When you hear the word "fiddle," you might immediately think of the 1964 musical "Fiddler on the Roof."
For violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, the allure of the fiddle beckoned her into the world of Broadway - but not until she had years of classical training under her belt.
"I grew up Lutheran and the Baroque music in the church was very inspiring to me on Sundays. But on Saturdays, I watched Warner Brothers cartoons and little did I know it, but I was actually learning some of the seminal works of classical music," she says.
That interest in classical music led her to degrees from the Eastman and Manhattan Schools of Music. And after a career as an orchestral and solo performer, the opportunity to be on Broadway arose.
Learn more about Hall-Tompkins' 400 performances as part of Broadway's fiddler in "Fiddler on the Roof" as well as her upcoming performance presented by the Harriman-Jewell Series by listening to the audio above.
Kelly Hall-Tompkins will be performing at the Folly Theater on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. Learn more and buy tickets at hjseries.org.
