Welcome!

Here we go! I thought I would try this approach to connect with all of you wonderful PCO members as we keep our distance, and continue to foster the lovely community of musicians and music lovers that has grown over the last three years.

A big thanks to those who have been sending out musical posts this past week (yes, YOU Debra!), to challenge our ears to see if we can pick the 10 million dollar violin . . .

I went for #5, so I was pretty close :)

On a related theme, here's a wonderful little short (less than an hour) documentary about famed violinist Itzhak Perlman. An amazing musician . . .  and a down to earth human being. Enjoy the film, and share your thoughts!

Itzhak Perlman: I know I played every note (1978)

Here's a list of the music that Itzhak Perlman performs:
Bazzini: La ronde des lutins
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen [excerpts]
Bach: Gavotte en Rondeau, from Partita in E major, BWV 1006
Beethoven: Piano Trio, op. 70, no. 2 - Allegretto ma non troppo
Joplin: Ragtime Dance
Bach: Prelude, from Partita in E major, BWV 1006
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10, op. 96 [with Vladimir Ashkenazy]
Wieniawski: Caprice in A minor [with Pinchas Zukerman]
Vivaldi: Excerpt from The Four Season [at Aspen Music Festival]
Bizet/Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy [Aspen masterclass with teenage Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg]
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 [Aspen masterclass with Chou Liang Lin]
Bach: Partita in E major, BWV 1006