NobleViola
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I'm a violist with the Oregon Symphony, the Arnica Quartet, and Third Angle New Music, a blogger, and sometime cyclist.
NobleViola
1M ago
The Oregon Symphony’s season ended on June 12 this year, and there was barely time for a respite and the summer festival season began in earnest. In the midst of that ‘respite’, I had the great pleasure of playing the string trio version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on the brand new Chatter PDX series with ..read more
NobleViola
5M ago
Yeah, it’s been quiet around here. I’ve come close to just shutting down the blog and doing a professional performance site here, but people keep coming and reading the old stuff that I’ve written (thanks, and sorry!) so I’ve left it up as a sort of archive. Still, every now and then I feel the ..read more
NobleViola
1y ago
Summer isn’t over yet – by the calendar it has 30 days yet to go. But for me, musically speaking, the summer season is ended. It’s been busy, rewarding, and ..read more
NobleViola
1y ago
If you read through to the end of my last post (which might be doubtful, given its geeky nature), you might be wondering about the result of my low-tension string ..read more
NobleViola
1y ago
WARNING: SERIOUS VIOLA GEEKERY AHEAD! I’m not one of those ‘equipment nerd’ violists. I blame myself for things that are happening with my instrument until such time as it becomes […]
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NobleViola
1y ago
I’m back! Sort of. I’ve got a clean bill of health, which is awesome. I’ve also got a very busy end of the season to get through. After the season […]
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NobleViola
1y ago
It’s been a while. My last post was on August 26. Four days later I learned that I had colon cancer. On September 27 I underwent surgery to remove the […]
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NobleViola
2y ago
It’s that time of year, summer is winding down. The summer festival circuit is coming to an end. Orchestras with 52-week seasons are just ending their 21-22 seasons or just […]
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NobleViola
2y ago
My last post here was on January 2nd, 2022. Just over six months ago! How did this happen? I’ll tell you. The short story is that I decided to take […]
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NobleViola
3y ago
A thumbnail sketch. As 2021 began, I and my colleagues in the orchestra were all furloughed without pay, as were virtually all of the administrative staff. 45th Parallel Universe, a […]
The post A look back at a dirty, rotten, and painful, but also beautiful and hopeful 2021 – Part I. first appeared on NobleViola ..read more