KIM UWATE: Viola Recital, Sept. 19, 2021. Hudson Hall at Willamette University, Salem, OR.

Can a lone viola be contemplative, internal, and emotional while also being joyful, heroic, and free? Hear it for yourself through the notes and rhythms of the brilliant JS Bach and the fiery Eugene Ysaÿe, as Willamette faculty Kim Uwate takes on some of the greatest literature written for solo string instruments.
During the YouTube premiere of this concert broadcast, Kim will be listening live and sharing insights in the "Comments" section.

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Kim Uwate, viola
Hudson Hall in Rogers Music Center
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Broadcast September 24, 2021 at 7:00 PM (PST)
Recorded September 19, 2021

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No. 1 (on viola), BWV 1007
I. Prelude [2:26]
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Minuet I & Minuet II
VI. Gigue

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) [18:12 Intro]
Sonata No. 3 "Ballade" (on viola), op. 27, No. 3 [21:40]

-- intermission --

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) [30:17 Intro]
Violin Partita No. 2 (on viola), BWV 1004
I. Allemande [37:08]
II. Courante
III. Sarabande
IV. Gigue
V. Chaconne [49:23]


Giving “performances from the heart” with “matchless precision” (Daniel Buckwalter, Eugene Scene), violist Kimberlee Uwate creates musical experiences rooted in connection, reflection, and growth. As the violist of Delgani String Quartet, she has been building community in Oregon since 2015 through projects like “How We Remember.” This trifold experience in early 2020 included traditional Japanese origami paper-crane-folding community events among Delgani listeners; a new commissioned work by American composer Elena Ruehr; and an immersive concert honoring the children of World War II. Each season, Delgani programs concerts with its audience in mind, continually pushing the edge while deepening connections to music that is both familiar and new. In recent seasons, Uwate has performed with Delgani at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and Charles University in Prague. She has lectured on a wide range of topics from critical listening skills to historical context of the string quartet literature. Uwate teaches viola and violin at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and is a member of Eugene Symphony. She trained at the Manhattan School of Music, University of California at Davis, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Uwate received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree with the completion of her dissertation, Toward a Business History of the String Quartet: How the String Quartet Became a Career Path in the United States (2019), about American string quartet ensembles and the economic systems that have supported them. She plays a late eighteenth-century viola named Abby. www.kimberleeuwate.com