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Brahms Sextet for Strings

August 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Arts

Music from Salem gave its final performance of the 2013 chamber music season yesterday with selections from Arensky, Skalkottas and Brahms. The organization brings world-class musicians and students together to live and rehearse over a period of weeks in a farm setting. They gave four concerts this year at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, in addition […]

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A Man and His Udderbot

July 15th, 2013 · No Comments · rural life

Music from Salem performed its second concert of the season at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY, yesterday and the final piece featured an instrument you’ve probably never heard of before. Called an “udderbot” by the inventor–the man playing it in this video of the performance–it consists of a wine bottle with the bottom sawed off, […]

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Nine Violists Storm Hubbard Hall

June 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Arts, rural life

Did you know that at most music conservatories student musicians get only six hours per semester of playing time with a piano accompanist? Apparently, it has something to do with schools needing to pay the piano players. You’d think the cost of tuition would cover that. In any case, at the Viola Seminar at Music […]

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