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"Ashokan Farewell " Violin Duet recording session in NYC. Music from the O'Connor Method Book IV. "A New American School of String Playing"

The O'Connor Method for violin, viola, cello and orchestra. Music from United States, Mexico, Latin American and Canada. American Classical Music, Hoedowns, Blues, Spirituals, Ragtime, Jazz, Bach, Baroque, Hymns, Bluegrass, Folk Songs, Rock, Ranchero, Jigs, Choros, modern compositions and much more. Technique, Solo, Ensemble, String Orchestra, Classics, Creativity, Improvisation, Cultural Diversity, Music of different eras, Individual expression. 500 hundred years of music for the violin and strings that creates relevance to the 21st century.

Kelly Hall-Tompkins - Violin I
Mark O'Connor - Violin II

"Ashokan Farewell" is Jay Ungar's composition and modern day classic. His own recording of the piece was used in Ken Burn's "Civil War" PBS Television Series in 1990. "Approximately 40 million viewers watched it during its initial broadcast, making it the most-watched program ever to air on PBS." This two-violin version was arranged by Mark O'Connor and Pinchas Zukerman, transcribed from their 1992 recording of it on O'Connor's "Heroes" album for the O'Connor Method Book IV and its companion CD "MOC 4"

This video is the actual footage from the professional CD recording session. Violin students can see the performers as they record the very rendition that Mark O'Connor authored for his Method and is included in Book IV. O'Connor and Lark played through a matched pair of Neumann M49 microphones circa 1953, the very two microphones that O'Connor used for his multi Grammy nominated "Heroes" album in 1992, pairing him with his own violin heroes.

Recorded February, 5th, 2014 at Sean Swinney Studios, New York City
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