{"id":67821,"date":"2025-07-25T15:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=67821"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:56:16","slug":"violin-professors-new-album-celebrates-spanish-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/07\/25\/violin-professors-new-album-celebrates-spanish-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Violin Professor\u2019s New Album Celebrates Spanish Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 8, Albany Records releases \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albanyrecords.com\/catalog\/troy2003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andalusian Legacy,<\/a>\u201d a new album by Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Violin David Russell. In music for violin and piano by such composers as Manuel de Falla, Pablo de Sarasate and Joaqu\u00edn Turina, Albany\u2019s catalog states, Russell \u201cconjures the elemental force of Andalusian folk tradition \u2014 red-blooded, dusky, frank in its passions yet animated by unspoken sorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"668\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/David-Russell-performing.jpeg\" alt=\"David Russell, violinist, performing\" class=\"wp-image-67823 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/668;width:1200px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/David-Russell-performing.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/David-Russell-performing-600x418.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/David-Russell-performing-768x534.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/David-Russell-performing-300x209.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Violin David Russell. Photo&nbsp;by Paco Monta\u00f1\u00e9s.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently returned from Granada, Russell described his relationship and fascination with southern Spain, his decade-long masterclass project there, and the development of \u201cAndalusian Legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When and how did you first become captivated by the Andalusian region and its history and music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met an Andalusian friend, Paco Montalvo, when I taught his son, Paquito, at the Meadowmount School of Music in 2007. After that summer, Paco, a violin teacher at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica &#8216;Rafael Orosco&#8217; in C\u00f3rdoba, Spain, invited me to C\u00f3rdoba to give masterclasses and recitals there for several very enjoyable weeks each May. During those early masterclass and recital trips, I developed an admiration for the Andalusian culture. By 2015, I decided to experiment with forming my own masterclass in Spain, independent of the local Conservatorio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trial program was called Masterclass Andalusia, and it was an enormous success. I had invited eminent violinist Andr\u00e9s C\u00e1rdenes to teach with me. I had also invited 10 select students from all over the world to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that 2015 masterclass, I sincerely believe we were graced by a spiritual force the Spanish Gypsies call \u201cEl Duende,\u201d something once described by Goethe as \u201ca mysterious force that everyone feels and no philosopher has explained,\u201d and of which the great Andalusian flamenco artist Manuel Torre said, \u201cAll that has dark sounds has <em>duende<\/em>.\u201d It drew us all deeply into the heart of the Andalusian culture, seemingly at a personal level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All that has followed in the years since has been due to the desire to express the very essence of Andalusia as it has revealed itself to me, from the Roman and Visigothic eras through the more recent (711-1492) Kingdom of Al-Andalus, the flamenco culture, and into the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albanyrecords.com\/catalog\/troy2003\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"album cover for Andalusian Legacy\" class=\"wp-image-67825 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1000;width:353px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Russell_Andalusian_Legacy.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Albany Records describes your new album as &#8220;music as pulse, breath and bloodline.&#8221; What is special\/distinctive about Spanish music? What are the challenges of performing it well?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been studying the origins of Spanish music as it developed through the Arabic influences of Al-Andalus, medieval music, flamenco and beyond. I now believe that an understanding of the way rhythm was used in the music of that culture is one of the main defining factors in performing it authentically, as is understanding the Middle Eastern origins of the modal harmonies inherent in the music. The overwhelming \u201call or nothing\u201d expression found in the best performances seems uniquely married to music of Andalusia, perhaps due to the occasional presence of <em>duende<\/em> in its performances<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you meet\/connect with the other musicians on the album?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am fortunate to be married to a wonderful collaborative pianist named Zaiba Shiekh, who performs on the majority of the recording with me. My dear Spanish colleagues include pianist Pedro Gavil\u00e1n, castanet player Estefan\u00eda Brao Martin and flamenco guitarist Fabio Bosch-Freir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedro Gavil\u00e1n and I undertook a three-country concert tour (Italy, Greece, and Spain) in 2023. During a rehearsal in M\u00e1laga, Spain, during the tour, Pedro introduced me to Estefan\u00eda, who to my great delight improvised accompaniment to three of the Spanish works we were rehearsing. It was so exciting to me that during the concert that night I surprised her by calling her out of the audience unexpectedly to perform those works with me! Thankfully, she is a good sport and agreed to do it! It was sensational, and I decided then and there to record those pieces (and others) with her improvisations. I was later introduced to the fabulous flamenco guitarist Fabio Bosch- Freire, who recorded with me a wonderful traditional song called \u201cEl Vito,\u201d about an incident during the time of Al- Andalus. Pedro, Fabio, Estefan\u00eda and I have further plans to record together in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In addition to music by revered Spanish composers, the album includes three songs that you wrote, setting poems by Garc\u00eda Lorca. What is the genesis of those compositions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThree Songs in Andalusian Style on Poems of Lorca\u201d were composed during the COVID pandemic when we were all made to stay in our homes in isolation. I was desperate to get back to Spain to continue the work I\u2019d begun to establish Masterclass Al-Andalus on the world stage, so it was very frustrating to encounter two years of travel bans that slowed the progress of my work. As a catharsis, I wrote the three songs using the text of three of my favorite poems of Lorca. It kept me in touch with the spirit of beloved Andalusia until I was finally free to travel there again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve long been attracted to the fabulous tenor Johnathan White\u2019s dramatic flair and sensitive musicianship, so I was pleased when he agreed to record my songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those songs represent my first efforts at composition, but I am already engaged in writing a new series of songs on the absolutely amazing love poems between a princess of Al-Andalus named Wallada and a ruler named Ibn Zaydun. The poetry, written in the 11th century, is as passionate and inspiring as anything one could imagine and provides great possibilities for merging medieval Arabic styles with modern day art song. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You recently completed the 2025 edition of Masterclass Al-Andalus, a 10-day intensive program of workshops and concerts in Granada, Spain, which you direct. What is its mission? Who are the participants?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The students of Masterclass Al-Andalus over time have represented countries as diverse as France, Italy, Abu Dahbi, Iran, Bulgaria, the United States, Spain and the United Kingdom. My hope is to educate violinists about the impact of the culture of Al-Andalus on Western Classical Music, transforming them as performers, and ensuring that knowledge of the time of Al-Andalus is carried forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the 800-year period of Al-Andalus, the Islamic rulers issued a decree that Jewish and Christian people, as \u201cPeople of the Book,\u201d could live together as one culture, while maintaining their distinct differences in religious worship. They were successful because they chose to focus on common ground rather than their differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In time, I hope to expand the masterclass into a festival called \u201cFestival Al-Andalus: A Celebration of Peace,\u201d which will bring a diplomatic element and symbolically recreate the conditions present during the \u201cGolden Era\u201d of Al-Andalus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell.jpg\" alt=\"Students in the 2025 Masterclass A-Andalus with violin professor David Russell.\" class=\"wp-image-67827 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/07\/Masterclass-Al-Andalus_Russell-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 4032px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 4032\/3024;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 2025 cohort of Masterclass Al-Andalus, which included UNC Charlotte alumna Alexandra Fitzgerald, left. <em>Masterclass Al-Andalus is housed directly across from the Alhambra in a stunning University of Granada facility, the Carmen de la Victoria.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Russell\u2019s \u201cAndalusian Legacy\u201d reflects nearly two decades of engagement with the music and culture of southern Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":455,"featured_media":67823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"no-sidebars.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_clt_a11y_last_scan":"1778696069","_clt_a11y_has_violations":"0","_clt_a11y_violations":"[]","_clt_a11y_suppressions":"","_clt_a11y_needs_validation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,255],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-67821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-research","tag-music"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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