2024 Primrose International Viola Competition & American Viola Society Festival Program Book

2024 Primrose International Viola Competition & American Viola Society Festival Schedule of Events — THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2024

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lecture-Recital Mayman Hall Music From The Windy City: A Program of Viola Works by Chicago Composers Ann Marie Brink – Explore works for viola spanning 145 years which were all written by composers with ties to Chicago.

Divertissement for Viola

Theodore Thomas

and Piano (1860)

(1835-1905) Ed. by David Bynog for AVS

Barcarolle for Viola and Piano (1960)

Blanche Blood (1882-1933)

Lament for Viola and Piano (1950)

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)

Adoration for Viola and Piano

Florence Price (1887-1953) Ed. by Elaine Fine (b.1951)

Incantation (1995)

August Read Thomas (b. 1964)

2:15 pm – 3:30pm

Exhibitor Coffee Break, sponsored by Pirastro Come visit the amazing exhibitors of the 2024 American Viola Society Festival & Primrose International Viola Competition!

3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Workshop Olive 270 Building a Better Practice

Molly Gebrian and Sarah Niblack – This interactive workshop shares the science behind some of the most impactful findings, including interleaved practice, the power of taking breaks, and the importance of mental practice, and what musicians can learn from elite sports training programs. It will delve into crafting more productive self-talk, how to build up a tolerance for performance stress, and discuss why performance skills should be baked into every stage of the learning process.

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Lecture Olive 272 Exploring Excerpts: Melissa Matson’s Imaginative Resource for Orchestral Study Amanda Perez, Elianna Nielsen, Richard Baxter Brown, and Gina Stonikas – Melissa Matson (Rochester Philharmonic, Eastman) has created an invaluable resource for aspiring orchestral violists and their teachers. This lecture will demonstrate how this guide helps a violist prepare the major orchestral audition excerpts and how it can be used in a small group setting. With a description of goals for each excerpt, specifically targeted exercises, and viola ensemble arrangements, this book gives a comprehensive look at the most challenging and important viola excerpts.

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