Drew Alexander Forde
Violist
About
Violist Drew Alexander Forde, known online as ThatViolaKid, has a reputation not only as an accomplished performer but also as one of classical music’s most recognizable online brands. Profiled in outlets like Thrillist, WNYC, the Detroit Free Press, and Strings Magazine, he was named “one of the titans of Classical Music Instagram” by National Sawdust Log and was called “the future of our field” by Sphinx Organization president Afa Dworkin.
Forde has shared the stage with A-List stars like Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, JoJo, Roddy Ricch, Janelle Monae, Camila Cabello, and many others. In addition to earning recording credits for John Legend’s Grammy Award-Winning album, Bigger Love, Drew has also recorded with the late Mac Miller on The Divine Feminine, IDK’s album Is He Real, and Kota The Friend’s album, Everything.
Music
Cello Suites Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4- Johann Sebastian Bach
Capriccio pour alto seul- Henri Vieuxtemps
Dvorak American Quartet
Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 12; Op. 13; Op. 44, No.1; Op. 80
Schubert Cello Quintet
Dvorak Quintet in G Major
Shostakovich Piano Quintet
Dvorak "American" String Quartet
Vaughn Williams Piano Quintet
Shostakovich String Quartets 1, 3, and 8
Mendelssohn Viola Quintet in Bb
Mendelssohn Octet
Mozart Viola Quintet
Mozart Clarinet Quintet
Brahms Clarinet Quintet
Durufle Prelude, Recitative, and Variations
Schumann Fairytails
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18, Nos. 1-6
Brahms String Quartet No. 1
Smetana Quartet (I)
Schubert "Trout" Quintet
Schubert "Rosamunde" String Quartet No. 13
Videos
Past groupmuses (19)
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Virtual Discussion
Blockchain & the Musician-Entrepreneur with Drew Forde!
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Discord
- Instruments: Forum Discussion
- Price: Free event
Happened about 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Planetarymuse: Violist Drew Forde
Friday, Sep 4, 2020 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Online
- Composers: Reger, Bach, Viexutemps
- Instruments: Solo Viola
- Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
(Free) Planetarymuse Forum: Carmen Johnson-Pajaro + Drew Forde
Monday, Aug 31, 2020 8:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Online
- Price: Free event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Saturday, Mar 7, 2020 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Adams Hill, Glendale
- Composers: Mendelssohn and Mozart
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Classical Music in Newport Heights
Friday, Jan 31, 2020 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Newport Heights
- Composers: Beethoven, Shostakovich
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills
- Composers: Beethoven, Mendelssohn
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Outdoors
Sunday, Jan 12, 2020 5:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Monday, Dec 30, 2019 6:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Melrose, Los Angeles
- Composers: Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn
- Instruments: String quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Thursday, Dec 19, 2019 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Outdoors
Thursday, Oct 24, 2019 7:45 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Northern Inglewood
- Composers: Dvorak and Shostakovich
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Amuse Oreille - String Quartet
Saturday, Aug 24, 2019 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Adams Hill, Glendale
- Composers: Beethoven, Brahms, or Dvorak
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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Peridot Green Winter Exhibition
Saturday, Dec 10, 2016 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Upper West Side, New York
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 8 years ago
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Outdoors
Those who want to sing will always find a song / Fiddler on the roof!
Wednesday, Jul 27, 2016 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Williamsburg
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 8 years ago
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Saturday, Apr 16, 2016 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Upper Manhattan, NYC
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 8 years ago
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Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 8:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 9 years ago
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Outdoors
Afternoon Muse in Crown Heights
Saturday, Oct 3, 2015 12:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 9 years ago
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Evening of Strings in a Boerum Hill Parlour
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2015 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 9 years ago
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JenEric's Boozie Brunch Groupmuse
Sunday, Mar 29, 2015 12:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 9 years ago
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Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 8:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Crown Heights, Brooklyn
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 10 years ago