Edgar Meyer Video – Arco with Strength in Numbers

Here is a great video of Edgar Meyer starting a tune with the group Strength in Numbers. Edgar usually plays pizzicato in the clips I have found before, but this tune features him playing an arco solo line to start it all. Note the fluid shifting technique and impeccable intonation–what a player!

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2 Comments

Jacque on January 16, 2007 at 7:56 pm

Edgar Meyer is playing at Pick-Staiger concert hall (here in Chicagoland) this Thursday.
Jason Heath on January 17, 2007 at 12:43 pm

Cool! I didn’t realize that. I’ll be sure to put some info up on that here.

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