Violist Andrew Gonzalez, alumnus of the Heifetz Institute. … [Read more...]
BOGO On Down to Bach Friday!
If you’re nearby in the Shenandoah Valley, put a little Sebastian Bach into your holiday shopping! For us, we celebrate the day after Thanksgiving as “Bach” Friday in our convenient Heifetz box office and gift shop in downtown Staunton, VA. And we’ve stocked up on our Bach – and the whole Heifetz shop for the holidays, for that matter! Not only will we be offering a 10% discount on all … [Read more...]
Video of the Week: Greensleeves, to a Ground
Greensleeves seems to be as much a magnet for mythical claims as dog-heads and cooked pets. People have claimed that Henry VIII wrote it for Anne Boleyn; that it is a song about a prostitute; that it was originally an Irish song. For all of these claims there is not a jot of evidence and yet still the stories are circulating widely. - Ian Pittaway Today, as our Heifetz Holiday Tour for 2017 … [Read more...]
Deconstructing Vivaldi’s “Winter” Concerto…and Putting it All Together Again!
Antonio Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons" is one of the best-known pieces of music in the world. But did you know that Vivaldi himself wrote his own poetry that the music is designed to illustrate? Take a look at this video, where Heifetz Institute Founder and Artistic Director Daniel Heifetz discusses the meaning behind the music of Antonio Vivaldi's "Winter" Concerto - and how brilliantly Vivaldi … [Read more...]
