ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title>The Chicago School of Violin Making - News &amp; Events</title> <meta name="description" content="The Chicago School of Violin Making thouroughly prepares students in the art and skills of violin making. The full-time course of study is 3 1/2 years. 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Petio is a 1997 graduate of the school. Greg is married to violinist <a href="http://www.rachelbartonpine.com">Rachel Barton Pine</a> who recently resigned from the CSVM Board of Directors due to her increased performance schedule.</p> <p>An Advisory Board is a new initiative being formed at CSVM. Several prominent makers/restorers, players and business people have agreed to be a part of this Board, including: <a href="http://www.beares.com">Charles Beare</a>, <a href="http://www.burgessviolins.com">David Burgess</a>, <a href="http://www.josephcurtinstudios.com">Joseph Curtin</a>, <a href="http://www.germainviolins.com">Chris Germain</a>, <a href="http://www.rodneymohr.com">Rodney Mohr</a>, Ren&egrave; Morel, <a href="http://info.music.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/842.html">Janos Starker</a>, and <a href="http://www.violamaker.net">Marilyn Wallin</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.sgwhiteviolins.com">Sara White</a> has been named an Alternate Director of the <a href="http://www.vmaai.com">Violin Makers Association of Arizona International</a>. Sara is a 2002 graduate of CSVM and resides in Tucson, AZ.</p> <p>The CSVM Bass #1 was completed in April 2010 and is now for sale at <a href="http://www.allthingsbass.com">Classic Contrabass</a> in Wheeling, IL. Work has begun on Bass #2. Fred Thompson has already put in many hours of work and at least 12 students have signed up to participate.</p> <img src="images/Fred-Thompson-varnishing-Bass-1.jpg" alt="Fred-Thompson-varnishing-Bass-1" width="" height="180" /> <img src="images/Aaron-Brown-varnishing-Bass-1.jpg" alt="Aaron-Brown-varnishing-Bass-1" height="180" /> <img src="images/Dan-Armstrong-admiring-bass-1.jpg" alt="Dan-Armstrong-admiring-bass-1" height="180" /> <img src="images/Dan-Armstrong-playing-bass-1.jpg" alt="Dan-Armstrong-playing-bass-1" height="180" /> <p class="caption">Left to right: Fred Thompson varnishing Bass #1; Aaron Brown varnishing; Dan Armstrong 'admiring'; Dan Armstrong playing</p> <div id="fred"> <img src="images/fred-spector-visit.jpg" alt="fred-spector-visit" width="" height="180" /> <p class="caption">Fred Spector and violin</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Recent presentations at the school include</span>:</p> <ul> <li>John Becker, Chicago-area restorer  presentation on Carlo Bergonzi</li> <li><a href="http://www.josephcurtinstudios.com">Joseph Curtin</a>  informal talk with students</li> <li><a href="http://www.a440violinshop.com/">Koo Young Chung</a> (Dec. '87) - first in a planned series of presentations on violin making</li> <li>Michelle Fiore (Dec.'97)  owner of <a href="http://www.allthingsbass.com">Classic Contrabass</a> in Wheeling, Il, talk on bass-making</li> <li>Fred Spector, former violinist with <a href="http://www.cso.org">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a>, toured the school and showed his Carlo Bergonzi-circa 1733-36 violin to students.</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CSVM and the Violin Society of America</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Tschu Ho Lee, founder and Director Emeritus of the Chicago School of Violin Making served as an Instrument Workmanship Judge at the <a href="http://www.vsa.to">Violin Society of America</a> Convention and Competition in Cleveland, Ohio in November 2010.</li> <li>Congratulations to <a href="http://www.classicviolins.com">Petio Kostov</a> (Dec.'97), Certificate of Merit for Workmanship, Violin; <a href="http://www.magnusmusicshop.com">William Lakeberg</a> (Dec.'79) and <a href="http://www.sullivanviolins.com">Kenneth Sullivan</a> (May '83), Certificate of Merit for Tone, Viola.</li> <li>Several CSVM students attended the convention and volunteered for various jobs throughout the week. With their participation and that of various VSA Board members and volunteers, CSVM was a notable presence at the convention.</li> <li>Several CSVM grads are active members of the <a href="http://www.vsa.to">Violin Society of America</a> board. <a href="http://www.rodneymohr.com">Rodney Mohr</a> (Dec. '82) is the current President, <a href="http://www.violamaker.net">Marilyn Wallin</a> (May '85) is the Immediate Past President and <a href="http://www.germainviolins.com">Chris Germain</a> (Dec. '85) is President-Elect. <a href="http://www.sullivanviolins.com">Ken Sullivan</a> (May '83) and <a href="http://www.kennethwarrenandson.com">Jim Warren</a>, CSVM Board member, are also active VSA board members.</li> </ul> <p>58 graduates, students, Board members and friends gathered for drinks and a meal at the Hard Rock Café in Cleveland on November 10th for a CSVM 35th birthday celebration. Thanks to Jessie Gilbert (Dec. '02) who made all the arrangements and ensured that everything went smoothly.</p> <img src="images/David-Burgess-and-Rachel-Barton-Pine-during-presentation.jpg" alt="David-Burgess-and-Rachel-Barton-Pine-during-presentation" width="" height="200" /> <img src="images/drawing-class.jpg" alt="drawing-class" width="" height="200" /> <img src="images/chess-game-at-lunch.jpg" alt="chess-game-at-lunch" width="" height="200" /> <p class="caption">Left to right: David Burgess and Rachel Barton Pine during a presentation; Drawing class; Chess game at lunch</p> <img src="images/spring-2010-class-new-awning.jpg" alt="spring-2010-class-new-awning" width="" height="350" /> <p class="caption">The Spring 2010 class under the school's new awning</p> </div><!-- /#content --> </body> </html>