Dean Shostak
Dean Shostak | |
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 Dean Shostak playing his glass handbells. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Williamsburg, Virginia, United States |
| Instrument(s) | Crystallophone |
| Website | www |
Dean Shostak is an
Personal life
Shostak began performing at age 14 in
State of Tennessee, and the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Shostak currently lives in Williamsburg, Virginia
with his wife Valerie, and they have two daughters, and one son.
Discography
- Crystal Carols (1994)
- Crystal Christmas (1995)
- Celtic Crystal (1997)
- Colonial Fair (1999)
- Davy Crockett's Fiddle (2002)
- 18th Century Mother Goose Songs (2002)
- The Glass Armonica (2004)
- Crystal Christmas (2005)
- World of Glass (2008)
- Crystal Carols 1 and 2 (2010)
Instruments
- Glass armonica: Shostak is one of only eight glass armonica players in the world.[3]
- Glass violin: Shostak owns one of only two glass violins in the world-the other belongs to Ikuko Kawai. The violin was created for him by the Hario Corporation.
- Cristal Baschet: Shostak plays one of only two cristal baschets in the United States.
- Crystal clappers for the bells, and also with Thomas Hession, who created the glass bells, to create the first glass English handbells.
- Glass Bowed Psaltery: Jim Doble created the instrument at Shostak's request.
- Grand Harmonicon (Glass harp): Shostak acquired this instrument at an auction; it has survived since the 1820s.
References
- ^ Speidell, Phyllis (15 December 2002). "Armonica player spreads the sound". Sunday Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Meet Williamsburg's master of instruments ethereal and fragile". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Celebrating Ben Franklin's 300th". CBS News. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
External links
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