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About Tom Wright

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About Tom Wright
Biography:
Viola, Chicago Symphony, primary mandolin same
Location:
Oak Park, IL
Interests:
viola and mando jazz, (see www.twtunes.com, soundcloud/twtunes) ), photography (see Digital Sky LLC)
Occupation:
professional classical musician

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Blog--Miniature Orchestra
Sound Clips--SoundCloud
The viola is proof that man is not rational
Buchanan 10-string mandolin
Ryder EM-45
Weber Special Edition

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May-17-2013 11:48pm
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Letter From Shanghai

by Tom Wright on Feb-01-2013 at 10:10am
On tour with my day job, missing my lady, preparing to head on to Beijing, after Taipei and Hong Kong. Although I have been doing this for way too long, this time around I am carrying my 10-string, which means I am never bored or wondering what I should do to pass the time until the bus leaves for the show or airport.

The air outside is horrible, but I am a happy camper, practicing my tunes in the hotel. An advantage in bringing the mando is its demure voice, not inherently loud,

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Miniature Orchestra

by Tom Wright on Apr-18-2012 at 8:29pm
My Long Road To Mandolin

I wonder if I could have arrived here sooner; there were periods where I was working on related efforts, like folk guitar (60s) rock guitar (70s) bluegrass (80s) and so on. But I started musical life as a violin player. After hearing my amateur mother and friends play chamber music, I begged for lessons at age three, and was granted my wish the following year.

When I was older, my mother encouraged me to listen to and buy dance records so

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