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Thanks Dave, for your enthousiastic report!
Best, Alex.
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Thanks, Dave, for the very thorough documenting of this year's CAMW. I, too, took the plunge and worked what is left of my brain and fingers attempting a solo on the Vivaldi -- well half of the 1st movement solo... but that was plenty. I proved to myself that I could play at least a good portion of it. I am ready for next year's challenge. In all a good time and inspiring. My only complaint was that there was barely enough time to socialize but, then again, I needed to catch my train or drive home each night, so I really could not hang out in the evenings. Anyway, I also heartily recommend CAMW to those who would like a taste of classical repertoire and some deep mandolin camaraderie.
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Ditto on all counts. :)
With all due modesty, I must say that my own contribution this time around was truly minuscule. My Scarlatti arrangements are virtually note-for-note "unfoldings" of the original keyboard score into four, separate lines, laid out for quartetto classico instrumentation. So I did virtually nothing— certainly nothing original, or even artistic. It was a pleasure, both making these arrangements and watching them live on, in the hands of my CAMW colleagues, as well as elsewhere.
Best wishes to all fellow-participants. I hope I get to see you all again...
Cheers,
Victor
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Not to mention getting to see (and play) some really beautiful instruments and hear some spectacular players. I was a first-timer crossing genres, and I can't recommend the workshop enough. Very warm, welcoming group, great music and a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when it was over.
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Not to mention getting to see (and play) some really beautiful instruments and hear some spectacular players. I was a first-timer crossing genres, and I can't recommend the workshop enough. Very warm, welcoming group, great music and a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when it was over.
Yes, Randi, good point. How about a little 'post-game recap' of the players and their "Roma/Ferrara (etc) Sluggers"? By now y'all should be used to my demand ;) for photos.
I've always preferred to LISTEN to baseball on the radio rather than watch it. Even a description of who played/brought what would be a great supplement to Victor's description of his Scarlati arrangement. (We used to call Paul O'Neill "Lunchpail" when he played for the Reds and Yankees. I've nothing but appreciation for the sublime workman-like efforts in whatever context they take place.)
Mick
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Well, I figure Dave brought the Dude, and Paul brought his Cohen cello. Don't know what Sue brought. Chaim reportedly has a Lyon & Healy mandola like mine, but did he bring it?
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Sue brought her Cohen mandola. Max had a 2 point Campanella. Barbara Conrad had a lefty Labraid Embergher copy. Nate Birdsall had a beautiful L&H mandocello. Chaim played his Smart mandocello. Dan Cohen played a nice Kimble 2 point. Matt Vuksinich played his Dan Larson bowlback. Steve Bernstein played his trust Old Wave A-oval. August had a Capek mandola. Mark Bernstein played a flattop guitar by Roger Borys. Carol Bloom played a Smart oval A. Barbara Blumenthal played a nice simple A Junior and there were a sprinkling of other Gibsons. Laura Norris played a Stahl (I think) bowlback and Tony Norris a Suzuki mandocello. Linda played her trademark bandolim. I can't quite remember the others -- sorry for that.
Here is a pic of the soloists that Sue Lesser took.
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Well, I figure Dave brought the Dude, and Paul brought his Cohen cello. Don't know what Sue brought. Chaim reportedly has a Lyon & Healy mandola like mine, but did he bring it?
Martin,
Chaim did not bring the L&H mandola...but Mike had a nice L&H A...and it was a pleasure to see, hear & play Nate's L&H mandocello... you would have liked it very much!
Dave
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I think Victor had a modern Calace (?) and I sat in the back with my Eastman.
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Yup, I brought and played my "workhorse" 2004 Calace Mod. 26. It works-- more than you can say about my rusty fingers :-/
Cheers (from yet another St. Matthew Passion rehearsal),
Victor
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I was booked to a couple different conferences that week, sorry to have missed the workshop this year, but very pleased to have read of the affair here. Thanks, all.
...And, fortunately for me, Carlo and Rene will be performing here in Cow-town, Ohio next week.
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A lot of you have already seen this photo, but if not, it speaks for itself (municipal property defaced, and photo taken, by Linda Binder).
An addition to Jim's extensive iconography: Buss McCormick played his new Pandini bowlback; Kristen Stieler had a nice (no-name) mandola bowlback. I don't think Jim mentioned that he played an exquisite Embergher Model 3.Attachment 84712
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Man, my Munier Meter was all maxed out, especially up there, in 97th position... :))
I must not neglect to say what an enormous pleasure it was to see you all again, each and every one of you, especially those I had a chance to actually talk to amidst all the playing, Kristen, Buss, Linda... also to meet Randi and Al who I had not met before, etc. And the "family" grows as I met Matt's daughter, and Steve Bernstein's wife and daughter, and so many more...
All in all, the friendship that binds mandolinists never felt stronger, IMHO. :)
Cheers,
Victor
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Attachment 84746I can not describe the amount of fun I had seeing everyone again this year. I am in love with my Pandini. I got back home and found that our lake has become a nesting den for copperhead snakes. I killed one that was 24" long on Monday and have at least three more that are nesting underneath my dock.
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Stay safe, Brother Buss! Those things bite-- and I don't mean Pandinis ;-)
Cheers,
Victor
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It was inspirational, beyond words, to witness Carlo's conducting and direction of the ensemble. And wonderful camaraderie with some excellent and like-minded musicians. What a great weekend!