JAVS Fall 2003

THE STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Chamber Artists at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Super Sunday, January 25, 2004 will be hosted by Roberta Zalkind, associate principal violist of the Utah Symphony and held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. On March 30, Kirsten Docter and the Cavani String Quartet will honor the quartet career of William Primrose. They will give the Primrose Memorial Concert and fea ture a solo by Kirsten and the quartets by Beethoven Op. 18, No, 6, Dvorak "American" and Bartok 6. Kirsten will teach at the accompanying Primrose Memorial Master Class. This will take place at Brigham Young University. The following is a summa ry of the events held in 2003 by the Seattle Viola Society: Super Sunday Play-In held at University of Washington In addition to playing our glorious works for multiple violas, Aviva Leonard (SVS secretary) arranged for a well-trained and inspiring student quartet to perform while we rested mid-play Seattle Viola Society

in. Also, we are very lucky in this region to have Betsy Stuen-Walker who has composed and arranged several works for multiple violas. Mrs. Sruen-Walker kindly consented to share and conduct several of her works at our play-in. (A note of interest although they are marketed under the Summy-Birchard Suzuki name, they are a great addition for any viola studio and are available through Shar Music or Young Musicians at: http: //www.sharmusic.com /store! / http:!/www.ymonline.com/ cgi-local/S-Mart.cgi?com mand=listitems&pos=O&typ So, as you can see we are keeping busy and enjoying our time in the society. We are always looking for ways to gain more membership and any suggestions would be appreciated . We also thank you for your support of the chapters. A Bach Suite Recital and Research Event for the Seattle Viola Society was held on Saturday, June 14th at SVS President LeeAnn Morgan's home. Members compared differ ent editions of the Bach suites, and reviewed por tions of the W illiam Primrose CD of the Suites. LeeAnn Morgan Seattle Viola Society President B

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