Dorian Barnes 16" viola, Denver, Colorado, 2020 | Metzler ViolinsThis instrument is part of our 7th annual Contemporary American Makers Exhibition, 2024 Dorian grew up in a musical family and started piano at age 3, violin at age 7 and French horn at age 11. His grandmother also played the French Horn and was the first woman hired by the Detroit Symphony. His father, Darrel was Principal Viola of the Indianapolis Symphony and his mother Sheryll was a concert pianist. His uncle, violist Robert Barnes recently