som spelade i Metropolitanoperans orkester i New York. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich började som violinist och redan 1964 tog den brittiske dirigenten Leopold Stokovsky med henne i sin orkester The American Symphony i New York. Orkestern hade flera kvinnor, afroamerikaner och asiater bland sina musiker. Något som var mycket ovanligt på den tiden då de flesta amerikanska symfoniorkestrar mest bestod av manliga europeiska musiker. Att hon bedömdes för sin musikaliska begåvning och inte för sitt kön gav Ellen Taaffe Zwilich både styrka och självkänsla när hon sedan började komponera på allvar. Hennes verklista är synnerligen lång. Den innehåller alla genrer förutom opera, bl a en solokonserter för svenske trombonisten Christian Lindberg. I programmet medverkar även pianisten Joseph Kalischstein i trion Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson som Zwilich skrivit musik till under 30 år.  - Jag känner en fysisk glädje över att spela hennes stycken. På samma sätt som det känns att spela Mozarts musik. Hennes musikaliska material; rytmen, energin och intensiteten, liknar den hos Beethoven, förklarar Joseph Kalischstein. De musiker, ensembler och orkestrar som hon samarbetar med kallar Ellen Taaffe Zwilich för sina familjemedlemmar.  - Jag vill inte sitta i något elfenbenstorn och pumpa ut odödliga mästerverk en syssla som är helt irrelevant för världen. Nej, mina stycken skall vara något som musikerna behöver, säger Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Vi hör bl a musik ur den nyutgivna CDn Passionate Diversions med trion Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson, Miami String Quartet, basisten Harold Robinson och violasten Michael Tree. De spelar bl a Ellen Taaffe Zwilichs vackra Kvintett for piano, violin, viola, violoncell, kontrabas. Det är en pendeng till Franz Schuberts Forellkvintett, fast med jazz- och bluesinfluenser. En P2 Dokumentär av Birgitta Tollan (repris från sep-14)