Notable Quotable: Nicolae Feraru on the importance of practice

"When I [was] four or five years, I started to play on this instrument, [the cimbalom.]  But if you’re not studying the instrument, you can lose a lot.  Even today... I take the hammer and every day make the exercise [of playing]."  -- Nicolae Feraru, 2013 NEA National Heritage Fellow

  Meet Nicolae Feraru and the other 2013 NEA National Heritage Fellows during the Heritage Fellowships Concert this Friday, September 27. You can sign up for free tickets to the live performance in Washington, DC or watch online at arts.gov. Visit the NEA News Room for details.