{"id":12359,"date":"2022-03-04T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T21:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/?p=12359"},"modified":"2022-03-09T18:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T02:44:46","slug":"blogpostroberthoward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/blogpostroberthoward\/","title":{"rendered":"Cello mentor Robert Howard on gut strings, sound quality, and the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12359\" class=\"elementor elementor-12359\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14a9529 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14a9529\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c39d0fa\" data-id=\"c39d0fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcaede0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dcaede0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbee985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbee985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a12a243\" data-id=\"a12a243\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c128d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c128d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"ltr\"><p>&#8220;<b>I&#8217;m too Baroque for the modern people and too modern for the Baroque people<\/b>,&#8221; says cellist Robert Howard, who has played regularly with both Philharmonia Baroque and San Francisco Symphony, as well as many other ensembles from the Bay Area to Lincoln Center and beyond.<\/p><p>Robert will join us on March 15 to share Bach&#8217;s 5th cello suite in our second session of <em>Six Suites in Six Weeks<\/em>.<\/p><p>Robert&#8217;s longtime interest in period instrument performance has informed his playing in many ways, even when he&#8217;s playing on modern equipment. By learning how to use the Baroque bow and learning the responsiveness of gut strings, he came to realize how much it&#8217;s all about sound quality. &#8220;Once you know how it works you can emulate that on any equipment.&#8221;<\/p><p>Robert joined AMN founder Lolly Lewis for a Zoom interview recently where he shared his enthusiasm and deep respect for Bach, and he reflected on how Bach sustained him through the pandemic. 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And all registered participants will receive a video link to the workshop recording.<\/p><p>$100 for six sessions, $20 for single sessions<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>DATES, TIMES, AND TOPICS<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Suite no. 1 \u2013 Oliver Herbert<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Suite no. 5 \u2013 Robert Howard<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Suite no. 2 \u2013 Jean-Michel Fonteneau<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Suite no. 6 \u2013 William Skeen<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Suite no. 4 \u2013 Bonnie Hampton<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Suite 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