Linda Rosenthal (violinist)
Linda Rosenthal is an American violinist who performs internationally. She is the artistic director of a regional music festival and coaches faculty musicians in a music seminar.[1]
Living in Juneau, Alaska since 1974 with her husband Paul Rosenthal, who is also a violinist, Linda Rosenthal started the Juneau Jazz & Classics music festival in 1985.[1] In 1995, Rosenthal and actor Bill Blush created Strings & Stories, which was an organization offering a mix of classical music and theater instruction commissioned by the Education Department at the Kennedy Center to introduce young people to string music.[2]
She has earned honors for her contributions to music in Alaska from the Mayor's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, governor, state legislature, and the University of Alaska Southeast.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Fletcher, Amy "Living her dream: Linda Rosenthal reflects on 30 years of Jazz & Classics", Juneau Empire, Juneau AK, 1 September 2015.
- ^ Devlin, Vince "'Strings and Stories' pairs actor, violinist" , Missoulan, Plains MT, 9 April 2010.
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