JAVS Fall 2000

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VoL 16 No.3

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thanks to all who participated in the first annual National Teacher Directory, published in issue 16:2 of the journal of the American Viola Society. If you would like to appear in the 2001 National Teacher Directory, be sure to fill out the form found on page 79 of this issue, or fill out the form enclosed in your membership renewal. All participants, both new and renew ing, must submit an NTD form to appear in the 2001 directory. Please return all National

Teacher Directory forms to Kathryn Steely, Baylor University, P. 0. Box 97408, Waco, TX, 76798, or fax (254) 710-3574. Forms will be accepted until 31 March 2001. The 2001 National Teacher Directory will be published in the summer 2001 issue of ]AVS. Be sure to visit the on-line version of the National Teacher Directory, through the AVS link at www.viola.com.

Unaccompanied Work, and Virtuosic Primrose Transcriptions. Candidates must prepare one complete work from each category, within the following guide lines: One of the works prepared must be selected from the Contemporary Selections: Penderecki, Harbison, Adler, Ligeti, Reutter, or Persichetti.

COMPETITION RULES Eligibility Applicants must meet the following criteria: • Have not yet reached their 28th birthday by April1, 2001, and • Must be a current member, or presently studying with a current member, ofany ofthe branches of the International Viola Society (AVS, CVS, etc.) NB.: Ifyou are not currently a member of theAVS or CVS and wish to join, please see application form on page 10 for details. PRIZES 1st Prize: $2000.00, plus an invitation to make a featured appearance at the 2002 International Viola Congress. There will be additional performance opportuni ties and merchandise prizes. Consult the Primrose Competition page at the www.viola.com website regularly for the latest updates. COMPETITION REPERTOIRE General Information: There are four categories of repertoire: Viola and Orchestra, Viola and Piano, 2nd Prize: $1000.00 3rd Prize: $500.00

Work with Orchestra: Hindemith-Der Schwanendreher

Contemporary Selections: Penderecki-Concerto Harbison-Concerto

Work with Piano: Brahms Sonata (either Op. 120) Rebecca Clarke-Sonata Shostakovich-Sonata Contemporary Selections: Samuel Adler-Sonata Theodore Presser, publisher

UnaccompaniedWork: Hindemith Sonata (any)

Bach Suite (any) Reger Suite (any) Contemporary Selection: Ligeti-Sonata (any movement) Schott, publisher