JAVS Fall 2022

From the President

Dear Friends,

Advisory Council, with applications due March 15, 2023. The AVS is strongest with an engaged and committed board and we value your nominations! For those of you in a position to help support AVS initiatives financially, we’d like to draw your attention to the David Dalton Giving Circle. We are making a concerted effort to fundraise for the David Dalton Research Fund’s endowment this year, with a goal of raising $10,000 to sustain the monetary prizes of this important AVS program. Please see the Giving Circle article in these pages for more details on how to get involved. Finally, I’m pleased to share that one of our newest initiatives, the AVS Recording Label, will release its first CD in early 2023. This label was created in an effort to provide opportunities for our members as well as to produce quality recordings of works for viola that have largely been previously unrecorded. We intend to continue this initiative every year—the call is posted for the 2024 Recording Project on our website with a January 1, 2023 submission deadline. We look forward to hearing your submissions!

I hope this edition of JAV S finds you all well and enjoying a beautiful Fall wherever you are. For the many of you who attended the 2022 American Viola Society Festival & 47th International Viola Congress, either virtually or in person, I know you must still be inspired

from the wonderful performances, seminars, classes, and camaraderie the event provided. If you missed the event, please consider joining us for our next Festival— to be held in June 2024 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles—alongside the next Primrose International Viola Competition. A huge congratulations and thank you is due to Dr. Katrin Meidell and the Schwob School of Music for hosting the Festival & Congress, as well as to the many board members and student volunteers who helped keep the event running smoothly. The Festival is but one of many offerings the AVS provides for our membership, and that work is done by our elected board with help from our Youth Advisory Council. We are entering nomination season for the board, where we will be looking to fill the role of President-Elect and four at large board member positions. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2023 and we welcome self-nominations. At this time, we are also seeking applications for the Youth

Best Wishes to you all for a wonderful Fall season,

Hillary Herndon

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Journal of the American Viola Society / Vol. 38, No. 2, Fall 2022