Sunday, 29 March 2009

• Thirty Years

  Thirty Years
  
  It's been thirty years since I've played violin. I got bored spitless playing second violin for things like Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (I love Bach's masses and other sacred music, but the "fluff" like the BCs is something that made me totally lose interest in playing violin).
  
  These past couple of years, I have been inspired by violinist Lucia Micarelli, who tours with Josh Groban. On Josh's Live at the Greek DVD, Lucia is given the spotlight to play a solo, and she begins with a delicate classical piece which suddenly and wondrously bursts into Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". Total rock 'n roll violin! Wowsers! Eureka! Now I know what I want my musical outlet to be.
  
  I feel more confident in my capabilities as a passable (with practice) violinist now than I did when I took lessons in late grade school and middle school. Now that I'm older, my mind works a little differently and even though I haven't picked up a violin and bow since I was 14 years old, the mechanics and techniques are more clear in my thoughts than they were when I had Strings class M-W-F every week. It probably costs a small fortune these days to rent a decent violin. I think after I get over this weekend from Hades, I will window shop violins on eBay...
  
  My poor piano and acoustic guitar sit neglected in the dining room. Violin is easier than either one of them, and lends itself a bit more easily to one such as me who doesn't have long, tapered fingers.
  
  Wish me luck. It would also be fun to try both Irish fiddle and traditional Israeli folk tunes.
  
  - Miss Chris
  
  

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