Spotlight on Innovation: Brooklyn Duo

The husband and wife team of Marnie and Patrick Laird make up Brooklyn Duo – a cello and piano ensemble they started together in 2014.  In just 4 years, they have built an incredible following of over 600,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel! They regularly release high quality videos of pop song covers that they arrange for cello and piano. Graduates of the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School, Marnie and Patrick have found a way to connect their classical training with a wide audience (beyond just classical fans) who love to hear their performances. What makes Brooklyn Duo innovative? How about connecting pop music and classical music in a way that really resonates with people? Building a huge following through high quality videos and social media? Their second YouTube channel Brooklyn Classical which aims to introduce classical music to a large audience? Their savvy partnership with Music Notes, which offers sheet music versions of their arrangements? You pick! Take a few minutes and explore all that they do – it is inspiring!