JAVS Fall 1997

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The AVS is soliciting recommendations for candidates for its executive board as well as for the positions of secretary and treasurer. In accordance with AVS bylaws, candidates for president and vice-president will be chosen from current and previous AVS officeholders. Please send a statement of recommendation, including you candidate's address and phone number (if known) as soon as possible and no later than 28 February 1998 to:

Ralph W. Fielding, Chair, AVS Nominating Committee 465 S Madison Ave #301 Pasadena, CA 911 01

or fax to (626) 792-3909, or e-mail at ralphfielding@compuserve.com

PIVA is the official archive of the Inter national and the American Viola societies. We wish to be user-friendly and aid you in your needs regarding viola repertoire. Holdings ofPIVA now consist of approx imately 5,000 scores that feature the viola. Some of the older editions and manuscript scores can be photocopied for a modest fee. Although many scores are protected by copy right and may not be photocopied, PIVA is able to loan these materials through inter library loan. The process of interlibrary loan is simple. Inquire at your local public or aca demic library: Ask them to send your request to the following address: Interlibrary Loan

If the request is sent by regular mail, please ask your library to use their official library letterhead. The response time for these re quests varies, depending mostly on how quickly your library can process the request. There is no charge for loans from our library. At present, other materials collected by PIVA such as sound recordings and archival documents cannot be loaned. If you have research needs or other inquiries related to these materials, please contact David Day at the following address: DavidA. Day Curator The Primrose International Viola Archive Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 TEL: (801) 378-6119 FAX: (801) 378-6708 e-mail: david_day@byu.edu For general information concerning PIVA, visit our web site at: http: I /www.lib.byu.edu/ ~music/PrvA/WP .html

Attn: Maria Childers Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

TEL: (801) 378-4155 FAX: (801) 378-6347 e-mail: maria_childers@byu.edu

The Primrose CD First and Last Recordings (Biddulph LAB 131/2) has been discontinued as a special item through the American Viola Society. If you would still like to purchase a copy, please contact your local CD supplier or the Kagan & Gaines Violin Shop, 30 East Adams, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 849-3003.