10-27-09

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Violinist Riana Muller, a strings instructor at Lycoming College, will perform a piece titled, “Animal Crackers,” in the College’s Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall Thursday, Nov. 5. Her show is part of Lycoming’s Noon Concert Series.

In addition to Muller on the violin, other performers include violinist Marcus Smolensky, violist William Muller, cellist Andrew Rammon, and pianist Gary Boerckel, a professor of music at Lycoming.

“Animal Crackers” is comprised of music related to animals and their antics and features works by Turina, Hadyn, Morley, Schubert and others.

A featured piece is “In the Barn” from the Second Violin Sonata of Charles Ives. The performance is a tribute to Ives, who was born 125 years ago on Oct. 20.

“In the Barn” will be performed using a uniquely-shaped violin by Lewisburg violinmaker William Paul Muller. The violin is shaped like a cowboy boot. The sound holes are in the shape of revolvers and the scroll is a carved horse’s head. Because of the uniqueness of his design, Muller has been issued a U.S. Copyright for it.

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