Scuttlebutt - October 11

October 11, 2024 Wonderful concert last night with the Belmont University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of newly appointed Director of Orchestras Christopher Fashun and also featuring Belmont guitar faculty and friend Paulo Oliveira. Paolo and I were soloists on Mason Bate's "Mothership", a wonderful piece that also incorporates electronics within the orchestra itself.  Rehearsing last week with the Belmont University Symphony Orchestra   Chris Tate Improv Workshop Replay We're so proud to include jazz cello phenom Chris Tate on our faculty at the Strum Bowing Groove Academy! If you missed last week's free workshop with Chris Tate, you can watch the replay here. Take a free trial lesson with Chris or the Strum Bowing Groove Academy instructor of your choice and we'll help you get your groove on! It's not you--the GIF above is silent     New Groove Chronicles Blog Post   Grooving is Dancing     Looking forward to playing several of my compositions with the Lima Symphony next week in Lima, Ohio. I'll be playing the "Overture" to my 3rd electric violin concerto, my composition "For the Greater Groove" and another short Brazilian-jazz piece of mine called "Chorinho". Karl Hirzer, conducting.       In-Person Strum Bowing Workshops I'll be holding Strum Bowing Workshops next week at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and at the St. Francis School in Louisville.      UPCOMING EVENTS Oct 10 w/Belmont University Symphony Orchestra Mason Bates' "Mothership" McAfee Concert Hall Nashville, TN Oct 15 Strum Bowing Workshop St. Francis School Louisville, KY Oct 16 Strum Bowing Workshop Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, OH Oct 19 w/Lima Symphony Veterans Memorial Civic Center Lima, OH Nov 1 Tracy Silverman Project feat. Roy "Futureman" Wooten The Blue Strawberry St. Louis, IL Nov 9 w/Paducah Symphony The Carson Center Paducah, KY Nov 19 w/Bach to the Future Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts Valdosta, GA Nov 29 Tracy Silverman Project feat. Roy "Futureman" Wooten Radio Artifact Cincinnati, OH Nov 30 Tracy Silverman Project feat. Roy "Futureman" Wooten Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL Dec 1 Tracy Silverman Project feat. Roy "Futureman" Wooten The Coterie Kokomo, IN December 6 w/Bach to the Future Harmonie Verein Augusta, MO Dec 15 w/Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons "Behold" Getty Art Museum Matanzas, Cuba Dec 27 w/Jim Brickman Balboa Theater San Diego, CA Dec 28 w/Jim Brickman Fox Tucson Theater Tucson, AZ Dec 29-31 w/Jim Brickman Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, AZ Jan 27-28 Strum Bowing Workshop Landisville, High School Landisville, PA February 7 w/Bach to the Future 3 Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO Feb 15 w/Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons "Behold" Getty Art Museum Los Angeles, CA     If you missed last week's Scuttlebutt or want to peruse the archives, I've got them all posted here on my website.      As always, I’d love to hear from you--just hit reply or comment/message me on socials below. Stay in touch and get your groove on! StrumBowingGrooveAcademy.com TracySilverman.com Strum Bowing Pro Membership For the Greater Groove Podcast For the Greater Groove Facebook Community The Strum Bowing Chronicles - Blog June 27-29 Strings Without Boundaries Northampton, MA