The Malcolm Bird Scholarship will be awarded to students seeking a degree in either violin, viola, or cello. I've been playing it all of my life. Bird, who plays with two chamber trios in Louisville, wants to help the School of Music become a larger source of strings for orchestras. It's mandatory that the string department at the Univeristy of Louisville feed the Louisville Orchestra and other orchestras. Chamber music, though, remains his focus.
Chamber music is an unsung hero.
I hope that by championing this cause will help others to experience the joy and the pleasure of chamber music. Helping Bird in this quest to bolster U of L's string department, as well as his own playing, is Nella Hunkins. Her presence at the School of Music is underwritten by Charles and Babs Birnsteel. Hunkins' stellar background and presence in Louisville encourages Bird that he's on the right track. Nella will broaden the academic possibilites at the School of Music.