James Andrewes
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Violinist, Music Librarian |
| Location | Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
| Introduction | I grew up in one of the most beautiful places in the world: Dunedin, New Zealand. Surrounded by music in a family that loved and supported the arts, I began violin lessons at the age of 5 and soon knew that music would be my passion in life. After completing a Bachelor of Music at the University of Otago, I spent a wonderful year playing with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra before completing a Master of Music at the University of Oregon. Soon after a return to New Zealand, I formed with three friends the Tasman String Quartet, with which I had the great fortune of travelling to the University of Colorado to study with one of the all-time greats; the Takács Quartet. For many years I had been drawn towards what I consider to be the extraordinary beauty of historically informed performance. Following my string quartet studies, I began a second Master's degree in Early Music at Indiana University. I am now living in Bloomington, enjoying the chance to play early music with wonderful groups in the area. Photo: © Steve Riskind |
| Favorite Music | Renaissance polyphony, Italian Madrigals, Monteverdi, Marini, music of the French Baroque, Purcell, Bach, Telemann, Corelli, Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Scriabin, Ravel, Pärt |