An evening with Fiddledelphia.
To listen to samples, visit www.fiddledelphia.org
Fiddledelphia is a new student string ensemble led by multi-instrumentalist, teacher and arranger Shelley Weiss. Based in the Philadelphia area, current teaching locations are in Bryn Mawr and Lansdale, PA. Shelley created Fiddledelphia to give kids a fun outlet for their playing. Many kids reach a plateau in their playing and practicing becomes a chore. They also long for a more personal way to express themselves. My goal is to make music so fun that kids practice because they want to, not because they have to. The result is, they progress in leaps and bounds, which makes everyone happy!
"The ensemble is open to violin, viola, cello, bass, mandolin & guitar students. We sing sometimes too, but everyone in the group plays an instrument. If they play an additional instrument (flute, clarinet, etc.) and want to play it in the ensemble, I will incorporate it into a song's arrangement. Fiddledelphia is about each individual student & what they bring to the table. "Bluegrass & fiddle tunes are the foundation of our repertoire, but in our most recent performance, we played a Russian folk tune, an Irish Jig set, and an American fiddle tune (with multiple soloists) by the late, great Buck Owens."
