JAVS Spring 2017

Journal of the American Viola Society A publication of the American Viola Society Spring 2017: Volume 33, Number 1

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From the Editor

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From the President

News & Notes p. 7 Announcements p. 8

The Lionel Tertis-John White Collection

p. 11 In Memoriam: Bernie Zaslav Feature Articles p. 13

The Genesis of Benjamin Yusupov’s Viola Tango Rock Concerto: Dalton Competition Winner Andrea Carolina del Pilar Sánchez Ruiz presents her research on one of the first viola concertos to be premiered in the twenty-first century. p. 27 Grigori Frid and the Viola: In Conversation with the Composer: Elena Artamonova introduces a composer whose work is little known amongst violists, providing fascinating background and connections to twentieth-century Soviet Russian music. Departments p. 37 Outreach: Carol Rodland writes about her very practical and creative “If Music Be the Food…” program, for which volunteers and musicians donate their time to help raise monetary and non-perishable food donations for Foodlink, the Feeding America Hub of Western New York. p. 39 Health andWellness: Our new Health and Wellness Editor, Jessica Ray King, introduces her new column with some of her more recent research.

On the Cover: Joyce Lin Viola 24 x 36 inches Watercolor, graphite

Joyce Lin is an artist and designer studying Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design and Geology at Brown University as part of the Brown/RISD Dual Degree program. Her drawing is a full-scale technical rendering of her friend’s beloved viola, first drawn on a computer-aided design (CAD) program and then traced onto paper, as an exercise in measurement and detail. Joyce’s interest in the project stems from her childhood pastime of doodling instruments in the margins of youth orchestra concert programs. You can see more of Joyce’s work at: www.joyce-lin.com.