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FROM PRODIGY TO PROFESSIONAL Caroline Goulding on growing up as a classical musician STEPHEN FOSTER tuoso.’ That just wasn’t the case.” Standing atop a wide stage in LonThe ability to effortlessly flit about don with a full orchestra to her back the fingerboard with accuracy while and a large, well-groomed audience rapidly drawing the bow against to her front, 19-year-old violinist the strings is one thing. Maintaining Caroline Goulding drew her bow and composure doing it in front of an audropped into an 18th century violin dience with high expectations while solo, a piece of music so complex and still in your teens is another. so rigid that it requires nothing less “At the point that you’re on the than virtuosic talent. She nailed it, stage, it should be automatic ...You flawlessly and with grace, finishing shouldn’t be thinking about what the piece and then taking a curtsey. notes you’re supposed to be playing, The delirious audience erupted as she you should be thinking about the strode off stage. music and really enjoying the experiLater that day, she boarded a ence as you’re playing.” plane and flew home to Boston, Even though Goulding is a where early the next morning, she professional classical musician who grabbed a nap before heading off to can tackle some of the most difficult train at the prestigious New England pieces ever composed, she’s also a Conservatory. As she walked home young woman trying to enjoy her from class through the frigid Northyouth just like any other 19-year-old. east air, she spoke with Boise Weekly “My friends and I love watching about the life of a young virtuoso. movies. We also like watching reruns “Right before you walk on stage, of Seinfeld, and I’ve also been getting you get a feeling that’s like gointo Curb Your Enthusiasm lately— ing uphill on a rollercoaster,” said that show is so hilarious,” explained Goulding. “And then when you Goulding. “We go to movies a lot walk on stage, that’s basically like and I really like art, so whenever I the descent—that’s where you start travel, I like to go to museums if I falling. So you have all this tension have time, and I like reading and built up beforehand ... Then once food. I love food, oh my goodness, onstage, it’s really special. The nerves food is love for me.” go away and it becomes kind of like As a young person, Goulding a spiritual experience, and you don’t is usually in the minority at classireally think.” cal music events. Younger people The first time Goulding picked up typically don’t enjoy a Brahms string a violin, she was just 3 years old. By Caroline Goulding is back to grace the stage with Boise Philharmonic. quartet like they do a Lil’ Wayne age 13, she was picking up prestisong. So part of Goulding’s ambition gious awards at renowned competiis to appeal to the younger audience and divert incredibly subtle and well beyond her years. tions. Now at 19, she already has performed them from the club and into the concert hall. She’s an old soul and has a real connection to with some of the most esteemed orchestras “Whenever I see young people in the audithe sound and the music. She’s definitely not in the world, collaborated with some of the ence, I’m very excited,” said Goulding. “To a violinist that just plays music; she’s a great most prominent classical musicians, and made make that happen, you have to perform in a musician who happens to be a violinist.” numerous appearances on national radio and way that’s accessible to young audiences. It’s Goulding was able to reach this level of television shows all under her tiny belt. This all about adaptability and being able to share musicianship and meet her list of accomplishweekend, Goulding is scheduled to appear with other people and bring it to their attenments simply by following her talent and alongside Boise Philharmonic and its conduction in a way that they can relate to.” working hard at what she loves most. tor Robert Franz at the Morrison Center. Another hurdle for Goulding is the transi“When I was really little, all I knew is that “She and I first worked together about five tion from child star to mature professional. playing violin was just something that I loved years ago, and we did the same concerto that Goulding always wants to play, but at some doing,” said Goulding. “I guess you could we’ll be doing for this performance—Mozart’s point, the novelty will wear off and the only say I was aware that it ‘Violin Concerto No. wasn’t a major struggle thing left will be her talent—luckily for her, 4,’” said Franz. “This Friday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $23-$43: she has that in spades. for me. I mean, of is one of the most dif“I’m still trying to figure that one out. I’ll course, there were ficult Mozart concertos NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Swayne Auditorium, 623 S. University Blvd., tell you when I get there,” said Goulding with challenges, but I knew and a real tour de force Nampa, 208-467-801 a laugh. “I’m in that transition right now, and that I excelled at it for the violin.” Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m., $25.50-$76.50: I’m just thankful that I’m able to continue enough to be able to Despite the difficulty performing. I’m happy people have invited me do what I wanted to of the piece, Franz has MORRISON CENTER back and want to continue to hear how I’m do. So, yeah, I guess no doubt about Gould2201 Cesar Chavez Lane 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu doing and how I’m developing, because right it was fairly natural. ing’s ability to deliver a now, I’m still very much developing. I don’t There was never really precise performance. see myself as a child musician anymore—I’m one point where my “She has unbelievmaturing personally, and I hope I’m maturing parents woke up one day or I woke up one able poise about her,” said Franz. “Caroline musically. I think it’s a lifelong process.” day and said, ‘Oh my goodness, she’s a virhas this real sense of music-making that is WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M
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HIDDEN JOY DIVISION AND ANGRY SEA LIONS NME Magazine’s name was tarnished after it reported that TV chef Jamie Oliver found a cache of guns, gold and lost master tapes from Joy Division and New Order in the basement of his new restaurant. The music press understandably went bananas, but it was quickly reported in Side-Line Music Magazine that said items were actually found in the vault of a bank that used to be on the premises, thus making it a non-story. Why? “Pageviews are king,” a NME journalist told Side-Line. Speaking of master tapes, the soundscapes of local band Red Hands Black Feet have now been preserved. After endless procrastinating, the band recorded five tracks—around 45 minutes of music—at The Tonic Room Feb. 11-12. “We’re hoping to have it ready by Treefort,” said guitarist Eric Larsen. “But that also may be a bit of an optimistic goal.” Larsen said the band would like to press physical copies, but the album will primarily be distributed online. The Internet awaits. And speaking of red hands, hip-jiggler in chief Shakira has them as well. But her hand is red because the Colombian singer was attacked by a sea lion while vacationing in South Africa. According to a post on her Facebook page, the sea lion “looked me in the eye, roared in fury and tried to bite me. … I just kept eye contact with it while my brother, ‘Super Tony,’ jumped over me and literally saved my life, taking me away from the beast.” Why was “the beast” enraged? “I believe what happened is that it confused the shiny reflection of the blackberr y I was taking these pics ... with some sor t of fish,” Shakira wrote. “Now I’m off to see some penguins! I hope they are a bit more friendly!” You can see pics of Shak’s injuries on Facebook. Other dangerous animals in South Africa include the famed jumping sharks. Boise also has jumping sharks, but they’re less cold-blooded killer fish and more a psychrock band leaving to go on tour this week. Jumping Sharks and RevoltRevolt will be shipping out together on Tuesday, March 6, to make their way through Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma down to SXSW for a series of shows, after which they’ll head West to rock the coast from San Diego to Seattle, before returning to Boise for a show at The Shredder on Sunday, April 1. BW will catch up with the bands on the ground at SXSW to see how the tour is going. Look for updates on our SXSW/Treefort page at boiseweekly.com. —Josh Gross
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