“For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.” Quote by Lara St. John
“I am very lucky and grateful to have this living link to a past era, the violin presumably having much more history to it than the later portion that I know.” KnowsPastLuckyGratefulErasLinksPortionsViolin Author:Lara St. John
“There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.” CanadaIncentivesBenefactors Author:Lara St. John
“I had been playing since I was 2 years old, never remembering a life without music, always playing everything naturally and mostly by ear, and all the grownups wanted were more scales and drudgery out of me.” YearsWantedRememberEarsScalesDrudgeryGrownupsWithout MusicLife Without Music Author:Lara St. John
“Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him.” GuyForgetDadNever ForgetGreat GuyForget Him Author:Lara St. John
“Normally, the same strange impulse which brings a crowd to an accident is present in the reaction to a concert in which something goes wrong.” StrangeCrowdsAccidentsReactionsImpulseConcerts Author:Lara St. John
“When you arrive at your destination, pay absolutely no attention to the thing people call jetlag.” PeoplePayAttentionTravelDestination Author:Lara St. John
“There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try, to be tempered.” WantShouldTryingReasonPlayVoicePossibilityPureInstrumentsReason WhyStringsSoloIntonation Author:Lara St. John
“Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time.” IfsHonestLet MeBoardsTake MeViolinAirlineLaptops Author:Lara St. John
“Every country I go to, I learn a little bit more about myself.” LittlesCountryBitsLittle Bit Author:Dhani Jones
“Whether a plane to Singapore, a subway in Manhattan, or the streets of Cincinnati, I search for meaningful conversation wherever I may travel. Without it, I believe we lose the ability to not only understand others, but more importantly, ourselves.” BelieveMayI BelieveLosesAbilityStreetsConversationMeaningfulPlanesManhattanSubwaySingaporeMeaningful Conversations Author:Dhani Jones