Gailes’ Goes Green
As of June 11, 2009, GVS is running on 100% WIND POWER. We want to do all we can to reduce our carbon footprint. Getting our electricity from wind power is just one more step in that direction.
New Item! Case Bling
Decorate Your Case with Case Bling A GVS exclusive! Case bling is popular all over Europe and in Japan. Now GVS has brought this fun fad to the US. These ornaments are hand-made in the USA by local artisans. Each piece is custom-made for GVS.
Summer Music Camps for All Ages
Looking for some summer music fun? Check out these links for great summer camps:
www.nationalphilharmonic.org has a Summer String Institute for high school and middle school students. The Institute immerses students in an intensive week of mentoring, chamber music coaching, individual lessons and rehearsals led by National Philharmonic conductors, players and other faculty.
www.summertrios.org is a vibrant musical experience offering chamber music and concerto programs to amateur and professional musicians.
www.cellospeak.com has a 6-day workshop for adult cellists of all levels. The week includes five half hour lessons; daily coached quartets; group technique session (either elementary or advanced); special faculty topics on various aspects of playing the cello; performances by the virtuoso faculty, and more.
www.bluemountainfestival.org offers a two-week, all chamber music course for students of all levels, aged 11 years and up, through college.
If you have a favorite summer camp for string players, let us know and we’ll add it to our list.
Piccinotti Violins
Gailes’ Violin Shop is proud to offer instruments by the Italian Master, Marco Piccinotti. We believe that he is among the finest Italian makers of our time. Through decades of research and testing, he has developed a unique method of crafting his instruments for absolute quality in both artistic and acoustic aspects. His instruments have been winning awards throughout Europe for almost two decades. Finally, through the shops of the American Violin Alliance, his work is available to American musicians.
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Tadioli Violins
Gailes’ Violin Shop and the American Violin Alliance are pleased to introduce another incredible Italian Master Maker, Maurizio Tadioli. One of the great Italian makers of our time, the artistry that goes into each of his instruments is of the highest quality. His style is individual and exquisitely beautiful. To experience this instrument, call our colleague Rolland Feller in San Francisco at 415-567-3708 or our colleague Robert Ray in Olympia at 360-570-1085.
Columbia Orchestra Competition
GVS is proud to be the corporate sponsor for the Columbia Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition. On January 4th and 5th, talented young musicians competed to win the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Columbia Orchestra. We were there to support the young artists, their families and the orchestra.
Last year both the winners were playing on instruments from Gailes’ Violin Shop. This year, Evangaline Chandran won playing on a violin from GVS.
Congratulations to all the winners this year: Evangaline Chandran, Shing Ann Yeh and Acadia Kocher.
Here are a few pictures from the competition.
Stringfever
Itzhak Perlman at Age 13