Hanneke Cassel
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Hanneke Cassel is a folk violinist. She was born in Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance at Berklee College of Music in 2000 [1]. Hanneke is the 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion [2], and she performed and taught across the U.S., Scotland, Sweden, China, New Zealand, France, England, and Austria [3].
Her debut album, My Joy, received the following feedback from Alasdair Fraser:
"A great debut album by one of the most talented and fun-loving young fiddlers you could ever hope to meet! This is fiddle music played with great stylistic integrity and personal flair - definitely a joy to listen to! Go Hanneke, and gie it laldie!" [4]
Awards
- 1998 Berklee College of Music String Department Award
- 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
- 1996 Oregon State Texas-style Grand Fiddle Champion
- 1996 Berklee College of Music U.S. Scholarship Tour Award
- 1992 and 1994 U.S. National Junior Scottish Fiddle Champion
Discography
- Silver (© 2006 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
- Some Melodious Sonnet (© 2004 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
- My Joy ( © 2001 Cassel Records), produced by Laura Risk
- Many Happy Returns (© 2003 Cassel Records)
- Darol Anger’s Diary of a Fiddler (© 1999 Compass Records)
- The Wee Hours: Future of Scottish Fiddling in America (© 1998 Gargoyle Records)
See also
References
- ^ Hanneke's alumni interview from Berklee College
- ^ [www.celticarts.org/PDFS/fiddleform_national.pdf List of past winners of the Championship, in the entry form]
- ^ Biography from Hanneke's website
- ^ Album information from Calburnie Records