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

Acknowledgements

The American Viola Society would like to especially thank the following individuals and groups who have made the 2024 AVS Festival and Primrose International Viola Competition possible.

Colburn School Sel Kardan, President and CEO

2024 AVSF Senior Solo Competition Committee Ruben Balboa III, chair

Jennifer Kallend, Vice President of Communications Nick Gianopoulos, Artistic Administration Manager Rachel Drudi, Facilities Scheduler and Rentals Manager Victor Pineda, Assistant Vice President of Operations and Facilities Randy Osherow, Facilities and Special Projects Tara Grand, Director, Office of Events and Special Programs

Kathryn Steely, Pre-screening Jury Matt Pickart, Pre-screening Jury Katherine Lewis, Pre-screening Jury Katrin Meidell, Live Round Jury Wendy Richman, Live Round Jury Gregory Williams, Live Round Jury

2024 AVSF Solo Junior Competition Committee Gabrielle Padilla Molina, chair Molly Wilkens-Reed, Pre-screening Jury

2024 AVS Festival Planning Committee Daphne Gerling, Festival Coordinator Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc, Assistant Coordinator Hsiaopei Lee, Competitions Coordinator Anthony Devroye, Proposals Coordinator Ames Asbell, Digital Coordinator Thomas Dunn, EMVB Advisor Caroline Skeels, Vendor Relations Intern 2024 AVS Festival Program Book Dave Sutherland IX, Sutherland Printing Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc, Editor AVS National Office Madeleine Crouch, AVS General Manager Lewis Martinez, Membership Manager 2024 AVS Festival Logo and Graphics Matthew Hellman

Trisha Berquist, Pre-screening Jury Andrea Houde, Pre-screening Jury Martha Carapetyan, Live Round Jury Christiana Fortune-Reader, Live Round Jury Peter Slowik, Live Round Jury

2024 AVSF Ensemble Invitational Committee Kimia Hesabi, chair

Niloofar Sohi, Selection Round Jury Rachel Riese, Selection Round Jury Amir Nasseri, Selection Round Jury 2024 PIVC Pre-Screening Judges Ames Asbell, Pre-Screening Coordinator Jordan Bak Ruben Balboa Nancy Buck Philippe Chao Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc Juan-Miguel Hernandez Kimia Hesabi Gabrielle Padilla Molina Rose Wollman

2024 AVSF Orchestral Audition Competition Committee Ann Marie Brink, Chair Julie Ewards, Pre-screening Jury Caroline Gilbert, Pre-screening Jury Jacob Shack, Pre-screening Jury Gloria Lum, Live Round Jury

Melissa Matson, Live Round Jury Meredith Snow, Live Round Jury

2024 PIVC Jurors Ayane Kozasa, Jury Chairman Atar Arad Cathy Basrak Ensik Choi Steven Dann Geraldine Walther

2024 AVSF Solo Collegiate Competition Committee Misha Galaganov, Chair Federico Andrés Hood Pérez, Pre-screening Jury

Elitsa Atanasova, Pre-screening Jury Matthew Dane, Pre-screening Jury Aurélien Pétillot, Live Round Jury Karen Ritscher, Live Round Jury Sharon Wei, Live Round Jury

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