The viola is a beautiful and versatile instrument that adds a rich tone to an orchestra or string ensemble. If you are a beginner who is eager to explore a new world of music or an experienced violist ...

It’s late autumn — viola time. The viola should perhaps be the instrument of summer. Its tone suggests sumptuous ripeness from the top of its range to bottom. But falling between the violin’s soaring ...

ORANGE — I’ve always found the viola to be the most mysterious and misunderstood member of the orchestra. It doesn’t have front-and-center showboat status of the violin. Or the slippery slope of sound ...