JAVS Fall 2006

Minnesota The Minnesota Viola ociery is now in rhe business of enlightening young violinists to the sheer joy of the viola. f n a concerted effort tO help increase the size ofviola sec tions in rhe two major youth orchestras in the Twin iries, The Minnesota Youth Symphony and The Greater Twin ities Youth ymphonies, the MV has spon sored a viola day for each organiza tion. Members of the viola sociery bring violas of all sizes to a youth symphony rehearsal and pur them in the hands of violinists who might like ro ny life on the dark ide. We crea te a nurturing environment wh ile extolling the benefits of viola playing and are able to get studems to make a de ent sound using pieces they all know including such things as Suzuki Book I . We also intro duce the alto clef at these evenrs. We already have several documented escapes fi·om the "ego string" and hope for more in the future.

(l-1) botvmaker and NYVS vice-president William (Bill) Salchow, )enniftr tumm, and viola maker Andrea Hojfman-Simmel.

Respectfully submitted,

- }. David Arnott

(l-1) NYVS Vice !'resident Arm Roggen, composer Atli Heimir Sveinsson and NYVS 7i·easurer Rebecca Osborn

NewYork Activities During Spring 2006

posers. T he Tclemann was a delight, suggesting the e works be pro grammed more frequenrly. Our fin~J event, the thi rd Collegial oncert of our 2005-2006 season, rook place on May 8th. Presented on this o casion were: David Lau (winner of our Harold oletta Memorial cholarship) playing the Vieuxremps apriccio; Olivia Koppel! and Aucist Diva Goodfriend-Koven performing Otto Leuning's Duo; Carmela Federman in movemenrs from Brahm ' F-

(originally for violin) by Telemann. The performances of both major works on the program, standards of the viola recitaJ literature, were fresh, clear and inspired, and focused the audience's attention on the composers' highly expressive writing. Each reAecred a profound understanding of the strucwre, lines and nuances of the music. In the Faure songs and chumann, the wannest of lyricism was always evi dent, and Ms. tumm's playing swepr us inro the distinctive, highly emotional, worlds of these com

O n March 19th , the New York Viola ociery presented a recital by Jenni fer nunm, first prize winner of the AV 's 2005 William Primrose Competiti on. With pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, M . ' tumm offered us chumann's Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73, the Rebecca Iarke onata and Hindern ith's onata Op. 11 , No. 4, as wel l as four songs by Faure in Ms. Stumm's own arrangements. Ms. rumm al o played the fifth solo Fantasie

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