What’s the difference between a violin and a viola? 1. A viola burns longer. 2. A viola holds more beer. 3. You can tune a violin. Ouch. During a conversation with Seattle Symphony Orchestra music ...

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Nov. 29 (UPI) --An 86-year-old viola player in England was awarded a Guinness World Record after playing with the same orchestra for over 71 years. The record-keeping organization confirmed Ann Miller ...

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Samuel Marchan holds his Bachelor's Degree in Viola Performance from the Juilliard School and his Master's Degree in Music Performance from New York University. Sam is the founder and Viola member of ...

What: Jahja Ling conducts works by Mendelssohn, Strauss and Chihara. When: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30 through Saturday, May 2; 3 p.m. Sunda, May 3. Where: Severance ...

Educational Background: Academie de Musique Rainier III, Conservatoire National Superieur, The Cleveland Institute of Music Favorite aspect of Cleveland/Northeast Ohio: All the glorious Metroparks and ...

John Paul Tobin teaches Viola, Baroque Violin & Baroque Viola, and serves as the director of the Lycoming College String Ensemble and “Young Artist Baroque Orchestra at Lycoming College.” Tobin also ...

No more viola jokes, please. There may not be many concertos for the Cinderella of instruments, but enough good music exists. Nils Mönkemeyer’s nicely balanced programme starts with Walton’s Concerto ...

Poor viola! Neglected and ridiculed for centuries this (really very lovely) instrument has been the receiving end of many a joke and jibe. Berlioz, who had a soft spot for the viola, believed it to be ...

Its roaring brass section is so epic and loud that Francis Ford Coppola used it in the iconic helicopter-attack scene from “Apocalypse Now.” But now Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre” opera, featuring its ...