World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman is again in the news, this time featured on KTVK Channel 3 in Phoenix. Pittman was featured on both the “Varsity Zone” and “Good Morning Arizona” programs reading his national award-winning essay “A Proud American – What It Means to Me,” working out in the gym, and playing the violin. The news […]
World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman today was awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteer service hours he logged in 2015. Throughout the year, Evan completed more than 140 volunteer service hours through his Musical Ministry program, his “Lift for Heroes” campaign with the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and a service trip to Northern India. Phoenix Country Day School subsequently […]
World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman today joined high school musicians from across the City of Phoenix, including three classmates from Phoenix Country Day School, as part of the 2016 Arizona West Region Festival Orchestra. Evan, along with classmates Annalise Bracher, Zoe Bienert, and Anita Sheih, were all selected as members of the regional orchestra through an audition […]
World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman today joined team members from the Nashville-based national non-profit organization “Musicians on Call” http://www.musiciansoncall.org to play for ailing children at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. After undergoing a multi-step qualification process, Evan today met with Musicians on Call National Music Director Dana Sones and had the opportunity to travel from room to room, […]
2015 was another busy year! Here’s how it went: Continued on his powerlifting record-setting tear, breaking 14 world powerlifting records in three national/world meets, raising his powerlifting world record total to 97, and winning his seventh Junior Olympic Games and seventh world powerlifting titles. See powerlifting world record list: World Records Set Since 2009 Varsity springboard diver: Continued with a strong varsity […]
During the week of December 20, 2015 World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman played three holiday violin concerts, while also focusing on his powerlifting and springboard diving training. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Pittman played a half-hour concert of holiday classics and old favorites at Morningstar Assisted Living Facility and the Phoenix Veterans Home, and on Christmas Eve, he joined the […]
World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman is among more than 20 elementary, middle and high school students selected nation-wide as 2015 Amateur Athletic Union Strength Sports Academic All-Americans. The Phoenix high schooler was the only Arizona student named to the Academic All-American list. In addition to taking a full schedule of Honors and AP classes at […]
World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman took a break from studying for final exams today to recite the pledge of allegiance and play the national anthem to kickoff Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s December 16th campaign stop in Arizona. Evan was contacted by Trump’s advance team early in the week, and invited to play the anthem on his […]
On Sunday, December 13, World’s Strongest Violinist Evan Pittman had the opportunity to play the national anthem and selected Christmas carols at holiday event hosted by the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. Evan had been invited to participate by chapter president Bill Norwood after he saw Evan play the anthem and the service hymns […]
Evan continued with his music ministry on Thanksgiving Day, with concerts for elderly residents at two Phoenix area nursing homes. In the morning, Evan played 45 minutes at Morningstar Senior Living Center in Central Phoenix; his repertoire included Irish fiddling, patriotic songs, popular music, classical and holiday favorites. After a quick Thanksgiving meal, Evan drove to Glendale […]