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James Braid

Instrument: Violin

Education: Bachelor of Music in Violin performance from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio

Hometown: Alliance, Ohio

Current neighborhood: Blue Ash, Ohio

Joined the CSO in 1974

Favorite orchestral work: Mahler "Resurrection" Symphony.

Favorite things to do in Cincinnati: Restoring our 19th century Victorian farmhouse, and family outings!

Hobbies: Golf, astronomy, and genealogy