JAVS Spring 2013

IVC H OST L ETTER

Dear violists and members of the AVS,

As host of the 41st Viola Congress, I would like to invite you to take part in the event from September 11–15, 2013, in Kraków, the most beautiful city in Poland. Plans are still underway, and the event will focus on East-European viola music. Please visit www.amuz.krakow.pl in the coming months for more information. There are ample places to stay near the Music Academy building (św. Tomasza 43 / 43 St. Thomas Street), and here are a few sugges tions: • Campanile Hotel: św. Tomasza 34 / 34 St. Thomas Street; opposite the Music Academy building. www.campanile-cracovie.pl. • Hotel Classic: św. Tomasza 32 / 32 St. Thomas Street; opposite the Music Academy building. www.hotel-classic.pl.

• Hotel Wyspiański: ul. Westerplatte 15 / 15 Westerplatte Street. www.hotel-wyspianski.pl.

• Hotel Amadeus: ul. Mikołajska 20 / 20 Mikolajska Street; behind the Music Academy building. www.hotel-amadeus.pl. • Music Academy, offering sleeping places in a stu dent hostel: ul. Przemyska 3 / 3 Przemyska Street (about 1200 meters from the Music Academy) for $25 uS dollars.

I hope to see you in Kraków.

Bogusława Hubisz-Sielska Music Academy Kraków President of the Polish Viola Society

New AVS Pedagogy Blog: “From the Studio” americanviolasociety.org/studio

The AVS is pleased to announce a new blog devoted to teaching: “From the Studio.” Hosts for the blog’s inaugural season will be the Juilliard viola studio of Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory, Hsin-yun Huang, and Steven Tenenbom. These teachers and their students along with teaching assistants and recent alumni will address issues of technique, repertoire, interpretation, pedagogy, and outreach. Their thoughts, experiences, and discussions on specific topics will appear daily throughout the academic year, Monday through Friday. To submit questions for consideration, please write to Adam Cordle, AVS Media Coordinator, at usviolasociety@gmail.com.

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