Performing the music will be Luciano Pontes, viola, and UW Department of Music Professor Theresa Bogard, piano. Born in the city of Goiânia, Brazil, Pontes began playing violin at the age of 15. He ...

The viola is the middle voice of the string family. It is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound than a violin. Since the 18th century it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

Famed violinist Joshua Bell takes to the stage in From the Top at Carnegie Hall, where he is joined by 13-year-old classical guitarist and bobble-head collector Timothy Callobre from Pasadena ...