Bowed String Workshop with Natalie & Brittany Haas
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 to 2:30 pm Eastern
Learn an American, Celtic or Scandinavian tune by ear, delve deep into stylistic ideas including left and right hand techniques, and explore all the ways to provide back up for it including harmonies, riffs, basic chord substitutions, shuffling, chopping, and creating a cohesive arrangement with many repetitions of the same melody. All bowed stringed instruments welcome.
Sisters Natalie (cello) and Brittany (fiddle) Haas began their musical lives together, filling their childhood home with Bach suites and old-time tunes alike. It was on their own, however-following divergent paths through disparate musical traditions, countries, and cultures-that they both arrived as virtuosi and composers at the highest levels of contemporary string music. Fans of acoustic music can hardly mention one without referencing the other's work. With HAAS, these singular musicians finally record together - in duo form - for the first time. It is a collaboration a lifetime in the making, and a music encompassing travels through time and through the world From Nashville to Norway, the Celtic Isles to California, Natalie and Brittany have absorbed, adapted, and made their own world of music. The result? HAAS.
Prerequisite: Fiddle 2, or the ability to learn melodies by ear on the violin or cello
This workshop is appropriate for individuals 13 years and up