Michele Medina

English

 

My name is Michele Medina (one "l") and I am a violinist. But I am more than that. Because of music and the violin I have been introduced to some the most exquisite things in life. These things include dance, visual arts, languages and communication, history, societal culture, education, and the humanities. 

 

I realized at some point after graduation (B.A. Art History and Spanish; M.A. Elementary Education) what I actually wanted to do was a performance combining visual arts, movement, and music. Art history is a resource and inspiration for me, as is seeking out other artistic disciplines. One of the most exciting things to me is seeking out ways that disciplines interconnect with each other, thus offering dimension and exposure of an artform or artforms to become a stronger connection with an audience. 

 

I am also a language and content teacher in the public school system. I chose this as a profession so that I can connect with youth and offer them the awareness of the cultivation of the arts, whether it is music, gymnastics, dance, or other activities which go beyond the doors of a school. Education is an important door to life, part of my life, and everyone is a born student. It is just our ways of learning that are different. 

 

I am a classically trained violinist but find significance and freedom in musical imporvisation and experimentation. I have a wide range of experience including playing in and organizing chamber music, creating and collaborating with different art forms, and providing for different art forms. One thing I realized, however, is that the world is full of talented and competent musicians and artists, yet there aren't enough venues or exposure for those of us who aren't students, nor are we professionals. It is my goal to create and collaborate with this range of experience and create ties between various community members and performers of all backgrounds. 

 

Español 

 

Me llamo Michele Medina (solo un "l") y soy violinista. Pero soy mas que violinista. Atravez la musica, he estado introducido a las cosas mas eszuisitos en la vida. Incluso, el baile, artes plasticas, idiomas y comunicacion, la historia, la cultura de la sociedad, la educacion, y las humanidades.

 

He realizado que despues de la graduacion (Bachilerato Historia de Art y Espanol; Maestria de Educacion Elementaria), que todo lo que quise hacer es presentar, usando artes plasticas, movimiento y danza, y musica. La historia del arte es un recurso u inspiracion para mi, asi como las otras disciplinas. Una de las cosas mas intereseante a mi es buscar las maneres para interconectar las disciplinias, y luego ofreciendo la dimension de espresar formas de arte para que sean conexiones fuertes y una audiencia fuerte.

 

Tambien soy maestra de idiomas y lenguas en el sistema de educacion publica. Escoji esta profesion para que conecto con los jovenes y ofrecerlos la cultivos de las artes, si es musica, gimnasia, danza, u otras actividades que extenden mas lejos que la escuela. La educacion es una puerta para la vida, parte de mi vida, y toda la gente son estudiantes del mundo. Solamente es nuestros maneras de aprender que es diferente.

 

Soy una violinista de educacion clasica pero extendo la importancia en las improvaciones y las experimentas. Tengo grande rango de experiencia incluyendo tocando u organizando musica de camra, creando y colaborando con otras formas de las artes, y dando ideas para formas de artes diferentes. Pero, una cosa que he realizado, es que el mundo esta lleno de artistas y musicos con gran talento, pero no hay suficiente lugares ni oportunidades para que los que no somos estudintes ni profesionales. Es mi meta para crear y colaborar con las varias experiencias y crear conexiones entre los miembros de la comunidad y presentadores de cualquier experiencia en la vida. 

 

 

 

For more, Michele's publication in the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) about her beliefs and passions: http://arts.gov/50th/stories/michele-medina.

 

For Michele's connections to loveDanceMore see http://www.lovedancemore.org/category/news/ and other parts of this website. 

 

Watch and listen as Michele, Wachira, and Davis make music to the vibrant motions of Porridge for Goldilocks. Porridge for Urban Arts Festival 2015
https://vimeo.com/140590889

 

Keep up to date by following Michele Medina, Harmonic Muses, Porridge for Goldilocks, and more on facebook.com.

 

 

Harmonic Muses

Michele Medina (Violin) and Hana Janatova (Piano) playing classics and local music

Porridge for Goldilocks

Interdisciplinary arts: dance, poetry, etc.

Symphonies

Salt Lake Symphony and works with Utah Youth Ensembles and other SLC based groups