JAVS Spring 2007

Journal of the American Viola Society

A publication of the American Viola Society Spring 2007 Volume 23 Number 1 REGULAR DEPARTMENTS President's Statement ... . ..... ....... ......... ..... .... 3 Lerter from the TVS President ... .... .... ............ .... 5 Announcements..... ...... . ............... .. ......... 7 Adelaide Congress Information ................ ...... .... 9 In Memoriam: Thomas Heimberg....................... II Sample Score: Puccini Humming Choms . ....... . ..... . ... 14 AVS Retrospectives: 3 I Years Ago ....................... 29 Alternative Sryles: Music of the Middle East ... ... .... ..... 35 Sample Score: Lamma Badn Yatatbanna ............. . . ... 37 Fresh Faces: Jennifer Stumm ........................... 39 Modern Makers: Hiroshi Iizuka ........................ 41 Orchestral Training Forum: Brahms Haydn VariAtions . ....... 43 New PTVA Acquisitions ............................... 46 Revie\vs: The Terris Legacy in Print. .. . .................. 49 New Music Reviews: Concerti .......................... 51 Educational Initiative: BRATS Project Interview............ 57 From the Grassroots ................... .. . ........... 59 FEATURES Arnold Bax Concm Pi(ct for Violn and Piano ( 1904) ......... 17 In the Studio: Martha Srrongin Katz ..................... 25 Reflections on the 1975 Ypsilanti Congress......... ....... 31

The Journal of the American Viola ociery is published in Spring and Fall, and as an online-only issue in Summer. The American Viola Sociery was founded for the promotion of viola performance and research. © 2007, American Viola Sociery ISSN 0898-5987 Editor: Matthe\v Dane Alternative Sryles: Juliet White-Smith At the Grassroots: Louise Zeitlin AVS Retrospective: Dwight Pounds Fresh Faces: Lembi Veskimets In the Srudio: Karen Ritsd1er Meet the Section: Michael Strauss Modern Makers: Eric Chapman New Music: Ken Martinson AVS National Board of Directors Officers Helen Callus, president Julier White- mith, president-elect Kenneth Martinson, secretary Michelle Sayles, treasurer Board Members Claudine Bigelow (2006) Matthew Dane

Kirsten Docter (2008) Susan Dubois (2007) Barbara Hamilton (2007) Nokuthula Michael Palumbo (2008) Dwight Pounds (2008) Carol Rodland (2009) Kathryn Steely (2007) Lembi Veskimets (2008) Bernard Zaslav (2009) Louise Zeitlin (2009)

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COVER ART

Viola Vista (1980} by Ben Riley

Violn Vista was commissioned by Riley's father, Maurice Riley, to appear as the fron tispiece for Tlu His tory of tiJ( Violn, Volumt I. Ben Riley also created Fivt Giants oftbt Violn, which was the frontispiece for Volumr 2. The original of Fivt Giants now hangs at the Primrose Archive at Brigham Young University.

AVS General Manager Madeleine Crouch

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