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DBurns Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject: The Making of The Quartet of Peace. |
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http://thequartetofpeace.blogspot.com/
I ran into this blog when it was mentioned in "The Strad" magazine's News section, and thought that some of the players of bowed instruments might enjoy following the building of this quartet. I myself am a woodworker who is researching making violins, in the hopes of one day tackling this job, successfully.
The blog contains video of the process which makes it unique, as most sites on making only contain pictures.
The instruments after wards will be played, so perhaps some of the members here at Violinist.com will be able to post on the concerts and let us know how things finished.
"Each instrument will bear a name in their honour. Hope for Nelson Mandela, Peace for Bishop Desmond Tutu, Reconciliation for FW De Klerk and Freedom for Dr Albert Luthuli. The culmination of the wood passing through my hands will be three special concerts to be held in Geneva, Paris and London."
The maker, Brian Lisus, also runs a school, so this should be a good one.
Oh also it has cats! LOL
http://www.violinafrica.co.za/ |
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Thought I would notify anyone interested in the videos on making that there is now a new installment.
It's nice to actually see the work that goes into making an instrument. |
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:09 am Post subject: |
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There is a new post on Sound Holes and Bass Bars. |
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DBurns Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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I thought I would post an update, as things are really starting to be moving along quite nicely.
The Quartet of Peace, which will honour the 4 Nobel Prize winners from South Africa.
With project co-ordinator Valerie Pole has taken over the helm, and the Musicians and Concert Halls are lining up quite well, and the project will help www.musequality.org/ , which is a great charity to help spread the joy of music to all.
http://thequartetofpeace.blogspot.com/
If you can attend one of these concerts, or help Musequality in any way, then please do so, and thank you in advance and in anticipation for all your help!
The members of The Quartet of Peace are:
First violin: David Juritz (leader of the London Mozart Players)
Second violin: Susanne Martens (previous concertmaster of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and member of the Rosamunde Quartet)
Viola: Gareth Lubbe (principal viola of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, Germany)
Cello: Peter Martens (previous principal cellist of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and member of the Amici String Quartet)
Venues are:
Here is a list of the concerts to date:
17th November - St. Thomas church, Leipzig, Germany
5th December - Kings Place, London
7th December - Ljubljana, Slovenia (European Union House concert)
11th December - Oslo, Peace Prize Awards concert. (Final program to be confirmed in August, 2010)
Then other planned concerts will be at the European Parliament in Brussels, The United Nations in Geneva and in Paris. These dates still to be confirmed, but the concerts will be during December 2010.
I have been enjoying this project, as one gets to see the maker of the quartet, Brian Lisus, from South Africa, and trained at the Newark School of Violin Making here in the U.K. make the instruments from scratch, and each instrument is named after one of the Nobel Prize winners.
"These two violins, viola, and cello are to be made in honour of four great men. Men who have withstood the harshness and winter of South Africa’s apartheid past, bringing new light and vision to a land parched by discrimination and misunderstanding.
Each instrument will bear a name in their honour. Hope for Nelson Mandela, Peace for Bishop Desmond Tutu, Reconciliation for FW De Klerk and Freedom for Dr Albert Luthuli. The culmination of the wood passing through my hands will be three special concerts to be held in Geneva, Paris and London."
I hope that everyone here will also enjoy following, and hopefully attending one of the concerts, of this amazing project. |
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Highlander Member
Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 85 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Can't say that I will be able to attend any of the concerts, but I hope all goes well for you. _________________ you cant get any worse |
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DBurns Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:48 am Post subject: |
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[quote="Highlander"]Can't say that I will be able to attend any of the concerts, but I hope all goes well for you.[/quote]
It is my hope that I will be able to attend one of the concerts, but if not, I hope that the maker will post one on his blog.
That would make for a nice finishing touch.
There is a new post on Assembling the Violin.
Hope you are enjoying it as much as I am. |
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Shirley Senior Member
Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 178 Location: West of Denver, Colorado, USA
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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Dburns - The viola sounds, lovely, doesn't it? Good luck to all who participated in this project, and thanks for posting!
Shirley |
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