JAVS Fall 2007

INTERN~TI 0 NAE VI~ LA CONGRESS XXXV ADELAIDE, SA,AUSTRALIA, 29 JUNE-3 JULY 2007

Compiled by Dwight Pounds

Mayor ofAdelaide at the Adelaide Town Hall and the congress dinner. In the following pages you will read the accounts of and reactions co the congress from five contributors, themselves representing four countries. Three recitals for viola and per cussion ((Deborah Lander, Roger Benedict (both of Australia) and Kathryn Lockwood (USA)) per haps were unique to this congress, as were rwo pre sentations ((Louise Lansdown (South Africa) and David Hurne (UK, Australia) on the restora tion of historic instru ments. The congress includ ed six world and three

with contributions by D avid Dalton, Tom Tattoo, Carlos Marfa Solare, and Ann Frederking

Unless otherwise noted, all pho tographs by Neil Shepherd

International Viola Congress XXXV convened 29 June-3 July 2007 at the Elder Conservaroriurn, University ofAdelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. The program was international indeed, with presen ters not only from Australia and New Zealand, bur with Austria, Germany, Finland, Canada, China, ouch Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States well represented in the 38 featured programs over five days. These included seven lectures, rwo "seminars," one panel discussion , and one "workshop" interspersed berween recitals and concerts. A very efficient schedule of events had been established by our hosts and was followed srricdy. Social occasions were welcome and lively our hosts had scheduled breaks where people could meet over morning or afternoon rea and pas cries and talk shop or visit exhibits. Other social events included a civic reception hosted by the Lord

Photo by Dwight Pounds.

Day 3)) bur very adeptly managed a variety of styles in the three demanding programs for which he collaborated. Then there was Richard Haynes, an Australian clarinetist performing with violist William Lane (Day 3), who very subtly bur deliberately played the opening rwo phrases of the Brahms E-flat, Op. 120, as part of his warm-up while the delegates were shuffling around and visiting prior to the next recital. No one seemed to react in the slightest, bur one has co acknowledge what-

Australian premiers. You will norice repeated comments regard ing problems inherent in double booking. The pianists-David Brunell (USA), Larissa Schneider (Australia), En-Chi Ho (USA), Benjamin Marrin (Australia), Michael Ierace (Australia), and Leigh Harrold (Ausrralia)-were integral to the success of the con gress, particularly Benjamin Martin who not only contributed as a composer ((Serenade (2005), performed with Paul McMillan on

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