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Music + Entrepreneurship: Violinist Sarah Whitney At UTC

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Sarah Whitney

Sarah Whitney is a violinist celebrated around the world for pushing the boundaries of classical music by blending contemporary sounds.

A performer, an educator and a career coach for musicians, Sarah will be in residence this week - Wednesday through Friday - here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

On Friday at 7:30 PM, Sarah will perform a free public concert in the Cadek Recital Hall here on campus - presenting classical and pop crossover pieces featuring the use of a loop pedal to build layered performances in real time.

I spoke with Sarah; Dr. Jonathan McNair, the Ruth S. Holmberg Professor of American Music here at UTC - and Mike Bradshaw, director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, part of UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business.

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Violinist Sarah Whitney performs in studio - and in conversation with UTC's Dr. Jonathan McNair & WUTC's Richard Winham.

Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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