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Rachel Barton-Pine is an American violinist. A native of Chicago was born in 1974. She is one of the few classical artists who plays both classical and metal. She is a fan of such groups as Led Zeppelin, Metallica, AC-DC etc. I am not in to that genre of music. She is also a fan of Jazz music. She has also taught violin and has appeared with many orchestras. I do not have any of her CDs as of now.
In 1995 she was seriously injured in a train accident in Chicago when the door closed on her and she tried to save her violin. She sued Metra (the Chicago train line) and won. Fortunately, she survived. She has created the Rachel Burton-Pine Foundation which is to promote the appreciation and study of classical music. It is also promoting black composers. rachelburtonpine.com This is the link to her personal site and has a link to the foundation. Among the more famous black composers was Samuel Coleridge-Taylor(1875-1912) Born to a British mother and a father from Sierra Leone. He is sometimes referred to as the "Black Mahler". I am not familiar with either Mahler or Coleidge-Taylor. I hope that this foundation succeeds. She is a unique artist. I am not in to heavy metal but I do like jazz and big bands etc. I hope that she does some jazz recordings in the future. Jazz music has a lot of classical influence in it.
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