Welcoming 2023
This was indeed a dense year for us, and before we knew it, we were at the end of it!
I actually didn’t realise it until this morning when I received the newsletter of a friend of mine with a list of the 100 things that made her year. 100 is an impressive number: if you ever tried to make the exercise of the five things of the day you are grateful for, you already know. I didn’t expect I would read the whole list through, but I did because it’s not a self-celebration. Instead, it is dense with tips and good suggestions.
Writing a 100 good things list takes time, and mine will not be ready for today, so I am not sharing it with you. But compiling it is a worthwhile effort to get rid of the sense of “not-achievement” and plan for the future injected with hope and positivity. Even if plans and goal settings are not your cups of tea, a take on the 3 questions technique could help to set your guiding principles to achieve more happiness and fulfilment, whatever your principle.
Let us share with you a chart on the contents topic of this newsletter this year so that you may decide if it’s worth being a subscriber, and maybe go search in the archive if you feel you missed something.
Please leave a comment to tell us what you want more of. We’ll do our best to plan it and make it happen!
What you may have missed and you could consider dedicating some minutes to:
Earlier this year, we published a book on Violoncello da Spalla. It contains history, iconography, tips on repertoire and playing posture, and it is enriched with fun cartoons. It’s not a bulky research book. It’s light and fun. Having at hand the answers to most of your questions about Violoncello da Spalla (and your family’s and colleagues’ questions) will save you time and inject you with curiosity and positive energy. It’s available on Amazon in English or Italian.
Watch the interview with Diana Roche: she’s researching the use of Violoncello da Spalla in Catalonia in the 18th century, and her findings are totally new!
Watch Daniela’s lecture for the Women in Lutherie yearly conference about the history of gut strings, when and why they changed
Tips on lesser-known repertoire from Mark Vanscheeuwijck's lecture
Enjoy your holidays cuddling yourself and your loved ones with some good cooking
From our workshop
Alessandro is well into the making of his new cello da spalla while I was busy tidying up the house to start the year with more light and space.
On a personal note, here are two things we’d like to celebrate about 2022:
1. Daniela has been featured on The Strad
2. In the late spring, we recorded this video: we loved doing it, and we still like to listen to it, so this is our offer to wish you a bright 2023:
