Carol Statella

About me:

Raised in Athens, GA and at home in many musical styles, violist Carol Statella has played on albums as notable as Sinead O’Connor’s Faith and Courage and in backup orchestras for Joni Mitchell, The Moody Blues, Harry Connick Jr., and Brian Wilson, as well as in a string trio for Cat Power's Variety Playhouse performance.

She performs with singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ron Hipp in the folk duo Out of the Rain, as well as with Ronnda Cadle & The String Poets, Lauren Fincham (as part of the duo Rosary), Julie Gribble, and the Sweetmeat Love & Holy Cult. Carol (unknowingly!) contributed a live improvised track to the EP Wingspan by Sarah Pinsker. In past years, she has also worked with Marc English, Envie, Diana Obscura, Mary Delaney, Blake Rainey, and The Tom Collins.

As a reviewer for High Performance Review and contributor to Rockrgrl magazine, she interviewed Caroline Aiken, conductor Robert Shaw, composer Joan Tower, and violist Patricia McCarty. While working as a public radio announcer/producer in the 90s, she produced the series “A Celebration of Women Composers” for NPR affiliate 91.7 FM-WUGA-Athens, GA.

Carol has played in the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and sung with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus. She's currently watching clouds and working on a CD project as a side musician for Out of the Rain.

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