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VIOLA BY CHOICE and AUDIO INVERSIONS present Sounds seen, hues heard, a concert of works inspired by colors with live improvised paintings by Jan Roset. Friday, January 23rd, 2009, 8pm Saint David's Episcopal Church, BETHEL HALL 301 E 8th Street @ San Jacinto Austin, TX 78751 $15
general admission, $12 seniors, $8 students, $5children.
The
concert series Viola
by Choice and Audio
Inversions partner up for for an
extraordinary multi-sensorial concert experience featuring
works inspired by colors. "Sounds
seen, hues heard" will showcase six of
the greatest violists in Austin, including Bruce
Williams, the principal violist of the Austin
Symphony, in a rainbow of works for solo viola and for
ensemble, by Daniel Asia, Judith Bingham, Peter Schickele,
Joan Tower, and Michael Alec Rose. The concert will present
the world premieres of compositions by Lynn
Job, P.
Kellach Waddle, and James
Norman. It will also feature live improvised paintings
by Austin artist Jan
Roset, thus completing an artistic and organic
circle of inter-relationship, dialogue, and mutual influences
between the arts. Mrs. Roset's artwork created during the
performance, as well as other of her paintings will be on
display and available for sale. All proceeds will benefit
Viola by Choice and help fulfill its educational and artistic
goals.
With
violists Jennifer Bourianoff (doubling on violin), Martha
Carapetyan, Jessica Embach, Aurélien Pétillot,
Shawn Somerville, Bruce Williams, and cellist Jeffrey
Wang.
James
Norman: Fragmentary Blue, for 6 violas
Michael
Alec Rose: Wine dark
memory, for solo viola
Lynn
Job: Arcangelo Red,
for solo viola
Joan
Tower: Wild Purple,
for solo viola
P.
Kellach Waddle: Your
midnight blue lies, for solo viola
Judith
Bingham: Fifty
shades of green, for violin, viola, and cello
Daniel
Asia: Orange,
for solo viola
Peter
Schickele: Monochrome,
for 6 violas
VIOLA BY CHOICE is an ensemble of the foremost local and visiting musicians, in variable instrumental combinations, which seeks to showcase the viola through engaging, eclectic and accessible chamber music performances. It wishes to foster dialogue between artists and the community, while challenging stereotypes associated with Classical Music and the viola. The viola is the perfect symbol of irresistible, boundless beauty too often concealed. As such, it is the hope of VIOLA BY CHOICE that it will encourage all to awaken, embrace, and share their inner viola, while reconnecting with each other and to Music. Viola by Choice: Bringing US back into Music. Keep Austin Viola!
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