It was such a pleasure to hear these guys and then get to visit
with them. They are amazing, world-class musicians and it was a joy
to hear them in person. The cello player is Evan Drachman, and the
pianist is Richard Dowling. They tour with the Piatigorsky
Foundation, providing more than 200 concerts each year. They
performed at Brushy Creek UMC Sunday afternoon. I took this photo at
Northside Primary Monday. Evan says this cello was built in Italy in
1720. He told us that the horse hair in the bow is real horse hair
and comes from horses that live in Siberia, where it is really cold,
which makes the hair thicker and stronger. Evan began playing the
cello when he was eleven. Richard began piano lessons at age five. I
told him if he would just practice a little more, he might get pretty
good!
