Michelle
@michellediehl
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Sioux Falls, SD USA
Joined Jan 1, 2008
Michelle Diehl (b. 1962, Minneapolis) is a composer who is receiving invitations, commissions and performance opportunities throughout the United States. Equally at home in the solo, symphonic, and chamber music genre, she taps her varied instrumental skills in composing music ranging from tangos to symphonies. A tireless craftsperson, her works embody artisanal attraction to balance and purity. Her works are often lyrically eloquent, rhythmically compelling and appeal on a broad intellectual and emotional spectrum.
Ms. Diehl has a rich background as a performer and is a violinist with the Augustana Orchestra. She studied violin with Esther Wentzel and Minnesota Orchestra violinist Ladi Stanisha.
When she's not composing original works, she enjoys working on arrangements of the works of the great baroque masters and romantic composers.
Her professional affiliations include membership in the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM), the American Music Center, American Composers Forum and ASCAP.
A longtime resident of Minneapolis and Key West, Florida, Ms. Diehl now resides in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
A Dance by Candlelight
Aug 6, 2008
Here's my latest tango for string quartet. This tune has a way of getting stuck in your head. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6754311
J.S. Bach Minuet in G (in the minor)
Mar 20, 2008
This is what happens when you take Bach's simple Minuet in G, transpose it to G minor, and arrange it for two trumpets. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6382218
Correction ~ It wasn't a Strad afterall ...
Feb 19, 2008
That smashed up violin By Andy McSmith I have an error to confess. In yesterday's Independent I wrote about David Garrett, the world class violinist who slipped and smashed his instrument, which I described as a "priceless Stradivarius". Actually, it was not made by Antonio Stradivari, but by ... To read the entire article, go here: http://blogs.independent.co.uk/openhouse/2008/02/that-smashed-up.html
One less Strad in the world ...
Feb 15, 2008
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You'd have to sedate me if this happened to me! Virtuoso's trip destroys priceless Stradivarius By Andy McSmith Wednesday, 13 February 2008 As a former child prodigy blessed with chiselled good looks, they called him the David Beckham of the classical violin. Now he is more likely to be known as the lad with the broken Strad. David Garrett, 26, one of the nation's foremost young concert performers, had an accident that every world-class musician must dread: at the end of a concert at the Barbican he tripped and landed on his violin. Go here for the full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/virtuosos-trip-destroys-priceless-stradivarius-781531.html
Requiem for a Soldier
Feb 3, 2008
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As I worked all day yesterday and today on my adagio, I had a strange feeling that I was writing music for a funeral. Very emotional two days for me. A friend a mine said that it immediately brings to mind the mourning after a battle. With that thought in mind, I again worked on this piece. I don't know if it's quite finished yet. And my favorite part? The english horn playing taps at the very end . . . http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6232841
Hi, Michelle, thanks for adding me to your network of friends. I really appreciate your brilliant compositions and your lovely photos. Thanks for sharing!