JAVS Fall 2005

Journal of the American Viola Society

A publication of the American Viola Society Fall 2005 Volume 21 Number 2 REGULAR DEPARTMENTS From t he Edi tor . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . ... . ..... . ... . .. .. .... 3 From rhe Pres ident .......................... . .. . . .. .. 5 Announceme nts....................... . ..... . .. . .. . .. 7 AVS Board Meeting Minu tes, Treasurer's Report. ........... 11 Mo ntreal Congress informat ion ........... . ..... . . ...... 13 Alternative Srylcs/ Fresh Faces: T he Violist As Compose r - Kenji Bunch ....... . ........ 35 Sample Sco re: Bunch- Lament, from Suite (1998) . .......... 39 In The Stud io: Q uan et Coaching Strategies .. . .. .... ...... 43 Modern Makers: Paul Siefried and the Port Townsend Connection .. . ..... . .. .. ............. 47 O rcheswtl Training forum: Extracurricular Acti vities ........ 5 1 Reco rding Reviews ... .. ..... . .. .... .. .. ..... . .. . .... 6 1 New M usic Reviews: LaLin America ..... . ... . ...... . .. . . 69 Sample Score: Aquino/Vasconcellos- Santa Teresa ........... 73 Meet the Section: Ho uswn Symphony . . ... .. . ... . ..... . . 77 At T he G rassroots .............. . .... . ...... ... . . .. . . 8 1 FEATURES New O rleans: Violists' Perspectives ............... ....... 15 Ritter's Viola Alta: The Viola's 19 th Centu ry Idenriry C ri sis . . . 19 Iceland ic Congress in Review ............... . ... .... ... 27 Primrose Fesri va l nnd Comperiri on in Review ... . ..... . .... 33 Book Review: LiLlian Fuchs, First Lady ofthe Viola ... . . ..... 55

T he Journal of Lhe American Viola SocieLy is published in Spring and Fall , and as an online-only issue in Summer. T he Ameri cnn Viola Sociery was founded for rhe promotion of viol ~ perform~nce and research. © 2005, American Viola Sociery LSSN 0898-5987 Ediw r: Mau.hew Dane AILernaLive Styles: jLLiieLW hiLe-Smith Ar rhe G rass roots: Louise Zeitlin AVS Retrospecti ve: Owighr Pounds

Fresh Faces: Lembi Veski mers In the Studio: Ka ren Rirscher

Meet the Section: Michael Srrauss Modern Makers: Eric Chapman New Music: Ken Mart inson O rchesLr:t l Training fo rum: C harles Noble

AVS National Board of Directors Officers Helen Callus, presidem JulieL White-Smi th , presidem-elecL

Louise Zeitlin , secretary Steven Kruse, treasurer Board Members C laudine Bigelow (2006) Nancy Buck (2006) Mau.hcw Dane

COVER ART

Kirsten Docter (2008) Susa n Dubois (2007) B~ rbnr::t H amil ton (2007) Nokuthul a Ngwenya m~ (2007)

Back of viola made by Horner Clark, Salt Lake Ciry, 1979. Clark and Primrose were friends at the time Clark made the instmment. According to a previous owner, he often asked Pri rn rose to try his new ones. Primrose li ked this viola in particular and played on it, among ochers, during che last several years of hi s li fe. Primrose signed it at Clark's invitation, just as Menuhin had signed one

Michael Palumbo (2008) Dwight Pounds (2008) Carol Rodl and (2006) Ka thryn SLeely (2007) Michael SLrauss (2006) Lembi Veskimets (2008)

AVS General Manager Madeleine C rouch

AVS National Office 14070 Proton Road, Suire 100 Dallas, TX 75244 (972) 233-9 107 ext. 204

Photo by Bill Thompson

of C lark's violins that Menuhin played. T he instrument is owned by collector and amateur violist Bi ll Thompson.