The iconography of Orpheus often shows him drawing a bow across the strings of a bulky fiddle, which he balances on his shoulder. What Apollo is supposed to have given to Orpheus was a lyre, which he ...

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has added nine new musicians and staff members in 2025, filling a range of artistic and administrative roles, from Principal Viola to ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Mr. Collins will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Principal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The viola is an often undervalued instrument, yet it carries the weight of uniting an orchestra’s entire string section. With its deep, melodic sounds, it pulls together the overarching melody the ...

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 ...

Ruth joined the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in August 1995 and has been part of our viola section ever since. We caught up with her to talk all things viola, about her experience at the BBC ...

Ernest Bloch's two major works for viola, the Suite (1918) and the Suite Hébraïque (1951), were initially written with piano accompaniment, though Chinese-American violist Hong-Mei Xiao has opted to ...

Alyssa Warcup was encouraged to stay the course. The enticing sound kept her attention. Alyssa Warcup is a student of the classical music game. She started on piano which led her to the violin. She ...