PRESS
(2023)
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Wrapping up the instrumental portion was the extraordinary violinist/composer/teacher Edward W. Hardy. He began with his own composition, Evolution, which required employing a variety of styles in a single song... After a smooth re-arrangement of Chopin and a swirling Tennessee Whiskey dedicated to his “Colorado Family” at the University of Northern Colorado, Hardy switched gears. As a child, his mother had encouraged him to play his violin in the subway as a way to build confidence in front of a crowd. So he reached back to his hits previously heard in the 103rd street station. Shouts of “OK!” and grass-muted toe-taps accompanied his rendition of If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys. He ultimately brought the crowd to its feet with his mind-blowing twist on Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
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