JAVS Fall 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS

From the President. .......................................... 5

Announcements ............................................. 8

Professor Emil Seiler: In Memoriam............................. 15 byKai Kopp

About Violists ............................................. 24

The Athletic Musician: A Review............................... 29 by Ralph Fielding andjoan C Firra

Orchestral Training Forum ................................... 33 by Robert Vernon

Living Rhythm: Just Do It! ................................... 43 by Heidi Castleman

New Acquisitions in PIVA .................................... 55

Searching PIVA Online ...................................... 56

AVS Chapters .............................................. 62

Competitions .............................................. 66

Viola Connotations ......................................... 67

AVS Directory ............................................. 73