![]() The second most memorable is the season spent with the Carmel Symphony. What is your most memorable musical experience? The most memorable was a one month rehearsal and performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and The Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Robert Porco from Indiana University. What is the most unusual repair you’ve had to deal with? Restoring two specific violins: one, which was sound fortified with rattlesnake rattles, and the second, on which the back, neck, and ribs were carved from a single solid piece of maple. It is still a challenging and fullfilling vocation. What do you enjoy most about being a technician? Repairing the violin family instruments. What groups do/did you play with? The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Edyvean Theater pit orchestra, Carmel Symphony, Elizaville Baptist Church orchestra and handbell choir, Noblesville Methodist Church Community theater and pit orchestra, Tipton Community theater. Other instruments perhaps.I just haven’t had the opportunity to try yet. ![]() I still sing with gusto, and the ukelele is still just fun. I can play the piano the way I want to-not necessarily how classically trained pianists would choose to play, but it pleases me and suits my purpose. What instruments do you play? I play violin, viola, and cello: minimally. At the present time, I am grudgingly growing up in Noblesville Indiana with my wife and watching my three kids surpass my understanding of the world in their various college endeavors. ![]() Happily, the string technology degree program was there for me to begin a life’s work. IU was fun and interesting as a 21 year old freshman. Indiana University happened after four years playing with real Tonka trucks in a crushed stone quarry in Jennings county, Indiana. My junior year was spent back in Columbus, Indiana and I finished off my senior year in North Vernon, Indiana. We lived there until my ninth grade year, at which time we moved to Corsicana, Texas for two years (freshman and sophomore years of high school). My family moved to Odessa, Texas when I was one year old. Where are you from originally? I was born in Columbus, Indiana. Further repair training: Peter Horn, 1998 Bow making: University of New Hampshire Summer Institute, 2004. Training or Education: Bachelor of Science in Music (Voice) and Stringed Instrument Technology: Indiana University 1985. Position: Stringed Instrument Repair Coordinator/Technician What is your most memorable musical experience: There have been many great moments, from a trip to a musicfestival in Holland, to playing in the Rocky Mountains at the firehouse of Silverton Colorado. Needless to say, it would never look new again. It required much time and patience to do what was necessary to restore the finish as possible, and resolder the post. What is the most unusual repair you’ve had to deal with: I remember one saxophone on which a customer attempted to use super glue to reattach a post, and it looked like the tube burst open. What do you enjoy most about being a technician: The daily variety of problem solving opportunities. What groups do/did you play with: Played with the Indianapolis Brass Choir for 15 seasons. What instruments do you play: Principal Instrument is Trumpet Where are you from originally: Bloomington, IN - Graduated from Bloomington High School North. Apprenticed in repair 30 years experience as a repair technician. Training or Education: - Bachelor of Music Education- Indiana University The exhilaration of an ensemble feeling its way together through a song, following a vocalist or instrumentalist lead, listening to each other and feeding of each other as a song takes shape, and improvising as a group.Į-mail: Woodwind Repair Coordinator/Woodwind Technician Whether playing solos in jazz and blues bands or playing unrehearsed off the cuff songs live in the moment, I love those "high-wire without a net" moments. But probably the most memorable have been the opportunities for improvisation and spontaneous collaboration. What is your most memorable musical experience: I’ve had the privilege to play with a variety of artists in a variety of styles and venues. What do you enjoy most about being a technician: I like working with my hands and seeing a completed project once everything is done! I currently play guitar and dobro for Chris Wilson and the Heresy. I have played for many original singer songwriters as well as several rock, blues, and jazz cover bands in central Indiana. ![]() What instruments do you play: Guitar, Dobro, Bass, Saxophone Where are you from originally: Kokomo, IN Training or Education: Studied Music Education at Indiana University ![]()
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