JAVS Fall 2005

In addition to composing and performing, Kenj i is also on the facul ty of the Ju illiard Pre-College program. To access his full list of works (including more works for viola) and listen to a clip fi-om his Nocwrne for String O rchestra, visit http://www.yca.org/bunch.h tml#works El

both arenas. He is keenly aware that withouL the perfo rmer the music exists only inside his head. He considers thar his success as a composer owes ro the rea liza ti on that the interpreter may have a better idea about how ro play a piece than the creator of the original idea itself. T nsread of being in awe of each other, "or of oneself," he adds jokingly, his mission is to reconcile the divide between the rwo groups and to promote more interaction between the parries. Kenji has wri tten several works for viola, includi ng the five-movement Sui re fo r Viola and Piano com missioned in 1998 by Young Concert Artists, Inc. for fellow YCA alumna Naoko Shimizu. (see sample score fo llowing article.) In addition to notating T he Three G's, Kenji is at work on a viola concertO com missioned by the Mobile Symphony through its "Music .Ali ve" residency. The work is in one move ment, but he intends to expand it someday in to a fu ll-blown viola concerro-like any "good" violist/composer, he has always wanted tO have one of those in his ca talog!

j uliet White-Smith teaches at University ofNorthern Colomdo and is president-elect ofthe AVS.

School UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOI S

Donald Schloichor Dlreclor of Orche•lro•

MUSIC AT URBANA -CHAMPAIGN KARL KRAMER, DIRECTOR

M1cl10el Cam«on bass

Rudolf Hakon viola, Choir

The School of Music is proud to announce the appointment of internationally renowned string educator Dr. Louis Bergonzi.

Numerous opportunities for siring players,

Including scholarships, assistantships, and

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fellowships In String Music Educalion and

String Performance.

AnnYeung harp

For more Information, please contact :

Pacifico Guari>ll

Music Admissions O ffice

Phone: 217-244-7899

E-mai l: musadm@music.u iuc.edu

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College ofFine and Applied Arts

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