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The Sensual Viola: The Hunt Begins

Masumi Per Rostad | Posted 03.28.2013 | Arts
Read More: String Quartet, Viola, Violin, Pacifica, Classical Music, Musical Instruments, Music Instrument, Zaslav, Instruments, Arts News
Masumi Per Rostad

I must be crazy. I know that I have a great fiddle but, somehow, 11 years later, I also know that this isn't my final instrument. I am looking for my own beautiful Guad like Bernie still dreams about. I am looking for my final viola...

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The 9 Most Awkward Cellphone Fails

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 02.25.2012 | Technology
Read More: Lukas Kmit Nokia, Lukas Kmit, Phone Fails, Video, Darren Criss Teenage Dream, Cellphone Ringtone, Lukas Kmit Cellphone, Cellphone Fails, Violin, Ringtone Fails, Darren Criss, Viola, Lukas Kmit Cell Phone, Technology News

Whether you're giving a speech, performing a monologue, or playing a concert, getting thrown off by an obnoxiously loud cellphone ring is almost never...

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Chua, Baby

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Jewish Mothers, Jewish Mothers Food, Humor, Chicago, Nurture Food, Satyrist, Child-Rearing, Child Rearing, Nathans Hot Dogs, Viola, School Grades, Amy Chua Chinese Mothers, Yale Law School, Violin, Satire, Wall Street Journal Chua, Amy Chua, Forte-Piano, Comedy, Piano, Chua, Rubenfeld, Comedy News
Mark Steinberg

While my self-esteem couldn't be detected by an atomic microscope, I did regard myself as a sure thing in some future Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog eating contest.

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Insider: What It's Like To Play For Gustavo

Dana Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Classical Music, Juilliard School, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, Musicians, Viola, Gustavo Dudamel, Disney Hall, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Arts News
Dana Hansen

Playing for Gustavo Dudamel requires a ton of energy. Whether you're in a rehearsal or a concert, he asks for every ounce of musicianship you have in you, at all times. His energy seems boundless.

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Investing in Haitian Women: A Hand-Up Approach to Rebuilding Haiti

Kari Stoever | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Microcredit, Haiti Earthquake, Microfinance, Girl Effect, Grameen Bank, Dannon-Yogurt, Women Entrepreneurs, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Grameen America, Social Business, Muhammad Yunus, President Clinton, Viola, World News
Kari Stoever

While resources are critical to support emergency relief efforts in Haiti, the bigger challenges are in finding sustainable long-term solutions that empower the Haitians to rebuild their country.

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