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Ep 9 - In the Middle

Ep 9 - In the Middle

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 Stuck in the middle of the virtuosic violins and the charming celli, the viola seldom gets the spotlight and has been the butt of many an orchestral joke. This episode we talk about a beautiful and often misunderstood inner voice of the orchestra with the help of some of our amazing ESO violists. “Tune in” as we answer the age old questions: What is a viola? What makes them so unique? And why-oh-why are there so many viola jokes? Featuring the voices of Principal Violist Keith Hamm and Assistant Principal Violist Ethan Filner.   You can find the transcript of this episode here,  Show Notes:  Sensational Strings - Summer Day Camps at the Winspear Centre https://www.winspearcentre.com/tommy-banks-centre/summer-day-camps/  Rusty Musicians - Summer Camp https://www.winspearcentre.com/tommy-banks-centre/rusty-musicians/  YONA’s Road to Joy Fundraising Concert https://www.winspearcentre.com/tickets/events/other/2021/road-to-joy Keith Hamm Bio https://www.winspearcentre.com/more/about/about-eso/meet-the-musicians/strings/keith-hamm/  Beethoven - Eyeglasses Duo for Viola and Cello | Keith Hamm & Julie Hereish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_X6kvwRZic  Keith Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RV71l6sbcKTroIpF6udxK?si=f2d3743383fd4503  Ethan Filner Bio https://www.winspearcentre.com/more/about/about-eso/meet-the-musicians/strings/ethan-filner/  Two Pieces for Violin and Viola | Ewald Cheung & Ethan Filner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvxmXscwL8  Ethan Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4BP3uxtLz9XuKT6WHpTZct?si=c5e82e6a81f94ea9  The Strad The History of the Viola Joke  https://www.thestrad.com/playing-and-teaching/the-history-of-the-viola-joke/5399.article  WQXR  Why is the VIola the Butt of so Many Jokes? https://www.wqxr.org/story/why-viola-butt-so-many-jokes/  Carl Rahkonen No Laughing Matter: The Viola Joke as Musicians Folklore http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/viola-presentation.html  New World Symphony Viola Visions Festival https://www.nws.edu/viola-visions/watch-now/  National Music Museum: Rivinus Viola http://collections.nmmusd.org/Violas/Rivinus/10830/RivinusViola.html  National Music Museum: Tenor Viola http://collections.nmmusd.org/Violas/Guarneri3354/3354GuarneriViola.html  The Met Museum: Viola d’Amore https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/504490  The Met Museum: Viola da Gamba https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503219  Berliner Philharmoniker Master Class - Viola https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW0ncJ3-dxQ  The New York Times This is What a $45 Million Viola Sounds Like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe11Pp1g39I 
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