Web Chat with Laurie Sokoloff

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:02AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [2 ]
Happy to be here.

Peaches Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:02AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [3 ]
have you ever wanted to play any other instrunents?

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:03AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [4 ]
Laurie - is that you? Don't forget to add your name below so we know the answers are coming from you.

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:04AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [5 ]
Yes I have. When I was 10 years old, I very much wanted to play the harp. Later, when I was in college, I did study harp for a year, and I really enjoyed it.

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:06AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [6 ]
Laurie - enter you name in the box below so we see you are here.

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:07AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [7 ]
Laurie Sokoloff ...

Claire: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:08AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [8 ]
How many hours a day do you practice now?

Faiza Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:10AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [9 ]
Do you play any other instruments besides flute and piccolo?

Parks Elem.: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:10AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [10 ]
Could you ever switch instruments now?

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:11AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [11 ]
Laurie Sokoloff ... That really varies, Claire. If I have a lot of new music to learn, I sometimes practice several hours. It's important that I spend at least an hour each day playing.

Parks Elem.: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:12AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [12 ]
Did you always dream of playing in an orchestra when you were youngeror did you have other dreams?

Melissa: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:13AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [13 ]
Do you practice alone or with the orchestra?

Claire: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:15AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [14 ]
Does your daughter play an instruemtn?

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:15AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [15 ]
Laurie Sokoloff .. I could study a new instrument at any time, but I doubt that I could ever be as comfortable with it as I am with the piccolo.

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:16AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [16 ]
How old were you when you began?

Melody, Rancho: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:17AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [17 ]
What is your favorite food?

Melody, Rancho: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:18AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [18 ]
What is your favorite food?

Melody, Rancho: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:19AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [19 ]
What is your favorite food?

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:19AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [20 ]
L Sokoloff ... I practice alone every day, and play with the orchestra 5 or 6 days a week.

Claire: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:19AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [21 ]
What is the youngest player in the orchestra?

Lauren and Allison @ MKA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:19AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [22 ]
Why did you move to California?

Hassan Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:21AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [23 ]
Do you jam with your friends?

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:22AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [24 ]
Laurie Sokoloff ... My daughter plays the piccolo, but not professionally. Just for fun.

Sarah and Jamie @SMS: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:22AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [25 ]
How did you get started in music?

Lauren and Allison @ MKA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:24AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [26 ]
What do you like to do when you are not playing the flute?

Sarah and Jamie @SMS: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:26AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [27 ]
When did you first start to play your instrument?

: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:26AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [28 ]
Laurie Sokoloff .. When I first joined the Baltimore Symphony I was 21, and the youngest.

Lauren and Allison @ MKA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:28AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [29 ]
When you were in the Curtis Institute, what was your social life like?

Sarah: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:31AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [30 ]
Have you played any other instruments?

ABU Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:32AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [31 ]
Do you like Elvis or the BACKSTREET Boys?

ABU Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:32AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [32 ]
Do you like Elvis or the BACKSTREET Boys?

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:34AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [33 ]
I love to play chamber music with friends. NOt quite the same as jamming but we have fun.

Lauren and Allison @ MKA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:34AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [34 ]
When you were in the Curtis Institute, what was your social life like?

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:36AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [35 ]
Sarah and Jamie - I got started in music because my parents were both musicians.

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:37AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [36 ]
Sarah - I played the piano for 2 years and I have also play the harp.

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:38AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [37 ]
Lauren and Allison @ MKA - Our social life at the Curtis institute was active and a lot of fun even though we practice very hard.

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:41AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [38 ]
ABU Severn - I actually don't listen to them, but I could try it. Do you think I might like their music?

Sarun Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:41AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [39 ]
What country are you from?

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:42AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [40 ]
I was born in Philadelphia here in the USA

Jamie & Sarah @SMS: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:43AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [41 ]
What's your favorite Piece of music that you have ever played? Do you prefer classical or modern music?

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:43AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [42 ]
Sarah and Jamie - I started flute at 11 years and first played picollos at 14.

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:44AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [43 ]
Do any of your play musical intstruments?

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:45AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [44 ]
Jamie & Sarah - It's hard to pick just one piece of musci but my most memorable performance was Mahler second symphony with Leonard Bernstein.

Abu Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:45AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [45 ]
Yes you'd probably will like their music because it is very singable

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:45AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [46 ]
Jesse Norman was also performing with us.

Jamie & Sarah@SMS: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:46AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [47 ]
We do, Sarah plays the Clarinet and sax And Jamie plays the violin.

sinead: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:46AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [48 ]
hi im sinead

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:46AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [49 ]
Technically modern music is considered classical music and I love all beautiful music.

Amanda ,Elcarmelo: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:47AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [50 ]
whatis your favorite movie?

Lyle Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:49AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [51 ]
Have you ever met or played with any other famous musicians ?

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:49AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [52 ]
I love to sing, but it sounds better to me than anyone else.

Jamie & Sarah@ SMS: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:50AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [53 ]
Have you ever wanted to play any other instrument?

Tish Krieg/NASA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:50AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [54 ]
We just have a few minutes left with our chat with Laurie.

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:51AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [55 ]
Amanda - My favorite move is Amadeus.

Abu Severn Gr. 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:51AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [56 ]
What kind of music do you like to play or listen to?

sinead: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:52AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [57 ]
do you have any kids

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:52AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [58 ]
Lyle Severn - I once met Bennie Goodman - he may before you time. But I played with Leopold Stokowski

Severn Grade 4: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:53AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [59 ]
Thanks for chatting, Laurie. Good luck with the piccolo concerto!

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:53AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [60 ]
I listen to differenet music than I play at work. I like listening to some of the good new age music and the retro songs that are popular now - especially the beatles.

Tish Krieg/NASA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:54AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [61 ]
We've got a few more minutes left and then we have to close our chat with Laurie and move on to our next women, Dr. Susan Love.

sinead: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:54AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [62 ]
whats your favorite food

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:56AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [63 ]
Everyone can play musical instruments - it's a joy and can share that joy with you in all parts of your life. I certainly enjoyed this time with you and encourage you to keep enjoying music.

Laurie: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:56AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [64 ]
Laurie - goodbye

Tish Krieg/NASA: . . . . Thu, Apr 24, 6:57AM PDT (-0700 GMT). . . [65 ]
That's it for Laurie. Thank you for joining us. This chat will be archived and you link to it later.

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