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Jamie Bernstein A writer, narrator, broadcaster and filmmaker, Jamie           2015 FESTIVAL ARTISTS
   has transformed a lifetime of loving music into a career of sharing her
knowledge and excitement with others.                                                   Jamie Bernstein

Inspired by her father Leonard Bernstein’s lifelong compulsion to share
  and teach, Jamie has devised ways of communicating her own excitement
about classical music. In addition to “The Bernstein Beat,” a family
concert about her father’s music modeled after his own groundbreaking
Young People’s Concerts, Jamie has also written and narrated concerts
for worldwide audiences of all ages about the music of Mozart, Copland,
Stravinsky and many others. Jamie is the co-director of film documentary,
“Crescendo: the Power of Music,” which focuses on children in struggling
urban communities who participate in youth orchestra programs inspired
by Venezuela’s groundbreaking El Sistema movement.

The film has already won numerous prizes as it travels the festival
     circuit. In addition to writing her own scripts and narrations, Jamie
writes articles and poetry, which appear in such publications as Symphony,
DoubleTake, Opera News and Musical America. She also edits “Prelude,
Fugue & Riffs,” a newsletter about issues and events pertaining to her
father’s legacy. Visit Jamie’s website for additional information. Photo of
Jamie Bernstein by Steve J. Sherman.

jamiebernstein.net

Natalie Haas – Cello One of the most sought-after “cello-fiddlers”             Natalie Haas
      in progressive acoustic and traditional music today, Natalie’s personal
style in that area is groundbreaking and innovative. Because her skills are
so exceptional, she has also become a valuable asset to the classical music
world, both as a teacher and performer. Haas is a graduate of the Juilliard
School in New York City, where she studied with cellist Fred Sherry.

She and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser have toured as a duo for over a
    dozen years, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with
their unique acoustic duo sound. They have recorded numerous CDs in the
Scottish traditional genre. Natalie has also toured with Mark O’Connor as
a member of The Appalachian Waltz Trio. Haas and O’Connor premiered
O’Connor’s double concerto for violin and cello, “For The Heroes,” with the
Grand Rapids, East Texas, and San Diego Symphonies. As a studio musician,
Natalie has been a guest artist on over fifty albums, including those of Cape
Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster, Laura Cortese, and the Irish super-group
Solas. Her kid sister is the old-time fiddle great, Brittany Haas.

nataliehaas.com

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