I've got a soft spot for the viola — the violin's bigger sister. I think it's got a prettier voice than the violin. It speaks in a register and timbre that seems human. Tuned a fifth lower than a violin, the viola is larger — but not as large as it should be proportionally. So compromises are made, but for me those compromises, limitations perhaps, just add to the charm. That will make next Sunday a special treat. — EGF.
The featured solist for the Bloomsburg University-Community Orchestra spring concert is violist Adam Cordle. The show, conducted by Mark Jelinek, will be Sunday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. in Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. Here's the program:
- Overture to Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio”
- Carl Stamitz’s Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Opus 1
- Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Opus 17, “The Little Russian”
Cordle teaches violin and viola and coaches chamber music at BU as well as Mount St. Mary’s University. He has performed in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall as the first prize winner of the 2011 American Protégé International Competition. He performs regularly as a member of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Eliesha Nelson's performance of Quincy Porter's works are a nice showcase for the viola. The disc has got a stylish melancholy all of its own.
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