Charles Arsenault violin, Quadra Island, BC, 2023 | Metzler Violins

Charles Arsenault violin, Quadra Island, BC, 2023 | Metzler ViolinsThis instrument is part of our 7th annual Contemporary American Makers Exhibition, 2024 Passionate about music and drawn to wood and hand work, Charles Arsenault began his career as a violin maker at the age of 17, first as an apprentice in the United States, then in a large workshop in Romania (1995 96). He went on to work in Qubec before obtaining a position in Toronto where he developed his skills as a violin restorer, as well as his approach to

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Composer and publisher already sensed that this “evergreen” would build on the success of Elgar’s Salut d’amour

studying under Leo Aschauer and H

After graduating from the violin making program at the North Bennet Street School

reddish-brown

Johannes Brahms

Each duet adds new techniques and challenges that align with the natural advancement of lessons

manuscript copies and alternative versions have only been consulted for potential clarification of editorial queries

the classical sonatina or the Romantic character piece to contemporary music and tango

Cox / Brattleboro

Tom Metzler

which slants upward from the center joint