“Randall Goosby sat on the stairs Monday by the auditorium stage at the Buffalo International School, P.S. 45 [as] about 100 third-graders quietly filled a few rows of old wooden seats,” writes Sean Kirst in Tuesday’s (11/19) Buffalo News (N.Y.). “Goosby, 23, is a violinist of ascending international stature…. He is also a born teacher, a guy who listened intently to the questions from each child…. Robbie Hausmann, a cellist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, accompanied Goosby throughout much of this visit…. At P.S. 45, … Goosby explained how the ‘white stuff’ in his bow is made from the hair in the tail of a horse. He helped the girls and boys understand the awe he takes from a violin created in the early 1700s by Giuseppe Guarneri…. Goosby went to P.S. 45 on the recommendation of Robin Parkinson, education director for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the BPO diversity council…. She understands the musical power of allowing ‘these kids to see people who look like them and are successful.’ … A child asked if he ever makes mistakes. ‘All the time,’ Goosby said…. emphasizing that he “spends enough time practicing each day.” Goosby was profiled in Symphony magazine’s Winter 2019 article about emerging artists.
Posted November 21, 2019
In photo: Violinist Randall Goosby with third graders at the International School, P.S. 45 in Buffalo, New York. Photo by Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
