"What We're Listening To" - Arcangelo Corelli's Christmas Concerto
Arcangelo Corelli was one of the most influential composers of the Baroque period. Born in 1653 in Fusignano, Italy. Corelli was named after his father who died just five weeks...
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"Thankful for Music Education" - By Christine Suter
Thankful for Music EducationBy Christine Suter NY is a state that has always had many strong school orchestra programs and for that reason I’m thankful to have grown up here....
"What We're Listening To" - Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No. 2
Alexander Borodin was a Russian composer during the Romantic era. He was a multifaceted individual: doctor, chemist, women’s rights advocate, and composer. He studied chemistry at the Medical-Surgical Academy in...
"What We're Listening To" - Zoltán Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello
Zoltán Kodály (1882 -1967) was a famous Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and pedagogue who was known internationally for having created the Kodály Method of teaching music. ...
LIVS Smithtown Grand Opening Celebration
Greetings from The Long Island Violin Shop!We invite you to join us for our Grand Opening Celebrationat our new Smithtown location.Our new store is located at 23 Main Street in Smithtown, NY.The Celebration will...
"What We're Listening To" - John Rutter's Suite for Strings
John Rutter is a British composer. He attended and then served as director of music at Clare College in Cambridge and led the choir to international prominence. In 1980, Rutter...
"What We're Listening To" - Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor
Henryk Wieniawski was a Polish violinist and composer. He began playing the violin when he was young and was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire at age nine, despite not being...
The Art and Lore of the Violin: A Presentation by Charles Rufino
The Art and Lore of the Violin A Presentation by Charles Rufino Thursday, August 2nd, 7pm at The South Huntington Public Library Master Violin Maker Charles Rufino has delighted audiences for...
String Workshop & Sales Event at the LIVS!
STRING WORKSHOP AND SALES EVENT Wednesday, August 15th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the LIVS 8 Elm Street Huntington, NY 11743 Have you ever wanted to try out strings...
"What We're Listening To" - Ernest Bloch - Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra
On July 24th, we will celebrate the 136th birthday of Swiss composer Ernest Bloch! Bloch was a violinist from the age of nine, studying in Brussels with teachers such as Eugène...
Review of Charles Rufino's Masterclass: "Instrument Repair for the String Educator"
"As teachers, we have to be prepared for all kinds of unthinkable situations and be able to effectively react in the moment! As string teachers, add the unthinkable instrument damages...
Mikail Glinka - Sonata for Viola and Piano
Mikhail Glinka is considered the fountainhead of Russian classical music, and the first Russian composer to gain widespread recognition in his own country. As a child, he was raised by...
Instrument Repair for the String Educator and Music Ed Students: Summer Masterclass with Charles Rufino
Every year, Master Violin Maker and owner of the Long Island Violin Shop, Charles Rufino, holds his acclaimed summer course, "Instrument Repair for String Educators (and Music Ed Students)", at Stony Brook University Department...
"La Primavera" A Visit to Venice, Florence and Rome - By Christine Suter
"La Primavera" A Visit to Venice, Florence and Rome When I went on a mother-daughter trip to Venice, Florence and Rome two weeks ago, I was expecting to see a...
LIVS Concert on May 6th 2018
Last weekend The Long Island Violin Shop held a concert of the students in our lessons and chamber music programs. It was the second concert to have been held at...
"What We're Listening To" - Tchaikovsky's Serenade For Strings
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is a well-known late-Romantic period composer from Russia. He was a precocious musician from the age of five. However, the only musical careers available at that time...