"We play beautiful music to suit every occasion"

Thank you for visiting my site. You will not only find it entertaining but you will also be in awe when you hear the music clips and read the stories of my musicians.

This website introduces those groups whom I have worked with for sometimes decades or a shorter time as with the teenage performers. I know how they play, how they prepare, how reliable they are, how creative and good they are at their craftsmanship. I know that they each has reached the level of Artistry.

This webpage is also linked to other websites that contain artwork, such as the Artworks section on the Carmen website, and the David Syldavia website with its amazing collection of Art Photography. Others will appear as the ArtStrings website develops and matures.

Musicians, artists, please feel free to contact me about adding yourself or your group to my clientele.

Heartstrings Duo

VIVA! ARRIBA!

Sunrise String Quartet

Carmen Wise, Strolling Viola

Jeff Komar, Strolling Violin

ArtStrings Ensemble

What is Art?
"A work of art is a world in itself, reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world." - Leopold Stokowski
"Art is the triumph over chaos." - John Cheever
"The essence of all art is having pleasure, giving pleasure." - Mikhail Baryshnikov

What is an Artist?
"The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to
make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world." - Leonard Bernstein
"To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist." - Robert Schumann

A Musician as an Artist
"Bach gave us God's Word; Mozart gave us God's Laughter; Beethoven gave us God's Fire.
God gave us Music that we might pray without words." - from a German Opera House
"A painter paints pictures on canvas, but musicians paint their pictures on silence." - Hans Hofmann
"I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music." - Jean Miro
"Music should strike fire from the heart of man and bring tears to the eyes of woman." - Beethoven

At ArtStrings Management, I represent true Artists, people who interpret the world and their feelings about the world through their music. My Artists have a fine command of their art. They are paid well for their performances. Deservedly, because they bring such beauty to their performances.

Each and every one of these Artists, including the young Viva! troupe has mastered his or her instrument through years of diligent practice under the tutelage of Master teachers. It is said the Enesco kissed the brow of the young Beethoven and told him to pass that kiss on to each of his students and to instruct them to do the same to their students. I have been kissed by my teachers. I have kissed my students. Teachers bless their students not only with a kiss or a pat on the back, but by passing on their lifetime of knowledge and achievement.

Artists listen. They hear more than the mortal man. In turn they are obedient to what they hear, to that call of creativity. Some call it a Muse, a loving spirit that dwells in the soul. Others call it God, the One who inspires and encourages. Artist musicians, composers, painters, photographers, listen to that still small voice that whispers in their ears, and are led to create, invent, and produce something new and unique.

My musicians all play in a way that resonates with their audience. Whether in the setting of a wedding ceremony or in a concert hall or even a noisy cocktail party, these musicians bring everything to a halt, so the audience listens and for a moment, time freezes and in that moment, they can understand and appreciate the wonder of the performance.