World renowned violinist, Jack Glatzer, thrills listeners with four strings and a bow. For decades, Glatzer has delved into the virtuosic repertoire by Paganini, Bach, and other masters that only fast fingers and a focused mind can truly convey. On April 10, the high art of violin meets the high plains when Glatzner takes the stage …

by Birdie Jaworski
A tall man in a pink nehru shirt and wrinkled linen slacks stood at the edge of Ilfeld Auditorium’s stage, his head and shoulders cocked at an awkward angle, no other musicians at his side. He held a violin, a instrument that seemed tiny, insignificant, compared to his large frame. The audience shuffled program and purse as he …

by Birdie Jaworski

A practice room at NMHU reverberates with the Brazilian beat of a drum set, its tone reminiscent of a steel drum band, of nights spent in tango with handsome strangers under island stars. A singer’s voice pierces the rhythm, clear and low, a lone tarnished flute mimicking her vibrato in a sultry call and response. Five musicians breathe …

Three Guitarists Perform at Kennedy Hallby Birdie Jaworski
Daniel Weston sat in a Santa Fe instrument dealer’s shop and cradled a guitar in his lap. The guitar’s soft curves and rich lustre spoke of the maker’s exquisite care, of a life born into the studied lineage of a lutier. Paulino Bernabe, the guitar-maker, once said that he looked for the most …