The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Gruber's Charivari

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 11:08am
Written by ArtistWorks

Here’s a nice video of the Philadelphia Orchestra playing part of HK Gruber’s Charivari, featuring ArtistWorks Classical Faculty members David Bilger on trumpet and Ricardo Morales on clarinet. You can watch the Philadelphia Orchestra perform this piece live January 13-16, 2016. For more information visit philorch.org

Mandolin Instructors Release CD

Sat, 05/30/2015 - 9:22pm
Written by MikeMarshall

Caterina and I are very excited about our new CD of duets for Mandolin and Mandocello. 

We recorded the Fifteen Two Part Inventions, Four Organ duets and Three Canons from his "Art of the Fugue." What a joy to finally have this recording out and available.

I hope you all enjoy it!

Click here for the link on Amazon

Caterina and I are very excited about our new CD of duets for Mandolin and Mandocello. 

We recorded the Fifteen Two Part Inventions, Four Organ duets and Three Canons from his "Art of the Fugue." What a joy to finally have this recording out and available.

I hope you all enjoy it!

Click here for the link on Amazon

New Beginner Violin Lessons from Nathan Cole

Tue, 02/24/2015 - 4:21pm
Written by ArtistWorks

beginner violin lessons - holding the bow

ArtistWorks is proud to announce that we have re-launched Nathan Cole's Online Classical Violin School with a focus on beginner violin lessons. Now everyone including beginners can learn how to play violin with a first chair violinist from the LA Philharmonic. Nathan's beginner-friendly approach embraces the idea that learning how to play violin should be fun and rewarding at every level - regardless of technical ability.

There's over 60 new lessons added to Nathan Cole's core curriculum, including many new fundamental violin basics and beginner violin songs. You don't need to know how to read music in order to follow along, Nathan's online lessons contain everything you need to learn how to play violin - and you can do it all on your own time, at your own pace. 

Guitar Instructor Wins GRAMMY

Mon, 02/09/2015 - 10:59am
Written by ArtistWorks

jason vieaux grammy

Congratulations to Jason Vieaux on winning a 2015 GRAMMY! We are very proud to announce our classical guitar instructor has just won a GRAMMY for Best Classical Instrumental Solo category for his album Play. This a great recognition for the outstanding guitar arrangments on the album and marks Jason's first GRAMMY. Historically there has only been 5 other classical guitarists to win this prestigious award, and Jason now joins an elite group which include Andrés Segovia, Laurindo Almeida, Julian Bream, David Russell, and Sharon Isbin.  Click here for a full list of 2015 GRAMMY winners

jason vieaux grammy

Congratulations to Jason Vieaux on winning a 2015 GRAMMY! We are very proud to announce our classical guitar instructor has just won a GRAMMY for Best Classical Instrumental Solo category for his album Play. This a great recognition for the outstanding guitar arrangments on the album and marks Jason's first GRAMMY. Historically there has only been 5 other classical guitarists to win this prestigious award, and Jason now joins an elite group which include Andrés Segovia, Laurindo Almeida, Julian Bream, David Russell, and Sharon Isbin.  Click here for a full list of 2015 GRAMMY winners