Today’s featured vlog is from Domenic Salerni, the first violinist of the Vega Quartet, the string quartet in residence at Emory University. Domenic is an exciting young violinist who will have plenty to talk about in his vlogs given all the wonderful things that the Vega Quartet is doing. In his first vlog, Domenic talks a bit about his background, some of his memorable experiences and influences, and some upcoming events. Enjoy!
Steve Danyew is a composer, saxophonist, teacher, and arts administrator based in Rochester, NY. Danyew composes works for chamber ensembles, large instrumental ensembles, choirs and more, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Polyphonic.org. His music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Steve received a B.M. cum laude, Pi Kappa Lambda from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and holds an M.M. in Composition and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music.