Violinist.com
By Laurie Niles

“Let’s hear your ‘Hallelujah,'” said violinist Vijay Gupta, inviting thousands of music teachers to join his solo violin and sing the chorus of Leonard Cohen’s famous song over his beautiful improvisation.

It was his way of beginning the opening keynote address for an unprecedented joint conference of the American String Teachers Association and the Suzuki Association of the Americas, taking place through Sunday in Louisville, Kentucky, with some 3,500 educators, exhibitors, performers, and supporters participating.