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Violinist Mark Wood coming to Rock Canyon HS

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Contributed by: YourHub.com on 9/13/2006

International recording artist Mark Wood, one of the original members of the multi-platinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin, is working to inspire young string players with "Electrify Your Strings," his groundbreaking music education program and will perform for the students of Rock Canyon High School on Sept. 13.

Mark is the owner and operator of Wood Violins, one of the largest electric violin manufacturing companies in the world. H studied under Maestro Leonard Bernstein and is a Juilliard-trained violinist and Emmy-winning composer who has done string arrangements for Celine Dion, and in addition to TSO, has worked with Lenny Kravitz, Billy Joel, Everclear and many others. He will be starring in an upcoming spot for Pepsi.

Mark will be performing on his handcrafted 7-string fretted electric Viper violin. Part of his performance includes a motivating lecture about the importance of leading a creative life. The audience will be entertained by Mark's original material as well as his exciting arrangements of music by Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and more.

As part of this year's "Electrify Your Strings" tour, Mark has been spending much of his time performing at schools all across the country and has worked with orchestra directors to create more than 50 student rock orchestras. His music programs build on the strong foundation in classical music provided by the music teachers at each school he works with; creating a partnership with educators to create a learning experience for music students that can grow and evolve from year to year.

For more information on "Electrify Your Strings," visit www.electrifyyourstrings.com.
To find out more about Mark Wood,visit www.markwoodmusic.com. The Viper electric violin is one of several electric instruments manufactured by Mark's company Wood Violins - check them out at www.woodviolins.com.

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