JAVS Spring 2010

A T T HE G RASSROOTS

Local Viola Societies Alabama Viola Society Daniel Sweaney, president dsweaney@music.ua.edu Arizona Viola Society Jeff Norman, president violist@mad.scientist.com

Penn State

Introducing the New Penn State Chapter

Central Texas Viola Society (includes Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Waco)

Martha Carapetyan, president marthacara@grandecom.net Florida Viola Society Ken Martinson, president kamart@ufl.edu

Gulf Coast (Mississippi) Viola Society Bruce Owen, president bruceowen@aol.com

Idaho Viola Society Linda Kline Lamar, president lkline@boisestate.edu

Illinois Viola Society Kate Lewis, president kjlewis@ilstu.edu Indiana Viola Society Philip Tietze, president patietze@bsu.edu

Composer Paul Chihara with members of the Penn State chapter

The viola studio at the Penn State School of Music is excited to announce the formation of its new AVS student chapter. The chapter was formed in September 2009 and consists of undergraduate and graduate students in viola performance and music education. The chapter’s activities so far have included master classes by visiting violists and several performances by the viola ensem ble and graduate viola quartet. The chapter organized a recital in the fall semester featuring the graduating seniors, who performed as soloists and in groups. In December, the chapter hosted a reception for visiting composer Paul Chihara, whose works involving viola were featured prominently on a recital of his music. His newly expanded viola sonata and his trio for clarinet, viola, and piano entitled Images were premiered, and his viola quartet and Redwood , for viola and percussion were also performed. Following this per formance, Mr. Chihara composed a Tarantella for the graduate viola quartet, which was premiered at a New York Viola Society concert In January. The enthusiastic chapter is working on plans for future concerts and other events.

Iowa Viola Society Christine Rutledge, president christine@christinerutledge.com Kentucky Viola Society Deborah Lander, president debviola@gmail.com Louisiana Viola Society Matthew Daline, president mdaline@hotmail.com Minnesota Viola Society Dawn Anderson, president andersonrise@comcast.net

Missouri Viola Society Leslie Perna, president pernal@missouri.edu

– Hannah Sams, secretary

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