Melia Watras, violist/composer

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Press Quotes:

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Reviews:

*Melia Watras: 26, The Strad: August 2017
*Melia Watras - 26, An Earful: August 7, 2017
*Melia Watras Reveals the Power of ’26’ Strings, Broadway World: May 13, 2017
*Strings Attached, The WholeNote: March 2017
*Second Inversion Album of the Week: Ispirare by Melia Watras, secondinversion.org, KING FM-Seattle, February 6, 2017
*The Viola in Everybody’s Life, Music in Victoria: January 20, 2017
*Melia Watras: Ispirare, Brooklyn Rail: October 2016
*Melia Watras: Ispirare, Strings: February 2016
*Melia Watras: Ispirare, American Record Guide: January/February 2016
*Favorite Albums of 2015, Chicago Reader: December 28, 2015
*Second Inversion Album of the Week: Ispirare by Melia Watras, secondinversion.org, KING FM-Seattle, November 2, 2015
*Q2 Album of the Week: Violist Melia Watras Spans Earthy and Luxurious Sounds in 'Ispirare', wqxr.org, WQXR-NYC, October 26, 2015
*The Inspired Viola of Melia Watras, An Earful: October 25, 2015
*Washington Uni professor narrates through her viola, Gramophone: February 2013
*Melia Watras: Short Stories, Strings: September 2012
*Melia Watras: Short Stories, Journal of the Canadian Viola Society: Autumn 2012
*Critics' Picks, Seattle Times: June 24, 2012
*Melia Watras: Prestidigitation, Computer Music Journal: Spring 2011
*Machine Maid: Melia Watras explores the world of computer-assisted music, Strings: May 2009
*She Flees,The Gathering Note: November 1, 2008
*Middle Child, Seattle Weekly: Reverb: October 2007
*Shostakovich's final thought, Classical in Seattle: October 2007
*Melia Watras: Viola Solo CD review, Stringendo: April 2007
*Soaring Solo, Strings: October 2006
*Melia Watras: Viola Solo, The Strad: June 2006
*Recording Review: Viola Solo, Journal of the American Viola Society: Fall 2005
*Melia Watras, viola, American Record Guide: January/February 2005

Articles Authored/Co-Authored by Melia Watras:

*On My Music Stand, Strings: June 2017
*Viola Party: Melia Watras on the joys of recording with friends and hearing your own works come to life, Strings: January 2017
*Why I Play Chamber Music, Strings: February 2015
*The Quest for Tone, Strings: January 2015
*Honestly Assess Your Practice Habits, Strings: January 2013
*Living in Alto Clef: 11 Top Players Pick the Best Loved, and Most Overlooked, Viola Works of All Time, Strings: December 2007
*The Influence of Atar Arad: Studying with an Unconventional Master, New York Violist: April 2005
*Reflections on a Residency, Julliard Journal: April 2001

Articles about Melia Watras:

*Interview with Melia Watras, Primephonic: December 26, 2015
*Short Stories: Eclectic new viola music from Melia Watras, UW Today: June 26, 2012
*Meet the Artist: Melia Watras, Seattle Modern Orchestra Newsletter: April 2012
*Before the Performance, A&S Perspectives: November 2010
*The Five: Melia Watras plays new music by Shulamit Ran, The Gathering Note: October 24, 2010
*Blending tradition and innovation: Faculty compositions to be performed in Feb. 16 Meany Hall concert, University Week: February 11, 2010
*Walk Like a Musician: The actors of Opus learn the secrets of string players, Seattle Repertory Theatre: Deeper Look: October 2009
*Violist Watras to perform new compositions in Prestidigitation, University Week: October 2006
*Violist Melia Watras brings masterpieces to life at UPS, Tacoma Weekly: November 3, 2005
*Zing will go the heartstrings of viola and violin lovers, Seattle Times: October 15, 2004
*Duet with a computer is part of violist’s debut, University Week: October 14, 2004