Presenter: Penny Tong This lecture-recital introduces a remarkable rediscovery in the viola repertoire: the Suite for Solo Viola (1940) by German composer Reinhard Oppel (1878–1941). Written in the final year...

Presenter; Roselyn Hobbs Peggy Glanville-Hicks' Concerto Romantico for Viola and Chamber Orchestra is a powerful gem of viola writing that most violists have never heard. Premiered in 1957 by Walter...

Presenter: Angela Rubin Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867–1944) stands as a monumental figure in the history of American classical music, renowned for her achievements as the first American woman to...

Presenter: Gregory K. Williams Over the past 30+ years, longer than I have been playing the viola, I have been exploring my family tree, absorbing the experiences of my ancestors,...

Presenter: Ames Asbell For years, small musical ideas – melodic fragments, textures, and colors – have occasionally visited me, but until very recently I had never considered writing them down...

Presenter: Kunjing Dai Thomas Weaver Belgian composer Joseph Jongen (1873–1953), famous for his organ and chamber works, contributed significantly to the viola repertoire, yet lesser-known. Jongen collaborated with Lionel Tertis...