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Ukulele Concerto Performance Coming to Michigan
The string section of an orchestra usually includes dozens of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. For one night in November, the Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra will add a ukulele for a special concerto. “Jumpin’” Jim Beloff will be performing his piece Uke…
Byron Yasui Pens a Ukulele Tour de Force for Jake Shimabukuro
By Audrey Coleman Photography courtesy of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra It’s not that nobody has ever thought of writing a concerto for the ukulele. In 1999, the Wallingford (Connecticut) Symphony Orchestra commissioned uke player-composer Jim Beloff to write Uke Can’t Be Serious:…
The Birth of the Ukulele
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A Concerto for Ukulele and Orchestra
A ukulele concerto for symphony orchestra? This is not something you hear every day. Occasionally, you’ll hear a Baroque piece arranged for the uke, such as Vivaldi’s Lute Concerto in D Major, or perhaps a modern composition featuring an orchestra…
Spring 2013
Enjoy a feature lesson on the uke chords, licks, and solos you need to play the blues, and an interview with uke virtuoso and songwriter James Hill. Also in this issue; uke pioneer Jim Beloff on his role in the…