Portrait of an Artist — Orlando Wells, Violin
New York is the City That Never Sleeps. As it says in the old Sinatra song, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” Violinist and violist Orlando Wells has done the former. He’s made it in New York as a member of the Harlem Chamber Players, in recordings and performances with the likes of Harry Connick Jr., as concertmaster for Broadway shows, and as violist of the acclaimed Sweet Plantain Quartet.
And tonight, Orlando does the latter. “Anywhere” is Foundry Vineyards in Walla Walla, Washington. And he’ll make it in works for violin and piano, joined by Brazilian pianist Ronaldo Rolim. This brings to mind the lyric to another Sinatra song: “They put coffee in the coffee in Brazil.” If we did that in Walla Walla, we’d never sleep, which would make us a lot like New York. So instead, we put wine in the wine, and that makes us the City That Gets A Solid Eight Hours. Welcome, Orlando! And good luck to WWCMF Founder & Artistic Director Timothy Christie, who negotiates the anagrammatic names Orlando and Ronaldo while moderating the conversation.
Date and Time
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Thursday, January 12, 2023
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
Foundry Vineyards
1111 Abadie Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Fees/Admission
$30