JAVS Fall 2005

Ohio T he Ohio Viola Society has been busy growing its communi ty. Last May the OVS presented a Viola Day at the Cleveland Music School Settlement d1at brought together close ro forLy violists for a day of playi ng, listening, and learning. As local dealers set up displays of instruments and bows in Lhe lobby, the event (organized by Lembi Veskimcts) began with a lecrure demonsLraLion on viola repair and maintenance by Cleveland lurhi er Reese Williams, followed by viola ensemble section coachings. The final program featu red wonderful multi-viola works by Shosrakovich, Wranitzky, and Sousa, conducLed by Deborah Price. Also performing on rhe concert, in works for two violas, were Laura Kuennen-Poper & Louise Zeitlin and Laura Schuster & Lcmbi Veskimets. The concert concl uded with a superb reading of Lhe York Bowen Fanraisic Quartet by Kate Cinelli , Amber Smirhson,

T he choice of pieces emphasized a range of expressive opponuniLies for the viola as an instrument and for these remarkable players: the wistfu l and moving lyricism of Brahms in what is sometimes referred to as the "Rain Song" Sonata; the melodically expansive Chihara, performed here with the composer in the audience; the grand yet propulsive Eastern European flavor of the Martinu; and the passionate, extravagant and edgy dances of the de Falla, which showcased Lh e anists' abili ties to project a seemingly endless array of co lors and timbres. O ur lasL even l of the season rook place on May 1st in a venue new to NYVS, Gallery Artslndia, which is devoted to works by contempora ry artists from India. T his evening, one of our co llegial events, featured works from sever al cenmri es and many different countri es. Movements by the halian Baroque composer Giacomo Zucchi were performed by Rebecca Osborn on rhe solo viola part with Andrea Andros on viola, Nancy Reed on vio lin and Allesandro Benetello (ed ito r and publisher of Lhese works) on cello. Ms. Osborn and Adria 13enjamin played the Duo in A Majo r by Jean-Marie Leclair. Ching Chen Jubl perlorrned a Chinese song "T he Moon Mirrored on the .Er Spring" by Yanjun Hua in a so lo viola arrangement by Ding Zhinuo and Ms. Juhl. Christine Ims and pianist Yi -Fang Huang played Philipp Schwarenka's Sonata, and Melissa Rea rdon presented Penderecki 's Cadenza and Wieniawski's Scherzo-Cap rice. In

add ition, there were two recent wo rks by Geo rge Qu incy, Fanfare lor a Choctaw Soul and Ca lli sto, a Moon ol jupiter, perlormed by Joel Rudin, fluti st Mary Barto, and the composer at the piano. r:inally, NYVS is pleased ro announce the recipi ents of Rosemary C lyde Scholarshi ps for 2005: Daniel Hedinger from Clark, New Jersey, a student of Dr. Lau ra Mount, and sisters Shani and Asha Paul from Staten Island, New York, students ofJudith lnsell. We congratulate Lh em, and wis h them success in their musicctl and other endeavors. We also congratulate their reachers, who have done such excellent work in teaching these wonderful , ralemed young peopl e. For more information about these and our other activities, visit the New York Viola Society's website:

www. nyvs.org.

Julianna Day, and Kaycee Fi tzsimmons.

- Kenneth j ohnson

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