Rhonda Lorence
Ms Lorence composes on viola in the neoclassical / new-age genre. Her critically acclaimed CD Winter Moon (2005), and recently released Movements in the Moment
(2009), explore the viola's wide range of nuance and texture through
the intricately woven mosaic of soundscapes. She has recorded on
Adventure Girls Studios and Marble Feather Music labels. Ms Lorence is
also a Suzuki violin and viola instructor.
Lorence graduated cum
laude with a bachelor's degree in music performance from the University
of South Florida and has more than 30 years of performance experience.
She is also an accomplished sound engineer, and has produced original
soundtracks for documentaries in addition to her own CDs.
Career
highlights include perfroming on viola with esteemed orchestras across
the United States, including the Minnesota Philharmonic, Tampa Bay Opera
and Naples Symphony Orchestra; touring internationally with the
Mantovanni Orchestra. She performed in orchestras accompanying legends
such as Julie Andrews, Red Skelton, Liberace, Robert Goulet, and Frank
Sinatra Jr.
As a composer, Lorence's classical training,
extensive performance career and passion for the viola combine to create
a unique neoclassical sound. Critics have describe her style as the
meeting of Richard Wagner, John Williams and Phillip Glass - some of the best contemporary instrumental music (New Age Reporter) and so haunting...(it) goes straight to the soul (WERU-FM, East Orland, Maine). Winter Moon was nominated in four categories for the New Age Reporter Lifestyle Awards in 2005.
Lorence currently composes and teaches violin and viola in the mountains of North Carolina, where she resides.
Buy the CDs http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RhondaLorence
Watch the YouTube Music Video Imprints
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| Movements in the Moment CD |
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