Baroque,
Modern,
Folk.
Ranging from the Baroque period to modern fiddle playing, Jimmy Drancsak boasts a wide repertoire of styles with years of experience.
About Jimmy Drancsak
Jimmy Drancsak is a versatile musician, teacher, and arts administrator based in New York City. With over 15 years of experience, he offers a diverse range of musical services as a violinist, violist (both modern and Baroque), as well as a fiddler. He can be found performing with a large number of ensembles across the United States and Europe.
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As a teacher, Jimmy is proud to hold a high standard for his private studio, teaching both violin and viola. Musicality, technique, and clear practice structure are important qualities in his studio. With experience teaching in the NYS public schools, NYC charter schools, and after school programs, he brings a tremendous amount of valuable expertise to his studio.
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Adhering to his love of leadership, Jimmy has also taken on roles as an arts administrator. His most recent positions have included co-director of the Juilliard Fiddle Club, Education and Community Engagement Assistant at Young Concert Artists, and the curation of two marathon-concert programs at Columbia University's St. Paul's Chapel.
Specialties
Historically Informed, Violin & Viola
M.M. Historically Informed Performance, The Juilliard School
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Recent ensembles: The English Concert, Le Grande Bande, The Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, Boston Camerata, Les Arts Florissants, New York Baroque Incorporated, The American Classical Orchestra, The American Baroque Orchestra,
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Modern, Violin & Viola
B.M. Music Performance, SUNY Fredonia
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Recent ensembles: Kollective366, Arts Empowering Life, Carmel Bach Festival Chamber Academy, Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra
Traditional Fiddle
Styles include Celtic, New England, Old Time, and improvisation
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Recent groups: Juilliard Fiddle Club (co-founder and director), instrumental collaborations with Rhiannon Giddens, Edgy Folk
Teacher/Pedagogue
B.M Music Education, SUNY Fredonia
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Jimmy Drancsak Studio, Juilliard Fiddle Club, Academy of the City Charter School, Opportunity Music Project (substitute), Liverpool Central School District