This column appeared in The Oregonian newspaper on Sunday, telling of how a young fiddle player from Corvallis is this year’s recipient of one of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violins. What a lovely way to keep the memory of a musician alive!
Interesting. I know the Dan Pearl story, I've met Michael O'Conner and a few of Jonathon's violins, but I was unaware of the Memorial Violin until now; and now there are two of them.
Indeed a sad, but beautiful story, and perhaps something to aspire to.
What a wonderful way to memorialize a brave and good man.
I would really like to leave my rather good violin to a young person who might not otherwise have one, and I am trying to think how this might be done. Possibly through a music school with a program for young musicians? I have yet to discuss this with an attorney but should probably do this before too long. I want my violin to live past me, not be stuck in a closet somewhere.
My school participated in the Danny Pearl Music Days this year with several concerts being dedicated to his memory.
Cathrnb - what a great thing to do. Try talking to a music school or a fiddle teacher and see what they suggest. My uncle is currently trying to get me possession of a fiddle from the 1620's that has been locked up in a gun safe for the last umpteen years - the guys that own the safe didn't even know what it was - when they saw it was a fiddle they remembered that their great-great-(maybe another great) grandad played a fiddle. It's just heart-breaking that the instrument isn't being used and has sat around locked up. Good luck finding a program that will help you to pass on your instrument.
Thanks -- that's a thought. I plan to indulge myself in this fancy and arrange for the fiddle to go to an individual player since, not to an institution, since this is really what I want. But maybe an institution could hold it in trust somehow. Well, a court reporter knows lots of lawyers, so there's certainly help for me in doing this.
Wow, that's a great story about the fiddle in the gun safe. Keep us updated on this.
I didn't mean to give it to an institution but maybe talk to some teachers who could find a student that needs one. That was the only reason I even mentioned a school. Most teachers have more than one students who can't afford any instrument at all not to mention a good one so they'd be able to point you in the right direction of a needful person. Also, schools and teachers deal with scholarships and endowments all the time so they'd probably have some clues about the legal aspects. Of course, so would a lawyer.
>Also, schools and teachers deal with scholarships and endowments all the time so they'd probably have some clues about the legal aspects.<
Yeah, good idea. I live in the SF Bay Area. It's possible that SF or Oakland or San Jose have some such program that I could look into. I also have two dear and very young goddesschildren who adore dancing to my fiddle. If either of them winds up taking up violin, I might be tempted to leave it to that child.
Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin
Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin
This column appeared in The Oregonian newspaper on Sunday, telling of how a young fiddle player from Corvallis is this year’s recipient of one of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violins. What a lovely way to keep the memory of a musician alive!
http://olive.live.advance.net/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/1132370702101570.xml&coll=7
And a link to the previous recipients:
http://www.music-days.org/Memorial.Violin.htm
Play tunes for peace!
# Posted on November 28th 2005 by Batlady
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This is so cool!
# Posted on November 28th 2005 by sara g
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And so sad too
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by Cath
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What a beautiful story.
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by dmarie
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Interesting. I know the Dan Pearl story, I've met Michael O'Conner and a few of Jonathon's violins, but I was unaware of the Memorial Violin until now; and now there are two of them.
Indeed a sad, but beautiful story, and perhaps something to aspire to.
KFG
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by KFG
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What a wonderful way to memorialize a brave and good man.
I would really like to leave my rather good violin to a young person who might not otherwise have one, and I am trying to think how this might be done. Possibly through a music school with a program for young musicians? I have yet to discuss this with an attorney but should probably do this before too long. I want my violin to live past me, not be stuck in a closet somewhere.
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by cathrynb
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My school participated in the Danny Pearl Music Days this year with several concerts being dedicated to his memory.
Cathrnb - what a great thing to do. Try talking to a music school or a fiddle teacher and see what they suggest. My uncle is currently trying to get me possession of a fiddle from the 1620's that has been locked up in a gun safe for the last umpteen years - the guys that own the safe didn't even know what it was - when they saw it was a fiddle they remembered that their great-great-(maybe another great) grandad played a fiddle. It's just heart-breaking that the instrument isn't being used and has sat around locked up. Good luck finding a program that will help you to pass on your instrument.
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by musicfan
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Thanks -- that's a thought. I plan to indulge myself in this fancy and arrange for the fiddle to go to an individual player since, not to an institution, since this is really what I want. But maybe an institution could hold it in trust somehow. Well, a court reporter knows lots of lawyers, so there's certainly help for me in doing this.
Wow, that's a great story about the fiddle in the gun safe. Keep us updated on this.
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by cathrynb
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I didn't mean to give it to an institution but maybe talk to some teachers who could find a student that needs one. That was the only reason I even mentioned a school. Most teachers have more than one students who can't afford any instrument at all not to mention a good one so they'd be able to point you in the right direction of a needful person. Also, schools and teachers deal with scholarships and endowments all the time so they'd probably have some clues about the legal aspects. Of course, so would a lawyer.
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by musicfan
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>Also, schools and teachers deal with scholarships and endowments all the time so they'd probably have some clues about the legal aspects.<
Yeah, good idea. I live in the SF Bay Area. It's possible that SF or Oakland or San Jose have some such program that I could look into. I also have two dear and very young goddesschildren who adore dancing to my fiddle. If either of them winds up taking up violin, I might be tempted to leave it to that child.
# Posted on November 30th 2005 by cathrynb
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That would be a good idea too - leaving the instrument to one of the goddesschildren if they are so inclined to play.
# Posted on November 30th 2005 by musicfan