JAVS Fall 2005

ing rhe network of organizations and committees that help our major orchestras run smoorhly. Readers will also find reviews of all kinds. Sel Kardan discusses a bounty of recent and historical recordings, Eric C hapman calks bows, and Myron Rosenblum gives an info rmative account of a recent biography o n Lillian Fuchs. And then there are the reviews of th is past summer's events, namely rhe Iceland Congress and the Primrose Compet ition and fes tival! Having attended each personall y, re-reading the two accounts brings these inspiring experi ences back again. H opefully many of you wi ll be able to attend the Montreal Congress, described here by host )utta Puchhammer Sedillot fo ll owing the Announcemen ts. T he Dal ton Research Competition will talce place again thi s yea r, and aga in we are able to offe r a cash prize to the winner thanks to the generosity ofTom and Polly Tatton. T his Competition not only supports the resea rch mi ssion of the AVS, but also encourages an important ski ll for today's classical musician: the ability to communicate about musical issues in non-musica l ways (i.e. , in wri t ing o r speech). I f you think that it's "all" been writ ten already, you are wrong! If you

are a university studen t, under graduate or graduate, r hope that you will cons ider submitt ing an article; if you are a university teacher, I hope that you will encourage your students to explo re this possibil ity. T would be happy co speak with any potentia l entran t about his or her topic email mdane@ou.edu. 8

The most significant news of this issue is to announce our new presidenr, Helen Callus. H elen has been involved with the AVS national ly for many years, was the founding presidenr of the Seattle Chapter, and hosted the 30th Internat io nal Vio la Congress. Her wealth of first-hand experi ence, from the local to the internation al level, should be a great asset as the AVS moves inro its next "chapter. " T he contents of this issue cover a broad spectrum, from Linda Shaver-G leason's Dalto n Prize w inning article o n the Viola Alta ro Rita Porfiris' "interview" with the Houston Symphony Vio lists/ Pirates. We also fearure letters from two vio lists about Hur ri cane Katrina- Scott Slapin used to li ve in New O rleans, and Nick Coventry got involved in the recovery effort. Sam Bergman w ri tes fo r the Orchestral Training Fo rum aga in , this rime demys tify

Sincerely, Marthew Dane Editor, Journal of the An1erican Viola Society Assistant Professor ofViola, U niversity of Oklahoma

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