July 24, 2002
Nashville, Tenn. — What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Find out as Crystal Plohman, protégé of Mark O’Connor and director of the fiddle program at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music, leads a team featuring Vassar Clements and other acclaimed fiddle masters in a series of workshops and concerts at the Summer Fiddle Camp at Vanderbilt July 28-August 3.
Participants range from young Suzuki Method students and fiddle hobbyists to professional violinists expanding their technique and repertoire.
Celtic, bluegrass, Texas swing, rock and classical applications will be explored in camp workshops for all ages and virtuosities and in concerts by students and the master fiddlers.
To set up interviews with students and teachers and to arrange for audio or video recordings during workshops and performances contact David Glasgow at (615) 322-2706.
WHAT: Summer Fiddle Camp featuring Crystal Plohman and Vassar Clement.
WHERE: Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee.
WHEN: Sunday, July 28–Friday, August 3.
Call for a schedule of specific workshop and performance times.