Triad Arts with David Ford Violist Sheila BrowneJanuary 10, 2013Q: How is lightning like a viola player’s fingers? A: Neither one strikes the same place twice. And that’s one of the kinder gentler viola jokes out there! The fact is the instrument and those who play it have been maligned for centuries. Viola has always been the middle child in the orchestra: larger, heavier and harder to finger than its smaller sister the violin, and unable to achieve the lowest lows of its big brother the cello.
But in the hands of a great performer, the viola is a wonderful string, often vocal-sounding string instrument in its own right with lots of great music to play. University of NC School of the Arts professor of viola Sheila Browne is one such performer, and you can hear for yourself during her upcoming recital with Czech pianist David Kalhous and harpist Jacqui Bartlett. The performance is Tuesday night, January 15 at 7:30pm in the beautiful Watson Hall on the UNCSA campus. On the wide-ranging program titled “The Viola in My Life” is the Morton Feldman piece by the same name, music by Turkish composer Hasan Ucarsu, Haydn divertimenti (originally for cello), Paul Hindemith’s 1939 Sonata, and Benjamin Britten’s Lachrymae just in time for the composer’s 100th birthday.
Tickets to “The Viola in My Life” are 15 dollars for adults and 13 for students and seniors. You can hear Sheila Live in Studio A this Friday afternoon at 1:00pm during Triad Arts Weekend when she’ll shatter the many myths surrounding her instrument and repertoire.
Sheila began her conversation with David Ford by sharing her love of 20th century American composer Morton Feldman's music.
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Triad Arts Archives
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May 26, 2010: Twin City Stage: The Dixie Swim Club
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May 25, 2010: North Carolina Shakespeare Festival: Hands On Shakespeare & Apprentice Company in Training
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May 24, 2010: UNCSA End of Year Film Screenings
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May 21, 2010: TAW 100521
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May 20, 2010: The Snyder Family Band
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May 19, 2010: Tim Eriksen
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May 18, 2010: Elsewhere Artist Collaborative
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May 17, 2010: Rhett Iseman Trull: The Real Warnings
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May 14, 2010: TAW 100514
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May 13, 2010: Art Tasting: Film Screening
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May 12, 2010: Winston-Salem Symphony: Mahler 5
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May 11, 2010: United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro
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May 10, 2010: The American Hebrew Academy: "Soul Searching: Life Measured in Feet"
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May 7, 2010: TAW 100507
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May 6, 2010: EMF and ArtBeat Greensboro present Remembering Frederic: A Musical Conversation Between Chopin and George Sand with pianist Pamela Howland
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May 5, 2010: University of North Carolina School of the Arts: Spring Dance
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May 4, 2010: Studio B presents artist Orlando Silva
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May 3, 2010: EMF Fringe Series
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April 30, 2010: TAW 100430
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April 29, 2010: Nyanya Project
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April 28, 2010: Pivetta Duo
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April 27, 2010: Jews & Catholics (Part 1)
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April 26, 2010: Sciworks
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April 23, 2010: TAW 100423
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April 22, 2010: West End by the Park Block Party
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April 21, 2010: Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
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April 20, 2010: South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art presents "People's Biennial": Call for Submissions
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April 19, 2010: Music on the Mountaintop 1 (Repeat)
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April 16, 2010: TAW 100416
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April 15, 2010: Community Theatre of Greensboro: 60 Years of Broadway!
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