JAVS Fall 2024

Journal of the American Viola Society A publication of the American Viola Society Fall 2024: Volume 40, Number 2

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From the Editor From the President

News & Notes

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2024 American Viola Society Festival Review 2024 International Viola Congress Review

Feature Articles

p. 17 In Memoriam: A Community Remembers Roger Myers p. 23 From Microformal Transformations to Macroformal Structure in Tristan Murail’s C’est Un Jardin

Secret (1976) by Ash Mach

p. 37 2023 Dalton Research Competition Second Prize Winner: The French Influence in Charles Loeffler’s 2 Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano by Xue Ding Departments p. 53 Development Center: We Did It! You Did It! We Did It Together!, by Tom Tatton p. 54 In The Studio: Stade’s Viola-Piano Arrangement of Bach’s Cello Suites, by Edward Klorman p. 58 Book Review: Learn Faster, Perform Better by Molly Gebrian. by Kayleigh Miller p. 59 Recording Review: Shapes in Collective Spaces, Trailblazers, encircling, and Breaking Glass Ceilings by Kayleigh Miller

On the Cover: Carolyn Owen Sommer Viola-la

Appreciate the cyclical flow of nature, the embracing comfort of the homeplace, the cultivated serenity of the farm fields, the rhythmic percussion of the city—finding beauty in the commonplace. Carolyn Owen Sommer is a Springfield resident and teaches part time at LLCC. She has a BFA from Bradley University and holds letters in Illinois Watercolor Society. Carolyn is on the board of Sangamon Watercolor Society, and Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and a juried artist with Springfield Art Association Collective. She is a member of the Women’s Caucus for the Arts. Her work is always available at Caribou Coffee and Daisy Jane’s in Springfield. She works in many media, but mainly collage and watercolor. Her art has been showcased in Detroit, Chicago, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Denver. https://www.carolynowensommerart.com/gallery

Journal of the American Viola Society / Vol. 40, No. 2, Fall 2024

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