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2006 Naumburg Competition Results T he Walter W NaLUnbW'g

Foundation sponsored its first viola competition in fourteen years in honor of Eugene Lehner. The event was held October 12-18 in New York ity. Top prizewinners were David Aaron Carpenter (first), Eric NowJjn (second), Jonah Sirota (third), and David Kim (honorable mention). 2007 Dalton Research Competition The 2007 Competition's guidelines and timetable will be similar to past year, with a posunark date ofMay 15, 2007. For more informacion, please sec the announcement advertisement in this issue or the AVS Web ire. Any fimher questions shOLJd be directed to JAV Editor Matthew Dane. University ofNorthern Colorado First Student Chapter Forms Viola and violin ~-rudents from the University ofNorthern Colorado have established the first srudcnt chapter of cl1e AmericanViob ociery They have grand plans afoot for the upcoming

David Aaron Carpenter garnered top honors at Naumburg.

Naumburg second prize winner Eric Nowlin.

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Jonah irota captured Naumburg's third prize.

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