John Tartaglia

John Tartaglia has been Associate Principal Violist of the Minnesota Orchestra since 1968. Previously he was a member of the Tampa, Syracuse and Philadelphia Chamber Orchestras. Mr. Tartaglia is presently an affiliated faculty member of the University of Minnesota, and in recent years has been receiving considerable attention as a composer. At the time of this recording he was on leave from the Minnesota Orchestra while teaching at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.