Oak Park Suzuki School


April 24th, 2009 by Rob Hart

Usually when I get the pleasure of photographing children playing violins I leave the assignment with a nail-on-chalkboard sound in my head. So I was confused when I pushed open the door to Oak Park Suzuki School. There was beautiful music coming out of this basement studio. After meeting some of Meg Lanfear’s students and seeing how talented they were I could just glide around and make some frames. Parental involvement is a big part of the success at Lanfear’s studio. It was a beautiful way to spent an hour. Then I had to go shoot a stupid science fair. More info on Meg and the Oak Park Suzuki School will be on the Oak Park 365 blog soon.

Meg Lanfear teaches a class with Benjamin Ellenbogen, right, at Oak Park Suzuki School, 510 S. Cuyler Ave. in Oak Park on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Lanfear is a violin instructor and performer, winner of numerous awards and competitions. "How lucky am I do do this all day, every day?" Lanfear said. (Rob Hart/Staff Photographer)
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4/23/09 OAK PARK, IL Meg Lanfear works with Marissa Kuriakos, 7, on her bow movement during a violin lesson at Oak Park Suzuki School, 510 S. Cuyler Ave. in Oak Park on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Lanfear is a violin instructor and performer, winner of numerous awards and competitions. "How lucky am I do do this all day, every day?" Lanfear said. (Rob Hart/Staff Photographer)

In my family a violin was called a fiddle, and how could I not drop some video of my all-time fiddle player at a show from my neighborhood. A fella who woke me up by playing the banjo after an epic show. Ladies & gentlemen, the Professor of hillbilly music.Mr. Donnie Herron. You can find video of him playing with Bob Dylan, but he kills when he’s in his element.

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