In our first full episode featuring a person with a disability who is not blind, Lizzy and Rachel discuss various types of balance in life that are more metaphorical than physical. A distinguished violinist who has played in various orchestras and been featured on tons of media outlets., Rachel describes a very cool looking violin, what it’s like to play in arenas across America, and how she met NFBPAD‘s very own Leslie Hamrick. Stay tuned for a musical interlude and a bonus track featuring Leslie! This is an episode you won’t want to miss as it is Rachel‘s first time opening up about her disability with the love, hope, and determination that runs through the NFB and this podcast!

Song credits:

Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries

Rachel Barton Pine, violin

Cedille Records CDR 90000 214

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto

in A major, Op. 5, No. 2 (23:44)

José White Lafitte: Violin Concerto in F-sharp minor (21:32)

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Romance in G major for Violin

and Orchestra, Op. 39 (12:32)

Encore Chamber Orchestra,

Daniel Hege, conductor

Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 2 (14:42)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra,

Jonathon Heyward, conductor

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