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CRISTINA SPINEI – Wall Flowers

Performed by Carl Larson, viola

"Wall Flowers," by composer Cristina Spinei, is a micro-suite for solo viola inspired by custom wallcoverings by the art and design studio New Hat. Watch the premiere performance with violist Carl Larson, learn more about the work, and get to know Carl and Cristina before engaging in some fun activities like designing your own wallpaper, finding inspiration and a listening matching game.

New Hat Designs

Conversation with Cristina

Conversation with Carl

Educational Materials

Create and Make: Design Your Own Wallpaper

Wallpaper is made of patterns that repeat and are assembled
together to decorate a space. Music scores also have repeating patterns and motifs.

Dig Deeper: Compositional Process

Each composer is unique and has their own process and inspirations. Carl Larson, Violist, says that a benefit of performing a piece by a living composer is that you can ask them about their composition and inspirations.