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Judd plays violin and comes from a family of professional musicians. Her parents run a music school in Hertfordshire [14] and her three older brothers Rupert, Magnus and Guy were all musicians. She started playing the violin at the age of five and appeared in the musical Annie in a school production, playing
Barrage was a violin-based, modern worldbeat ensemble based in Calgary, Alberta. [2] The group employed a blend of eclectic violin music with high-energy physical choreography during their performances. [3] They released several albums, and their filmed concert specials were featured on television networks around the world. [4]
The original members of the group were Nick Kendall and Zachary DePue (violins), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass). During the group's 2009-19 residency with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, DePue was named the Concertmaster of the orchestra, and in the summer of 2015, he decided to leave Tf3 and dedicate his full time to the orchestra.
Upon release, Blues for Allah became the band's highest-charting album up to that point, peaking at number 12 in the US during a thirteen-week chart run and becoming their third straight top 20 album. [2] Two singles were released to promote the album—"The Music Never Stopped" and "Franklin's Tower"—with the former cracking the Billboard ...
Bond was formed following initial conversations between Vanessa-Mae composer and record producer Mike Batt and her manager, promoter Mel Bush, after Batt suggested to Bush that the two of them should put together a quartet consisting of "four beautiful, talented musicians" Auditions were held at Baden Powell House in London, and violinist (Eos) and Cellist (Gay Yee) and a viola player were ...
This combination became in fact the world’s first true orchestra, as that term is understood in Western art music. It would be used later in the pit of the Opéra Royal at Versailles under Lully’s direction. Each member of the Vingt-quatre Violons had to have an impeccable reputation and had to be Roman Catholic. Their privileges included ...
The Flock was an American, Chicago-based jazz rock band, that released two albums on Columbia Records in 1969 and 1970 (Dinosaur Swamps). [1] The Flock did not achieve the commercial success of other Columbia jazz-rock groups of the era such as Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears, but were recognized for featuring a violin prominently in their recordings.
The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. [1] It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical music.