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

2024 Primrose International Viola Competition & American Viola Society Festival Schedule of Events — FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024

Feira de Mangaio

Sivuca & Glória Gadelha Arr. by Carlos Anisio

USM Violas

Sonatina in A Minor

Clara Schumann

I. Andante

(1819-1896) Arr. by Sancho Engaño

Northern Illinois University Viola Quartet

Sens Unique

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Arr. by Michel Michalakakos

Schwob Viola Ensemble

Variations on an Unknown Folk Song*

Michael Kimber (b.1945)

*composed for the 2024 American Viola Society Festival

Combined Invitational Ensemble

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lecture-Recital Mayman Hall On Cultivating A Climate For New Music

Emily Hiemstra – This session will outline the process for building a call for scores, from the planning stages through the premiere performance. As a violist and composer, in 2020 Emily Hiemstra hosted her own call for scores during the COVID pandemic to promote and cultivate new music for solo viola when ensemble performances were not possible. Through her experiences in premiering eight new works from composers around the world, she gained skills in marketing, digital creation, fundraising, and extended techniques. This lecture will discuss these valuable tools in the hope of helping guide violists wishing to build a call for scores, as well as sharing selections from the final recording.

Nasubi

Robin Haigh (b.1993)

Upcycle

Emily Hiemstra (b.1991)

Over the Himalayas

Kristin Flores (b.1980)

Just A Moment

Zachary James Ritter

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Exhibitor Coffee Break, sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld Strings & Metzler Violin Shop The Acre Come for the Exhibitor coffee break at 2:15 pm but stay for Stojan Jovanovic's String Optimization presentation. You can also sign up on Whova for a free optimization session and consultation to try out what strings make your viola its very best!

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