ViolaPlus

Enjoy an afternoon of chamber music masterworks in which the rich, dark sound of the viola plays a central role. Directed by renowned violist Tatjana, ViolaPlus features Tatjana herself, Colburn students and faculty, and special guests. 

The program opens with Denisov’s Three Pictures after Paul Klee, transforming modern art into vivid sound with the viola at its heart. Bowen’s Fantasy Quartet brings four violas together in a rich musical conversation, moving between nostalgia and exuberance. Bridge’s Three Poems explores the expressive interplay between viola and voice, while Krenek’s Vocalise, arranged by Tatjana Masurenko, offers a moment of lyrical intimacy.

Masurenko’s arrangement of Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 1 brings restless energy, Romantic intensity, and haunting lyricism. The afternoon concludes with Korchmar’s brilliant paraphrase on Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, unleashing the full virtuosity of two solo violas.