JAVS Fall 2024

From the President

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Second Prize and Harmony Prize: Nicole Herrera, “Blas Emilio Atehoruta: “Romanza” from Five Romantic Pieces for Viola and Piano” Congratulations to these emerging researchers for their excellent contributions to viola scholarship. Their articles will appear in future editions of the Journal of the American Viola Society . In this issue, please enjoy “Charles Loeffler’s Two Songs” by Xue Ding, our 2023 Dalton Competition Second Prize winner. In other Dalton Competition news, the AVS is thrilled to announce that through sustained efforts and generous contributions of key benefactors, the David Dalton Viola Research Competition is now fully funded ! For more details, please read Tom Tatton’s “Development Corner” in this issue, and perhaps consider how you might be able to make a difference to our community. We will launch a new fundraising initiative supporting the AVS Educator Mini-Grant program this November/December, and truly appreciate any support you can offer, whether through planned year-end charitable giving or on Giving Tuesday this coming December 3. Also in this issue, you’ll enjoy meaningful remembrances of Roger Myers, longtime viola professor at the University of Texas and host of the 25th International Viola Congress in Austin, 1997; a deep-dive discussion of analyzing musical transformations by Ash Mach; Ed Klorman’s examination of the Bach Suites arranged for viola and piano by Robert Schumann and Friedrich Wilhelm Stade; and much more! Thank you so much for supporting the AVS through your membership and for your dedication to our wonderful instrument. If you’re enjoying your membership, please tell a friend!

As memories of summer fade and school and work

seasons get back into full swing, it’s exciting to see Viola Days and Viola Festivals once again popping up on the Member Events page on our website! I hope this summer brought each of you

rest, relaxation, and the opportunity to recharge your batteries for the activities ahead, and I hope you will be able to join and participate in a viola-related event near you. As we look back at summer 2024, many of us have fond memories from the American Viola Society Festival and Primrose International Viola Competition in Los Angeles or the 49th International Viola Congress in Campinas, Brazil. If you were not able to attend in person, please enjoy reviews of these events in this issue. The AVS Festival & PIVC is reviewed by Kira Blumberg. The Brazil Congress is reviewed by Yi Ze, who also provides an exciting preview of the upcoming 50th International Viola Congress – to be held in August 2025 in the historic city of Xi’an, China ! Proposals for the 50th International Viola Congress are due on November 1, 2024, and we hope many of you will plan to apply and attend! As we look ahead, there is much to celebrate! First, it is a pleasure to announce winners of the 2024 David Dalton Viola Research Competition :

Wishing you a wonderful fall, Ames Asbell President

First Prize: Namgon Lee, “Arranging BWV 997 for Unaccompanied Viola”

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