JAVS Spring 2007

LocaJ Viola Societies Ariwna Viola Society Jacquelyn Schwandt, president jacquelyn.schwand!@nau.edu Central Texas Viola Society Ames Asbell, president s.ames@prodigy.nct Chicago Viola Society Michael Hall, president mhalll@iwu.edu Idaho Viola Society Linda Kline l..:umlr, president Christine Rutledge, pres1dent christine-rudedge@uiiowa.edu Minnesota Viola Society J. David Arnott, president violaman@aol.com Nonh Carolina Viola Society Scott Rawls, president srawlsuncg@aol.com Nonhem California Viola Society Tom Heimberg, president lldine@boisestate.edu Iowa Viola Society

Pkast smd ittm.S ofintertst rtgarding viola activity at tht grassroots to: Louist Ztitlin, AVS Stcrttary. LouistZtitlin@obtrlin. ntt.

NewYork The first event of the New York Viola Society's fifteenth season was on October 8th, when we heard an excit- Tht I"tlroants in action.

ing concert of viola ensemble works featuring NYVS's long-time friend Paul Silverthorne with London Symphony Orchestra colleagues and New York City friends. Mr. Silverthorne and Edward Vanderspar, who are joint principals of the LSO, gave a stirring performance of George Benjamin's Viola, Viola, a work they have performed frequently. Mr. Silverthorne also presented two beau tiful late romantic works by British composers: the York Bowen Fantasit Quarttt, with Gillianne Haddow, co principal of the LSO, and local vio listS Nardo Poy and Mark Holloway; and Benjamin Dale's Introduction and Andantt, Op. 5, in which the quartet was joined by Shmuel Katz and NYVS President Christine Ims. Also on the program was an arrangement of the Bach Chaconn~ lchico Nodaira's Transformation 1. This was performed by an exceptional group of local players: Craig Mumm, Jonathan Vinocour, Danielle Farina and NYVS Vice-President Ann Roggen. December 4th was "Mixed Doubles", with Daniel Avshalomov in works for viola and piano and Tim Deighron and saxophonist Carrie Carrie Koffman, his partner in the group

The lrrelevanrs, playing music for viola and saxophone. Mr. Avshalomov, with pianist Joanne Polk, offered superb renderings of Haydn's Sonata in F Major (based on the String Quartet, Op. 77, No.2), Robert Sirota's Dark Dances for Viola and Piano, and the Sonatine by his father, Jacob Avshalomov. The lrrelevanrs gave virtuosic performanc es ofworks by three violist com posers: Michael Kimber's Dialog; Russell Podgorsek's Duo Concertante (a world premier); and Paul Seitz's Relevant Dialogues. They also per formed a viola and saxophone version of composer Libby Larsen's Bid Call. Together, Messrs. Avshalomov and Deighron gave the world premiere of Michael Kimber's Three Canons for Two Violas.

smhaU@pacbell.nct Ohio Viola Society

JdTrey Irvine, president jeffrey.irvine@gmail.com Oklahoma Viola Society Matthew Dane, president mdane@ou.edu Oregon Viola Society Adrienne Brown, president anbviola@aol.com

Palmetto Viola Society Constance Gee, president cgec@mozan.sc.ed The Philadelphia Viola Society David Yang. president philadelphiaviola@earthlink.nct Rocky Mountain Viola Society Margaret Miller, president marg:amm@adelphia.nct Southern California Viola Society

Jennie Hansen, president malibujen@earthlink.net Utah Viola Society Claudine Bigelow, president claudine_bigelow@byu.edu

Viola. Qub ofMD/DC & VA Louise Hildrcth-Grasso, president violaquecnlouise@hotmail.com V u-ginia Viola Society Johanna Beaver, president Seatde Viola Society l..ecAnn Morgan, president violas_rule@msn.com

Afur tht January 21st NYVS rtcital.

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