JAVS Spring 2006

FROM THE EDITOR

tion about this project, please con tact me directly at mdane@ou.edu.

ing in one of this country's most famous melting pots, New York City. Luthier Gregg Alf strives towards openness of in formation among fe ll ow makers. T he ASTA book Teaching and PLaying the VioLa was wri tten collecti vely by over a dozen violists. (There's a viola joke in there somewhere . .. ) T he Viola d'amore Society's list ing in our announcements wi ll undoubtedly be of intercsr to many of our readers. T his issue also honors our past in several ways with several wri ters new to the Journal. James Dunham wri tes about one of the chestnuts of our repertoire, Walton's Viola Concerto, and includes an up-to-date, thorough annotated bibliography on the work. Julia Adams reviews the re release of Li II ian Fuchs' legendary recordi ng of the Bach Suites. Philipp Naegele reAects on ou r col lecti ve heritage as violists, and offers direction in find ing an aes thetic unique to our instrument. The Journal will continue to honor the past in the next issue by remembering Mil ton Katims. We arc plan ning a tribu te made up of many ind ividual ones, wri tten by those who knew, worked with , or were inAuenced by him. If you fir into any of these categories, pl ease consider writing or sending in photographs. For more info rma

Fi nally, it is significant that three our of four of rhe concerti reviewed in Ken Martinson's column this issue were composed by extraord i nary chamber players: Atar Arad was in the Cleveland Q uartet

T he Dalton Research Competition will take place next month, and aga in we are able to offer a cash prize to the winner thanks w the generosity ofTom and Polly Tarton. This Competition not only suppo rts the research mission of the AVS, but also encourages an important skill for today's classical musician: the abili ty to communi - cate about musical issues in non musica l ways (i.e. , in writing or speech). If you are a university stu dent, undergraduate or graduate, please consider submi tt ing an arti cle; if you arc a university reacher, please encourage your .s tudents to explore this possibi li ty. I wou ld be happy to speak with any potential entrant about his or her topic; send an email ro mdane@ou.edu. This issue has many articles that highlight the "mel ting pot" aspect of our membershi p. O ur "Fresh Face" Mi lan Milisavljevic (Mee-lee sahv' -luh-vich) is truly a citizen of the world who has ended up work

Sincerel y,

Matthew Dane Editor, Journal of the American Viola Society Assistant Professor of Viola, Uni versity of OlJahoma

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