James Emery inspires audiences with his eloquent playing of his handcrafted guitar while Rob Thomas thrills and enthralls listeners with his 5-string violin during their concert of acoustic improvisations and compositions for their stringed instruments. Come to the Great Room, in Kaplan Hall on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 8pm for their concert entitled String Expressions.The duo has been playing together for a dozen years since Thomas joined the String Trio of New York, a superbly talented group Emery created with bassist John Lindberg in 1977.