The panel and other duties took up so much of Hulka s time that she stopped playing the violin for two years. But this January, as she began working toward semi-retirement, she returned to it, once again playing with the Village Orchestra, an eclectic group of musicians directed by Carolina music professor Don Oehler. I m starting to develop these calluses on my fingers and a sore on my chin again. The mark of a string player, Hulka says, smiling. But it makes me very happy.
Music is instantaneous.
When I m playing, my mind is always going forward. Copyright 2000 Endeavors magazine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. All rights reserved. Let us know .