Published: Feb. 24, 2014

eckertBy Brad Turner, Colorado Public Radio

When violist听Erika Eckert听sets out to plan and perform a recital, she searches for music that explores a theme or tells a memorable story.

Eckert,听associate professor of viola at the University of Colorado in Boulder,听presents her听, 鈥淔amily: A Musical Portrait,鈥 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Grusin Music Hall on the CU-Boulder campus.

Her selections for the program grew out of several recent milestones in her life, including the loss of a parent, the wedding of a sibling and the birth of her brother鈥檚 child.

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