Dudley

Raine IV

Violinist Rose Baker

Viola

Dudley Raine, IV is a freelance violist currently based in New York City. His most recent musical endeavors include performing in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, American Ballet Theatre at the Met, and with the American Symphony Orchestra.

Outside of the arts, Dudley is a distance running hobbyist, who completed the 2017, 2018, and 2021 New York City Marathons. He also likes to ski, play chess, and the occasional glass of red wine. Keep up with his adventures and collaborations on his Instagram @dudzraine4

The viola Dudley plays was made by Carlo Carletti in 1910.

Dudley is artistic director at the chamber music festival, Seven Hills, in his hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia, and is currently organizing a tour with pianist & SHCMF programming director Nicole Brancato for the festival musicians in a future season.

Dudley earned his Bachelors and Masters in Viola Performance from Manhattan School of Music, studying with Karen Ritscher and Shmuel Katz.

Some ensembles he performed with in 2022 included Contemporaneous, Infrasound, Semiosis Quartet, and Blackbox Ensemble in New York City, and Kassia in Washington DC. Some other notable appearances this season included a performance with composer & singer Nia Imani Franklin (Miss America 2019), and premiering “The Sparks Fly Upward” by Cathy Lesser Mansfield as principal violist in Cleveland.

Violinist Rose Baker

Dudley

Raine IV

Viola

Dudley Raine, IV is a freelance violist currently based in New York City. His most recent musical endeavors include performing in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, American Ballet Theatre at the Met, and with the American Symphony Orchestra.

Outside of the arts, Dudley is a distance running hobbyist, who completed the 2017, 2018, and 2021 New York City Marathons. He also likes to ski, play chess, and the occasional glass of red wine. Keep up with his adventures and collaborations on his Instagram @dudzraine4

The viola Dudley plays was made by Carlo Carletti in 1910.

Dudley is artistic director at the chamber music festival, Seven Hills, in his hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia, and is currently organizing a tour with pianist & SHCMF programming director Nicole Brancato for the festival musicians in a future season.

Dudley earned his Bachelors and Masters in Viola Performance from Manhattan School of Music, studying with Karen Ritscher and Shmuel Katz.

Some ensembles he performed with in 2022 included Contemporaneous, Infrasound, Semiosis Quartet, and Blackbox Ensemble in New York City, and Kassia in Washington DC. Some other notable appearances this season included a performance with composer & singer Nia Imani Franklin (Miss America 2019), and premiering “The Sparks Fly Upward” by Cathy Lesser Mansfield as principal violist in Cleveland.

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