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Track 1: Duo for two violas by Rolla
Track 2: Nocturne for two violas by Scott Slapin
“...the playing is of a ferocious virtuosity...the astonishing thing is how equally at home the Slapin-Solomon duo appears in any given type of repertoire.” - Colin Clarke
“...pioneers of the viola duo and OG Violacentrics.”
As one of the world's few long-term viola duos, Scott Slapin and Tanya Solomon have vastly expanded the two-viola repertoire through their original compositions, arrangements, commissions, premieres, and extensive discography. Anchored by The Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo: A Twenty-Year Retrospective, Slapin and Solomon have recorded for Eroica Classical Recordings, Pioneer Valley Strings, Violacentric Productions, ISG, and the American Viola Society, and their playing has garnered critical acclaim in The Strad, Fanfare, Interlude, AllMusic, The New York Violist, and the journals of the American and Canadian Viola Societies.
Described by the Journal of the American Viola Society as a "powerful one-two punch," the duo has spent over twenty years breaking traditional chamber music boundaries through a mix of technical mastery and their signature witty devotion to "Violacentrism." Named "pioneers of the viola duo," Slapin and Solomon duo won "Best Chamber Performance" at the Big Easy Entertainment Awards in New Orleans and have performed at several international viola congresses. The duo has commissioned, premiered, and recorded works by a wide array of contemporary composers, including Gerald Busby, Robert Cobert, Richard Lane, Rachel Matthews, Patrick Neher, Frank Proto, and David Rimelis, alongside thirty original duos composed by Slapin himself.
Now based in Newcastle, England, Slapin and Solomon teach private viola and violin lessons from their home studio and globally online via Muze. They bring a wealth of international industry experience to students of all levels, from complete beginners to advanced professionals.
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“This is at once a celebration of a viola duo, and a celebration of the viola itself.” - Colin Clarke
“As a duo, Scott and Tanya have expanded the repertoire for two violas through premieres, commissions, recordings, and their own incredible transcriptions...” - Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc
