Sinfonia's Concert leader is Juen VanHand. We are privileged to have such a talented and inspiring leader as Juen. Not only is she a wonderful player but she is able to inspire her string section to love music and all it has to offer both performers and audiences.
The Concert leader (British English) or concert master (American English) is the most important violinist in an orchestra. He or she will sit in the front seat, by the conductor's left.
In an orchestra, the concertmaster is the leader of the first violin section. Any violin solo in an orchestral work is played by the concertmaster (except in the case of a comcerto, in which case a guest soloist usually plays). It is usually required that the concertmaster be the most skilled musician in the section, experienced at learning music quickly, and counting rests and observing the conductor for the rest of the section to follow.
The concert leader sits to the conductor's left, closest to the audience, and makes decisions regarding bowing and other technical details of violin playing for the violins, and sometimes all of the string players. The concert master leads the orchestra in tuning before concerts and rehearsals, and other technical aspects of orchestra management. Leading the tuning is not just a mere formality; if the concert master believes that a section is not adequately tuned, he or she will signal to the oboe player to play another "A". Several larger orchestras have one or more assistant concert masters.
The Concert leader (British English) or concert master (American English) is the most important violinist in an orchestra. He or she will sit in the front seat, by the conductor's left.
In an orchestra, the concertmaster is the leader of the first violin section. Any violin solo in an orchestral work is played by the concertmaster (except in the case of a comcerto, in which case a guest soloist usually plays). It is usually required that the concertmaster be the most skilled musician in the section, experienced at learning music quickly, and counting rests and observing the conductor for the rest of the section to follow.
The concert leader sits to the conductor's left, closest to the audience, and makes decisions regarding bowing and other technical details of violin playing for the violins, and sometimes all of the string players. The concert master leads the orchestra in tuning before concerts and rehearsals, and other technical aspects of orchestra management. Leading the tuning is not just a mere formality; if the concert master believes that a section is not adequately tuned, he or she will signal to the oboe player to play another "A". Several larger orchestras have one or more assistant concert masters.
