JAVS Fall 1990

THE VIOLA

AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

DAVID DALTON s tudied at the Vienna Academy. the Mun ich Hochschulc, and took degrees at the Eastman Schoo l and Indi an a Uni versity whe re he earned his doc tora te in viola under W illiam Primrose . He collaborated with his teacher in produ cing the Primrose memoi rs Walk on the North Side and Playing the Viola. He served as pres ident of the American Viol a Society .

eLYN BARRUS is a graduate of the Curtis Inst itute, the Vienna Ad acc rny, and the Universi ty ofMichigan wher e he earned his doc torate in viola . He was princ ipal of the Vienna Symphony and for thirteen year s oc cupied tha t same pos ition in the Minnesota Or chestra. He has been heard frequently as a so loist and recording arti st. and is now dir ec tor of orchestras at BY U.

The Primrose International Viola Archive. the largest repos itory ofmater ials related to the vio la, is housed in the BYU Library. BYU grad uates find thems elves in profession al orches tras and as tea cher s at inst itutes of higher learning. B.M.• B.A.• and M.M. degrees in pcrfonnance-pedagogy arc offered viola s tudents .

For information, wr ite: Walter Birk edahl Department of Music . C-550 HFAC Brigham Young University Provo. UT 84602 TEL 801.378 .3294

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