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New Violin Family Orchestra 2012 Plans are firming up for the orchestra's fifth summer season. Read about why this year's concerts will be a little different.
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Featured Video
The 2011 New Violin Family Orchestra Plays the Third Movement of the Telemann Sinfonia in G.
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New Addition-- the Piccolo Violin!
The third movement of the Telemann is the featured video from our 2011 concert at St. Luke. It's the first concert in which we've used the amazing piccolo (treble) violin. In listening to this selection you'll hear four soloists on piccolo, soprano, mezzo and alto violins (they're seated to the conductor's left). Please enjoy the splendid solo work of our chamber bass and sub-contrabass in this unusual score by one of the great Baroque masters. Wear good headphones or listen through a good set of speakers, and enjoy!
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The New Violin Family Orchestra, Erik Kibelsbeck conducting, in concert for Loaves and Fishes. St. Luke Lutheran Church, Ithaca, NY; August 8, 2010.
Comments about the 2011
New Violin Family Orchestra:
"The performance was pure balm for the soul."
"Thank you for sharing your talent and your passion."
"This ensemble is a gift."
"You just knocked me over!"
"My husband does not go to many classical concerts, and he is very critical and sparing in his opinions. After your concert, he said only three words to me; 'get them back'!"
"Everyone loved the sound of the orchestra."
"Anazingly full sound."
"The bass violins are so much clearer than standard basses."
"A truly successful experiment in string design."
"This orchestra breathes new life into old works."
"Just beautiful."
"As a string player, I am just blown away by the homogenous sound the group makes."
"You are fantastic!"
"Lovely. Lovely."
"I thought I must be going crazy because in the middle of the Bach (Air on the G String) I swore I heard voices singing in the orchestra. There really is something to this idea of matched instruments."