WHEELER VIOLA

In the traditional color wheel, Violet is placed between red and blue. It is not a dichromatic combination of those colors, such as...

Originally published July 2015

Originally published January 2010

The first movement of Reger’s Suite Nr. 1 for Solo Viola has many intonation challenges. Since intonation is based on intervals, I have...

There is a current (mis)conception that in order to sound “authentic,” baroque music should be subdued in volume and tone. These...

Originally published 11/14/20 This evening Erik performed at a “Service of Hope and Remembrance” at South Main Baptist Church. Members of...

Originally published 5/1/20 Lynn Harrell’s death has brought to mind a few memories I would like to share. Let me begin by saying that...

Originally published 4/9/20 Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was premiered on December 22, 1808. It began the second half of a four-hour...

Originally published 1/24/20 In response to “Shakespearean Angst in Beethoven’s Third Symphony” on The Artifice. I cannot agree that the...

Originally published 2/2/19 Music is like life– you are constantly making choices. Students choose their level of interest in music with...

Originally published 11/3/18 Passion and joy are emotions easier seen, felt and heard than put into words. Brian Phillips has done an...

Originally published 10/9/2016 Being curious about an article in Vulture-Devouring Culture titled "El Sistema's Star–and Its Inherent...

Originally published 4/23/2014 I have heard great things about the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra’s performance of Das Reingold. So, with...

Originally published 6/2/13 This performance of The Rite of Spring, recorded in 1958, is still going strong at age 55. Bernstein's New...