i create emotionally transformative noises by scraping a wooden box
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Here's a snippet of the gorgeous theme tune from the 1993 Steven Spielberg film, Schindler's List. The music was originally written for one of my all-time violin heros, Itzhak Perlman.
This was recorded at a show I did with Cambridge Philharmonic earlier this year. 🎻🎶
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Elegy – our 15th release – Barber, Mozart, & Michael Rosenzweig
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with @simonhj
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All this neuroticism (& euphoria) about AI’s grand replacement of human musicians reveals a common fallacy about music in general.
That it is a passive object to be consumed and not a valuable human activity to be experienced.
After all, taking a car ride between seaside towns does not diminish the value of a coastal walk, watching the sun rise over a twinkling sea.
Warm up time for the brilliant @jpekinspianist at @GLiveGuildford … lots of notes to play tonight (Liszt Fantasie, and a very violin-y tango!) with @GuildfordSymph … Tickets: glive.co.uk/Online/tickets-g…
Violin Player 1 is tonight! Join me and @oliverlallemant at 7pm in London for Mozart, Beatles and more! simonhewittjones.com/tickets … hope to see you there! 🎻🎹🐙🤪
The first gig (this Sat 27th May, 7pm, London Pimlico) is with Legendary Octopus of Harmony @oliverlallemant (he who tinkles at the Ritz and other esteemed places). This is the first of my ‘test kitchens’ for new material. Come and join us if you’re in London! 🙂🎻🤪🎹👍
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For the first time in many many years I'm back with a PROPER LIVE VIOLIN SHOW!!! (London, for now. Other places soon). This Saturday 27th May!
"An eclectic mix of music and stories featuring the violin, with Simon Hewitt Jones”
Info & tickets: simonhewittjones.com/violin-…
Recording ‘God Save The King’ at Royal Holloway. Happy New Hat, Mr Windsor! simonhewittjones.com/god-sav…
In this month’s violin classes, I’ll be exploring several different styles; a concerto, a quartet, some 20th century music, and core improvisation skills. Join me with your box, and we'll scrape beautiful sounds by Mozart, Haydn, Bartók, Beatles and more! simonhewittjones.com/violin-…
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And meanwhile:
Simon Rattle: ‘This is a desperate moment. The entire art form is threatened’ thetimes.co.uk/article/condu…
A short improvisation during a rehearsal break last month, responding to the inspirational Peace Doves installation by sculptor @pwalkersculptor, at @RochesterCathed.
Channelling Frederick Delius perhaps? 🙂
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I’m opening up the weekly violin classes to everyone - join me on Zoom any Thursday at 7pm London / 2pm Eastern. Try a class for $1!
Today: Dido’s Lament by Henry Purcell!
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Gone too soon - one of the finest radio presenters of our time #PaulOGrady bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
Will be interesting to see the impact of this. Music metadata has been a problem for 'classical' genres for a long time. Maybe this could be a substantial step towards solving those issues #appleclassical #AppleClassicalMusic
Introducing Apple Music Classical, the new app designed specifically for classical music. Pre-order today on the @AppStore. apple.co/AppleMusicClassical
Donna Diana is on the music stand today … this is a fiendish little overture! It was written in 1894 by Austrian composer Emil von Reznicek. The fiddly notes are worth it … it’s a great tune!
"the bigger questions are about who gets the rewards and who gets to define culture." - thought-provoking commentary from @Jackstilgoe on how generative AI could affect live music-making: aeon.co/essays/what-drum-mac…
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Looking forward to performing the world premiere of @thewittjones wonderful new work this evening at beautiful @RochesterCathed with @rochesterchoral 🎶
