CCM Violin student thanks healthcare workers with music

Fields is taking a combination of in-person and online classes at CCM this fall. Most of his courses are online, but he will attend in-person orchestra rehearsals with the CCM Philharmonia and private lessons. "Being able to make music alongside others again has undoubtedly been the highlight of my fall semester," Fields adds.

In his "thank you" video to healthcare workers and UC Health, Fields chose to perform the "Andante" movement from J.S. Bach's Violin Sonata No. 2 due to the "warmth and sincerity within the music." 

"The musical flow throughout the piece relies on a repeated 'heartbeat' accompaniment in the lower voice," Fields says. "It is music that I find incredibly heartfelt and personal and embodies my deepest expressions of gratitude." 

Fields studies with CCM Violin Professor Timothy Lees. "My work with him over these four years has been nothing short of incredible, and I feel so fortunate and proud to have been a member of his studio!"

In the spring, Fields and his family performed the first movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3 and shared it online for music lovers everywhere to enjoy. The chamber music was performed in the family's living room and featured Cleveland Orchestra violinist Kathleen Collins and her children: Matthew Fields, a student cellist at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University; Daniel Fields, a student violinist at CCM; and Maya Fields, a student violist at CCM. Watch the performance online.

Fields also performs as a violinist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. He has perviously performed as Concertmaster of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonia and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Learn more on Fields' professional website.