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Orchestration

At every moment, an orchestra has a particular sound that is determined by the instruments and combination of instruments that are playing and by the nature of the musical material.  Orchestration, as Miles Hoffman explains, is the art of designing that sound.

A Minute with Miles - a production of ETV Radio made possible by the JM Smith Corporation.

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Miles Hoffman is the founder and violist of the American Chamber Players, with whom he regularly tours the United States, and the Virginia I. Norman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chamber Music at the Schwob School of Music, in Columbus, Georgia. He has appeared as viola soloist with orchestras across the country, and his solo performances on YouTube have received well over 700,000 views.