by John Rihani | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week we left off with me beginning my senior year of high school, still playing the LaMay/Poulsen combo and increasingly interested in modern cellos. Fate intervened as Sally, my cello teacher, heard of a cello Kurt Widenhouse just finished for a customer who...
by John Rihani | Mar 24, 2020 | General News
In compliance with the recent executive order issued by Governor Holcomb, Paige’s Music and our specialty shops Chops Percussion, Encore Orchestral Strings & Indy Flute Shop will be temporarily closed until Tuesday, April 7th. During this time we will not have...
by John Rihani | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
You’ll remember from last week’s thrilling blog post about my first two cellos, we left off with me beginning my sophomore year of high school, having spent most of my freshman year forgetting everything I’d learned in middle school and having yet to...
by John Rihani | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is a story behind every instrument. Each musician brings their personality and experiences and the instrument gives them a voice. In this next series of blog posts, I plan to share the cellos that I have owned over the years. While that might sound like the...
by John Rihani | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello, my friends! The topic of illness seems to be top of mind for everyone these days, and for good reasons. I’ve begun to see some articles and videos floating around regarding cleaning string instruments in a way that would kill the virus. I thought it would...
by John Rihani | Mar 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been a fan of GEWA cases. My first good cello cases were Jaeger cases, now owned by GEWA. I’ve been a fan of the IDEA series cello cases which are various refinements of a basic case design that is decades old. Snap bow closers and a...
by John Rihani | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s here at last – state solo & ensemble at Northview MS this Saturday! My colleagues have written great blog posts about preparing mentally and making sure you have everything you need, so I thought I would just add a few notes from past...
by John Rihani | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Most people familiar with band and orchestra can identify which instrument is a cello when shown a room full of string instruments. Fewer people can recognize which historical form a cello is patterned after. While many are familiar with the name Antonio Stradivari,...
by John Rihani | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Violists rejoice! We have an amazing selection of violas at the moment. I’d like to highlight a few, just as a sample: A 16″-ish viola by Indianapolis’ own Christopher Ulbricht – this viola plays like a dream! A 16 1/4″ viola by...
by John Rihani | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Later this week I’ll attend the Indiana Music Education Association’s (IMEA) annual conference. There will be opportunities to see performances, attend educational sessions, play in new music reading sessions, and generally catch up and socialize with all...
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