Rachel Barton Pine performs Arrangement Of PANTERA's
'Cowboys From Hell'
Video footage of acclaimed classical
violinist Rachel Barton Pine and cellist Mike
Block performing Rachel's arrangement of
"Cowboys From Hell" by PANTERA for a faculty
concert at Mark O'Connor's Strings Conference in San
Diego on July 31, 2008 can be viewed below.
"I've been a big heavy metal fan since I was 12, groups like
PANTERA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX,
METALLICA, SLAYER," Rachel, 33, said in a
2004 interview. "So it was very natural for me to go on
these [rock radio] stations and talk about my favorite bands,
and I think it helps break down those barriers for my peers
— to hear that a classical musician can also like the music
that they like."
Pine's heavy metal penchant comes to the fore in
1997's "Storming the Citadel", according to The
Republican. With her "rock trio" STRINGENDO (Barton
Pine and Edgar Gabriel, violins, and Brandon
Vamos, cello), she covers her favorite songs by bands
ranging from LED ZEPPELIN ("Heartbreaker",
"Black Dog", and "Stairway to Heaven") and
BLACK SABBATH ("Paranoid") through AC/DC ("Thunderstruck"
and "Back in Black") to METALLICA ("One"
and "Fade to Black").
Rachel Barton Pine's official web site can be
accessed at
this location.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
