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~ SATURDAY 18 jULY A.M. 9:30 Masterclass: Michael Kugel with Peter Evans (piano). Shostakovich, Sonata for viola and grand piano op. 147 11:30 Recital: Michael Beeston (viola). Kenneth Leighton, Fantasia on the name Bach; Forbes/Richardson, Two Scottish Songs; Hans Gal, Suite P.M. 1:45 Recital: Works by Scottish composers performed by violists of the younger generation, including Duncan Ferguson, Rebecca Low, Vanessa

~ THURSDAY 16 jULY A.M. 9:00 Registration 10:30 Official Welcome 10:45 Recital: James Durrant (viola), Richard Chester (flute), Philip Thorne (guitar). To include Martyr and Fast Peace by Edward McGuire 11:45 Talk: "William Primrose," by Tully Potter P.M. 2:15 Recital: Garth Knox (viola), Peter Evans (piano). Henze, Sonata; Ligeti, Solo Sonata (Hora Lunga and Loop); James Dillon, Siorram; Takemitsu, A Bird Came Down to Walk 3:15 Discussion: "Scottish Music for Viola," chaired by Thomas Wilson 4:30 Recital: Paul Silverthorne (viola), John Constable (piano). Program t.b.a., associated with Primrose 8:00 Baroque Concert: directed and introduced by Katherine McGillivray, with Catherine Martin (vio

McNaught, Su Zhen, and Esther Geldard (who will perform the world premiere of a new work by David Horne). Other composers to be featured:

Sally Beamish, Robin Orr, J.B. McEwen, Norman Fulton, William Wordsworth and John Maxwell Geddes

lin/viola), Jane Rogers (viola) and Alison McGillivray (cello). T.B.C.-1 violin, 1 bass, harpsichord, lute. H.I.F. Biber, Sonata 9 from Fidicinium Sacro-Profonum; H. Purcell, "See Even Night," from The Fairy Queen; John Webb, new work; J.F. Kindermann, "La Mfettuosa" from Delicae Studiosorum III; G.P. Telemann, Cantata "Unbegreiflich ist dein Wesen"; G. Muffat, Passacaglia from Armonico Tributo; H.I.F. Biber, Serenada; D. Castello, Sonata Quindicesima (15) from Sonata Concertar instil moderno; J.S. Bach, Cantata BWV 18, "Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee von Himmel fallt"

3:15 Illustrated talk: Viola Making, by Rex England 5:00 Recital: In memory ofWilliam Primrose and Watson Forbes. Kenta Matsumi (viola) and Yuko Sasaki (piano). A program of transcriptions and arrangements by Primrose and Forbes 8:00 Concert: Glasgow Festival Strings, conducted by James Durrant, including the world premiere of a concerto for viola and strings by Edward McGuire, played by Gilliane Haddow, and Pastoral Fantasia by William Alwyn (soloist Stephen Tees) 10:00 Ceilidh dance at Piping Centre. McNab's Ceilidh Band, featuring Mairi Campbell (viola), who will also demonstrate traditional Scottish viola playing International Viola Society A.G.M. Workshop for less advanced players: "Back to Basics," led by James Durrant Coffee concert: clarinet, viola, and piano. Robert Plane, Phillip Dukes and Sophia Rahman Viola ensemble concert: to include Elegy for four violas by Marie Dare; Fantasia for four violas by York Bowen; Introduction and Andante for six violas by B.J. Dale; and Divertimento for twenty violas by Edward McGuire Tea and Farewell 11:30

~ SuNDAY 19 JuLY A.M. 9:00 10:00

~ FRIDAY 17 JuLY A.M. 9:00 Masterclass: Paul Silverthorne

10:00 Talk: "Watson Forbes," by Tully Potter 11:30 Tribute to Watson Forbes: Martin Outroam

(viola), and Julian Rolton (piano). The program will include transcriptions by Forbes/Richardson. Nardini, Concerto; Beethoven, Six Country Dances;

P.M. 2:15

Alan Richardson, Autumn Sketches; Sonatas by Rawsthorne and Lennox Berkeley and the first performance of Viola Fantasy by Sebastian Forbes (dedicated to his father) P.M. 2:30 Illustrated lecture: Simon Rowland-Jones on the preparation of his new edition and the recording of the Bach cello suites for viola. During his lecture he will demonstrate movements from the 6th Suite on his 5-string viola. 4:15 Lecture: "The Primrose American Connection," by Dr. Myron Rosenblum (former student ofWilliam Primrose and first president of the American Viola Society) 6:00 Celebrity Recital: Michael Kugel (viola), Peter

PLEASE NOTE:

A registration form for the XXVI International Viola Congress is provided on page 12

Evans (piano). Britten, Lachrymae; Schubert, Arpeggione Sonata; Paganini, Sonata for Grand Viola; Schumann, Adagio and Allegro; Hindemith, Sonata op. 11, no. 4; Waxman, Carmen-Fantasie

8:00 Civic Reception