Watras/Lim: Improvisation on Tolstoy; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin and Melia Watras, viola Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and violist Melia Watras improvise on a passage from Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata. Recorded live, from the debut concert of Frequency, on Oct. 23, 2016, University of Washington, Meany Theater, Seattle, WA. Videography by Bill Mohn.
Garth Knox: Viola Spaces No. 1: Beside the Bridge; Garth Knox and Melia Watras, violas Violists Garth Knox and Melia Watras perform the first of Knox’s 8 viola duos. Filmed at DXARTS at the University of Washington. To view all of Viola Spaces, please visit:
http://www.garthknox.org/compositions/viola-spaces/
Luciano Berio: Black is the color...; Melia Watras, viola; Galia Arad, voice; Valerie Muzzolini Gordon, harp From Melia Watras's album Ispirare, on the Sono Luminus label. Video by Strider Jordan and Collin J. Rae.
Richard Karpen: Bicinium; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin and Melia Watras, viola Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and violist Melia Watras perform the world premiere of Richard Karpen's Bicinium. Recorded live at Meany Theater, University of Washington, Seattle, WA on January 13, 2014. Videography by Bill Mohn.
Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel performed by the Seattle Modern Orchestra, Julia Tai
(conductor), Melia Watras (viola), Stephen Olsen (celesta), Brian Yarkovsky
(percussion) and Sarah Marroquin (soprano). Recorded live at the Chapel Performance
Space, Seattle, WA on May 19, 2012. Videography by Bill Mohn and Matt Holmes.
Melia Watras: Improvisation Violist Melia Watras improvises a piece live at the University of Washington on January 11, 2012. Video recorded by Latona Arts.
Shulamit Ran: Perfect Storm (excerpt); Melia Watras, viola An excerpt from Melia Watras's world premiere performance of Shulamit Ran's solo viola piece, Perfect Storm. Filmed at the University of Washington by Fumio Ohuchi.
University of Washington Symphony Rehearsal with guest viola soloist Melia Watras Penderecki Viola Concerto and Respighi's Pines of Rome on May 25, 2011.
Juan Pampin: Nada (excerpt); Melia Watras, viola An excerpt of Melia Watras's world premiere performance of Juan Pampin's Nada, for viola and live electronics at Meany Theater at the University of Washington on October 23, 2006, Seattle, WA. Video by DXARTS, University of Washington.
Crime and Punishment at Intiman Theatre - Teaser; Penderecki: Cadenza performed by violist Melia Watras Sheila Daniels' production kicks off the 2009 Intiman season.
Harry Partch: The Street; Charles Corey, harmonic canon II and voice;
Melia Watras, bass marimba Charles Corey and Melia Watras perform on Harry Partch’s original instruments at the University of Washington. Filmed by Second Inversion.
Harry Partch: The Wind; Charles Corey, harmonic canon II and voice; Melia Watras, bass marimba Charles Corey and Melia Watras perform on Harry Partch’s original instruments at the University of Washington. Filmed by Second Inversion.
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Watras/Lim: Improvisation on Tolstoy; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin and Melia Watras, viola
Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and violist Melia Watras improvise on a passage from Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata. Recorded live, from the debut concert of Frequency, on Oct. 23, 2016, University of Washington, Meany Theater, Seattle, WA. Videography by Bill Mohn.
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Garth Knox: Viola Spaces No. 1: Beside the Bridge; Garth Knox and Melia Watras, violas
Violists Garth Knox and Melia Watras perform the first of Knox’s 8
viola duos. Filmed at DXARTS at the University of Washington.
To view all of Viola Spaces, please visit: http://www.garthknox.org/compositions/viola-spaces/
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Luciano Berio: Black is the color...; Melia Watras, viola; Galia Arad, voice; Valerie Muzzolini Gordon, harp
From Melia Watras's album Ispirare, on the Sono Luminus label. Video by Strider Jordan and Collin J. Rae.
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Composer Shulamit Ran and violist Melia Watras discuss Perfect Storm
Video and interview by Elena Guobyte.
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Richard Karpen: Bicinium; Michael Jinsoo Lim, violin and Melia Watras, viola
Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and violist Melia Watras perform the world premiere of Richard Karpen's Bicinium. Recorded live at Meany Theater, University of Washington, Seattle, WA on January 13, 2014. Videography by Bill Mohn.
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Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel
Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel performed by the Seattle Modern Orchestra, Julia Tai (conductor), Melia Watras (viola), Stephen Olsen (celesta), Brian Yarkovsky (percussion) and Sarah Marroquin (soprano). Recorded live at the Chapel Performance Space, Seattle, WA on May 19, 2012. Videography by Bill Mohn and Matt Holmes.
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Melia Watras: Improvisation
Violist Melia Watras improvises a piece live at the University of Washington on January 11, 2012. Video recorded by Latona Arts.
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Shulamit Ran: Perfect Storm (excerpt); Melia Watras, viola
An excerpt from Melia Watras's world premiere performance of Shulamit Ran's solo viola piece, Perfect Storm. Filmed at the University of Washington by Fumio Ohuchi.
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University of Washington Symphony Rehearsal with guest viola soloist Melia Watras
Penderecki Viola Concerto and Respighi's Pines of Rome on May 25, 2011.
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Juan Pampin: Nada (excerpt); Melia Watras, viola
An excerpt of Melia Watras's world premiere performance of Juan Pampin's Nada, for viola and live electronics at Meany Theater at the University of Washington on October 23, 2006, Seattle, WA. Video by DXARTS, University of Washington.
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Crime and Punishment at Intiman Theatre - Teaser; Penderecki: Cadenza performed by violist Melia Watras
Sheila Daniels' production kicks off the 2009 Intiman season.
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Harry Partch: The Street; Charles Corey, harmonic canon II and voice; Melia Watras,
bass marimba
Charles Corey and Melia Watras perform on Harry Partch’s original instruments at the University of Washington. Filmed by Second Inversion.
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Harry Partch: The Wind; Charles Corey, harmonic canon II and voice; Melia Watras,
bass marimba
Charles Corey and Melia Watras perform on Harry Partch’s original instruments at the University of Washington. Filmed by Second Inversion.