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T he Rocky Mountain Viola Society's next major event will be held at the Metropolitan State College of Denver and the UniversityofDenver, 13-15 February 1997. Guest artist for the event will be former ass is tan t principal violist of the Boston Symphony and former president of the AVS Patricia McCarty, who is now active as a soloist and chamber musician and is a mem ber of the faculty at the Boston Conservatory. David Dalton, professor of viola at Brigham Young University and also a former AVS presi dent, will lecture on "The Art of William T he Utah Viola Society will hold its Second Annual Viola Festival in Salt Lake City on Friday and Saturday, 21-22 February 1997 (exact location TBA). Last year's festival was the official inaugural for the chapter and was so successful that we have decided to continue the format. This year's guest artist will be Patricia McCarty, well-known viola soloist and AVS board member. She will perform the Walton Viola Concerto, assisted by the Brigham Young University Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Clyn Barrus, former principal violist of the Minnesota Orchestra and faculty member of the BYU School ofMusic.

Primrose," his former teacher. Other high lights will include a guest-artist master class on Saturday, February 15, from 9:00A.M. to noon, with winners of the 1997 RMVS Student Competition. Ms. McCarty will per form in a joint recital with members of the RMVS board at 4:00 P.M. in Foote Hall, Lamont School of Music. Exhibitors will show instruments and bows. A clinic for younger students on technique is also planned. For more information, please con tact Dr. Barbara Hamilton, newly elected president of the RMVS, at (303) 355-2224. Master classes and clinic sessions by profes sional violists from Utah, plus a master class by McCarty, will be featured. In addition, some of the many fine luthiers resident in the state will give sessions. The festival is partially funded by a grant from the American Viola Society and the Browning Charitable Lead Trust at Weber State University. Violists are welcomed and encouraged to attend the festival. For more information, please contact Dr. Michael A. Palumbo, UVS president, Weber State University, 1905 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408-1905; phone: (801) 626-6991; e-mail: mpalumbo@weber.edu

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