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Today I find myself in the basement of a church in a town I’m not normally in… playing a borrowed viola! I couldn’t bring both my violin and viola on the plane, so I’m grateful to have this lovely instrument for the week.

It’s much smaller than my own, which is quite large (violas vary a lot in size), so it feels like a whole new experience under the fingers. But it really is a beautiful instrument, with a beautiful sound.

Here I’m reading the viola part from a recent quintet (2024) written by a good friend of mine, one of the pieces I’ll be performing this week. If you look closely at my eyes, you can see I’m reading sheet music just off-screen… so this is not an improv, but a written piece of music! You can imagine the 4 other parts the other instruments play 🎵🎶

Hope you enjoy this little glimpse into my musical world, and that you have a lovely day 🌿✨

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