This episode of Highway 89 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Violin Making School of America (VSMA) which has been a community staple in downtown Salt Lake for decades. The school’s founder, master luthier Peter Prier, is respected throughout the USA and since founding the school in 1972 has trained hundreds of students. Today we’ll not only talk to him about making instruments but we’ll also get to hear a special trio of tonally matched instruments that he recently finished. 

Becca Moench, David Park and Scott Lewis of the Utah Symphony will each play one of the instruments solo, then they’ll combine their sounds into a duet, and then a trio so we can hear the full effect. 

Guest hosting is Tres Hatch, daughter of Peter Prier and experienced television chef, caterer, author, motivational speaker and food educator for the University of Utah. 

Performers: Scott Lewis, viola; David Park, violin; Becca Moench, violin; 

Repertoire: BACH Largo in d minor; VIVALDI Winter -- The Four Seasons, Largo; HANDEL Passacaglia arr. Johan Halvorsen; DVORAK Terzetto Op. 74, 1st & 3rd mvts; 

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