The Westside Chamber Orchestra Presents: Voilà… Viola! on August 24

No longer relegated to being the middle bun in the Big Mac of orchestration, just take away the violins and voilà: viola! Jonah Sirota will share the beauty of this warm and woody instrument as soloist in Paul Hindemith’s settings of German folksongs, “Der Schwanendreher”. “The Swan-Turner” was a traveling musician playing a hurdy-gurdy with a crank shaped like a swan’s neck while singing; here represented by the solo viola.

The polyphonic pleasures of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #6 features TWO viola soloists in an ensemble without violins and Brahms’ cheerful and sunny Serenade #2 is for an orchestra without violins as well.

Without violins, violas are on top!          

Where: at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in 958 Lincoln Bl. SM

When: Saturday, August 24 · 7pm PDT

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-westside-chamber-orchestra-voila-viola-tickets-920400591947?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Also available at the door.