In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves (for viola solo w/ electronic playback) — PDF score and solo part
Score — PDF files and WAV playback files ONLY — to “In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves” (viola solo)
“She overdubs seven different viola lines in the opening piece, “In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves” by Judd Greenstein, from beautiful solo passages to pizzicato backing. These lines were then combined, assembled and re-assembled for months by Sigurðsson, co-producer Paul Evans, and Sirota. The result is a complex piece veering from Philip Glass/Steve Reich-style pulse passages to sections that are as Romantic as anything out of Beethoven or Dvořák. It’s incredibly technical playing, but it also aches with the beauty of being alive.” - Matt Cibula, PopMatters
“Judd Greenstein's ‘In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves,’ with its multitude of interwoven viola lines, is a virtuoso display of melodic shapeliness…” - Joshua Kosman, SF Gate
“Sirota shows off her stunning mastery of the undersung viola in a captivating collection of new works that pay homage to the baroque concerto. Judd Greenstein's "In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves," features a soaring, bittersweet melody that swoops and undulates as though mirroring flight, with rich textures.” - Ronni Reich, The Star-Ledger, Best Albums of 2013
“Sirota shows off her stunning mastery of the undersung viola in a captivating collection of new works that pay homage to the baroque concerto. Judd Greenstein's "In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves," features a soaring, bittersweet melody that swoops and undulates as though mirroring flight, with rich textures.” - Ronni Reich, The Star-Ledger, Best Albums of 2013
“Standouts include the sweet, searching lyricism of Judd Greenstein's In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves and Daníel Bjarnason's densely constructed Sleep Variations…” - Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR
