It is July 19-23 at the City of Lakes Waldorf School in Minneapolis.

The Chicago Fiddle Camp will be returning for its second year this year, July 12-19 at the Chicago Waldorf School! Students will have the chance to immerse themselves in fiddle style, improvisation, back-up techniques, style points, and also create their own pieces in small groups. In my own study as a fiddler, it has been invaluable to soak up the feel, technique and, dare I say it, vibe, from accomplished musicians by learning from them in person at camps and clinics. We aim to provide similar inspiration and tools. The camp will concentrate a lot of energy on making music as a group, small or large. A week of community and collaboration it shall be, and as most musicians would probably agree, that is where the biggest musical rewards can be found. We are looking forward to it!

For details see below, or visit:

CHICAGO FIDDLE CAMP DOT COM

Dates: July 12-19 from 9:30-3:30.
Cost: $400, $350 early registration by May 14.
Prerequisite: 1 school year of study on violin, viola, cello or bass.
Ages: Open to all ages! Last year we had a few adults mixed in.

To sign up, print and mail the sign up sheet and tuition to:

Chicago Waldorf School
c/o Chicago Fiddle camp
1300 West Loyola Ave
Chicago, IL 60626

April 22, 3:00-4:00 pm
Improvisation workshop
Kenneth King Center CONCERT HALL
Free and open to the public!

April 22 at 7:30 pm
Kenneth King Center RECITAL HALL
Tickets: $12 ($10 students)

Click here for tickets.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Get the perspective of a young professional classical crossover
ensemble! They will discuss how they approach their music, in terms
of arrangement, creation, and especially the role of improvisation.
They will give you tools to try some of their ideas yourself. The
Orange Mighty Trio delivers music that balances the planned with
spontaneous, serious with humorous, in a style that the Minneapolis
City Pages calls “maverick chamber music.” Come find out what makes
them tick.

The passage of time has long occupied artists and scientists alike. Now, a new group of artistic researchers has made a breakthrough, realizing sometimes “Wednesday feels like Tuesday.” The scientific team of Maggie Bergeron & Company dancers and the Orange Mighty Trio musicians share stunning new insights into the space/time continuum. Movement and music careen through time, opening and closing worm holes and portals, including the doors to the Bryant Lake Bowl.

Sunday January 17 at 3:00 pm (2:00 doors)
Sunday, January 17 at 7:00 pm (6:00 doors)

$10-$15 pay what you can

Tickets: 612-825-8949 or online

I had the pleasure of going in the studio with Katie McMahon to record her next Christmas album, which will be out next year. I always enjoy being at Wild Sound in Minneapolis, and the challenge of not psyching yourself out, while knowing that you want to produce your best work. It turned out well, and will be full of Irish tunes and Christmas carols. (Nice vocal harmonies written by St. Paul composer David Moore!)

Then, the Trio stopped by the “Rosemary and Meredith Wilson Harmony for Mayo Series” at the Mayo Clinic, where they have music every Monday. It was nice to get to play together after a few weeks off. In the few minutes we had to chat as a band, before I headed back to Chicago, we discussed various things pertaining to: our dance collaboration coming up on Jan 17 with Maggie Bergeron and Co. dancers, our soundtrack work for Joe Swanberg’s upcoming film “Silver Bullets,” and the gigs we have in the spring at the St. Louis Art Museum and the University of Denver. There is much work to be done!

Over and out–

Zack

Boil the Cabbage Medley

Interchange (alternate version)