JAVS Fall 2011

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guarded secret, and that shouldn’t be the case! Please go out there and recruit a new member before the end of the year. have a reading party, print some viola ensemble music from our website, and get your friends, col leagues, and students excited about what we do. It’s also a great gift for the holidays; it’s what my relatives will receive this year. They are so lucky! Speaking of gifts, who wants to go to Paris? The bid for ten nights in a one bedroom apartment around Montmartre opens at $950; that’s less than $100/night. Commit now, and live like a Parisian when your schedule permits. Apartment details and bidding instructions are available on our web site. Dare to dream about your next vacation. you will love it! All proceeds go toward raising $5000 for the Primrose Competition, for which there is a matching grant in place. how much better can it feel to do good while having fun at the same time? I extend a heartfelt thanks to our hard working executive board. Without them none of this would be possible. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Please continue to visit our website regularly to submit your events and to keep up with our many activities. I hope to see you soon, either in person or in the upcoming “members only” section of our website (in development now).

luthiers, dealers, and collectors to con sider donating instruments so that we may continue to present this opportu nity to a greater number of deserving young artists. We are making a differ ence in their lives. Applications are available on our web site for the second biennial Gardner Composition Competition with a sub mission deadline of December 15. The prize includes a cash award of $1000 and performance of the winning work at the 40th International Viola Congress next year. Inquiries and appli cations should be directed to Gardner Competition chair Christine Rutledge. Applications are also available online for the Dalton Competition with a submis sion deadline of May 15, 2012. This year’s prize includes publication of the chosen scholarly article and a cash prize of $400. Inquiries and applications should be directed to Dalton Competition chair and JAVS editor David Bynog. Preparations for the upcoming congress at the Eastman School of Music are underway. Carol Rodland, George Taylor, and Phil ying are our hosts, and they constitute a tremendous team. They are tirelessly working to make next year’s event incredible and need our support more than ever. If you are a congress fan and have the time, ener gy, and resources to help, please extend a hand and be as generous as you can.

Autumn greetings! I hope you are hav ing a rewarding season full of success. It has been an exciting fall. I was hon ored to be a part of the moving memo rial and tribute to the great pedagogue Karen Tuttle, and many of our dear AVS friends and colleagues were pres ent. The event gave us an opportunity to share our feelings through stories and music making. The American Viola Society has con tinued to forge ahead despite decreased funds. It is a serious situation, but by working together we can continue to provide the greater viola community quality projects without considering austerity measures. The Viola Bank has awarded this year’s grants and is soliciting instruments to augment the collection. We welcome

We are renewing our membership drive. We are too much of a well

Sincerely, Nokuthula Ngwenyama

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