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The Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo is a musical group consisting of violists Scott Slapin and Tanya Solomon. The duo has performed throughout the US and internationally and released more than 20 albums. Notable composers have written specifically for the ensemble, who have expanded the repertoire for two violas.
Background
[edit]The husband and wife pair have been married since about 2003.[1] They play together as a duo, as soloists, and also in symphony orchestras.
In 2005, the pair, who were based in New Orleans, found themselves on the road and sleeping on friends' couches for six months following Hurricane Katrina.[2][3][4]
Performances
[edit]The duo has performed throughout the US and internationally.[3][4][5] Slapin and Solomon have given duo performances at international viola congresses and also shared a stand in many chamber and symphonic ensembles.[6][7] Composers Gerald Busby,[8] Patrick Neher, Richard Lane, Rachel Matthews, Frank Proto, and David Rimelis have written for the ensemble.[1][4] The duo has also premiered and recorded thirty of Slapin's own compositions, many of which reference Cremonus.[1][9][10][11]
Slapin plays a viola by Hiroshi Iizuka, and Solomon plays a viola by Marten Cornelissen.[10]
In September 2005, the duo played a benefit concert with the New Jersey Youth Symphony at the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown to aid the Gulf Coast Orchestra Relief Fund (New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra) and the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra.[2][12] In 2006, they released an album Recital on the Road: What We Did On Our Summer Evacuation[3] which included the music they played in the months following Hurricane Katrina.[3][4]
In 2008, they played at the 36th International Viola Congress. In 2013, the duo played at Valley Classics "A MUSEical Journey: Adventures in Composition," performing Slapin's own "Nocturne", David Rimelis' "A Day in Acadia" and the world premiere of Patrick Neher's "Games".
In 2023, the duo released a 20-year retrospective album.[1]
Awards
[edit]The duo won the Best Chamber Music Performance award at the 2008 New Orleans Tribute to the Classical Arts.[13]
Discography
[edit]- 2000 Sonatas by Lane, Leclair and Handel
- 2005 Sketches from the New World: American Viola Duos in the 21st Century[12][14]
- 2006 Recital on the Road: What We Did On Our Summer Evacuation[3]
- 2007 Reflection: Violacentric Chamber Music of Scott Slapin[11]
- 2012 All Viola, All the Time: Music for Multiple Violas by Scott Slapin[6]
- 2012 Music for Friends, Two (Music by Patrick Neher)
- 2013 Three Moods for Two Violas (Bob Cobert)[15]
- 2015 Violacentrism: The Opera[16]
- 2016 Violacentric Sonatas
- 2016 A Fifth of Slapin: All You Need is Viola (or Two)
- 2016 3 Excursions for 2 Violas (Music by David Rimelis)
- 2017 Symphonic Masterworks (Music by Beethoven, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner)
- 2019 Short Stories: Original Music by Scott Slapin
- 2020 Concerto for Two Violas by Scott Slapin
- 2022 The Slapin Anthology[9]
- 2023 The Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo: A Twenty-Year Retrospective[10][17][1][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Clarke, Colin. "Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo, Colin Clarke: Fanfare Magazine". Fanfare Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 Audette, Bob (27 Sep 2005). "Katrina Disperses Orchestra Members". The Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Solare, Carlos Maria (Fall 2007). "Recording Reviews". Journal of the American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 3 4 Meizel, Kathy (April 18, 2006). "Scott Slapin and Tanya Solomon, Viola Duo". Music Academy Online. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Bail, Mary Ann (2015-09-09). "Gaylord Memorial Library in South Hadley launches 'Music Mondays' series". MassLive. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
The Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo, a husband-and-wife team, will bring classical and not-so-classical music to Gaylord on November 16. Cited in the American Viola Society, "as a tried-and-true musical partnership," Tanya Solomon and Scott Slapin have performed nationwide and in South America and Europe, as a duo, in chambers and symphonic ensembles. They also teach violin and viola in South Hadley and Amherst as well as on four continents via Skype.
- 1 2 Solare, Carlos Maria (Spring 2013). "Recording Reviews". Journal of the American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Bynog, David; Tatton, Tom (Fall 2008). "International Viola Congress XXXVI". Journal of the American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Serinus, Jason Victor (2005-12-14). "There and Back Again – Gay City News". Gay City News. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
His [Gerald Busby's] duet for violas, "Doppelgänger," recently received a brilliant recording from Scott Slapin and Tanya Soloman (Eroica JDT 3250).
- 1 2 3 Ebersohl-Van Scyoc, Christina (Fall 2023). "Recording Reviews Fall 2023". Journal of the American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 3 Buja, Maureen (2023-10-13). "Album Review: The Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo". Interlude Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 Solare, Carlos Maria (Spring 2010). "Recording Reviews". Journal of the American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- 1 2 Koloff, Abbott (18 September 2005). "Violists' Music Meant for Fellow Refugees". Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Music Briefs". Brattleboro Reformer. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
Their honors have included Best Chamber Music Performance award at the 2008 New Orleans Tribute to the Classical Arts, and Strad Magazine hailed their debut CD, "Sketches from the New World: American Viola Duos in the 21st Century," as "absolutely brilliant."
- ↑ Lewis, Dave, Sketches from the New World: American Viola Duos in the 21st Century Review, retrieved 2025-09-03
- ↑ "JAVS Recordings". American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ Solare, Carlos Maria (Fall 2016). "Recording Reviews". Journal of the American Viola Society. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ↑ Paterson, Jim (October 3, 2023). "Jim's Blog on mfiles from 2023 - Music News, Site Updates, Events and what's happening in the music world". mfiles. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
External links
[edit]- Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo official website
Category:Violists Category:American musical duos