JAVS Spring 2023

Journal of the American Viola Society A publication of the American Viola Society Spring 2023: Volume 39, Number 1

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From the Editor From the President

News & Notes

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In Memoriam: David Dalton and Margaret Pounds

Feature Articles

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A Compendium of Women Composers by Carolyn Waters Broe

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Arthur Bliss’s Viola Sonata by Andy Braddock Departments

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Development Corner: 2023 Giving Circle Members, DDRC

Development Corner: “I.R.S., I.R.A., R.M.D., Q.C.D.—Oh My” by Tom Tatton Chamber Music: Loki: The Ethos of the Viola by Daniel Orsen From the Workshop: Evolution of the Bow by Dr. Rayen Sakka Health and Wellness: Insights from a Clinical Social Worker by Neesa Sunar p. 41 In The Studio: Incorporating Mindfulness and Neuroscience in Lessons by Sarah Niblack p. 45 With Viola in Hand: Scale Tales by Elaine Fine p. 48 Modern Music: Commentary on Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Lament by Jordan Watt p. 52 Recording Reviews: Debussy|Ravel; Viola Brasil; and Paul JUON by Lanson Wells p. 54 Score Reviews: Jorge Variego’s 18+3 Etudes Review by Kevin Nordstrom

On the Cover: Ricard J. Tovar Viola

Ricard J. Tovar (Castelló, 1964) experiments with various forms of historical cubism, specifically that rooted in the tradition of Picasso, Braque, or Matisse. He usually uses motifs typical of this way of painting: landscapes, nudes, portraits or still life. The drawing, the shape and the composition are also approximations of the same style, in addition to playing with color using a mainly "broken" chromatic range that flees from the stridency of pure colors. His works require the active participation of the viewer, the theme is not closed, the narration is not completely defined, in such a way that the viewer can play and imagine. He flees from any conceptualism in a premeditated way, to recover something fundamental in the aesthetic experience, the sensitive enjoyment, the taste for colors, shapes and textures. He likes "handmade" painting, in which the brushstroke becomes visible and human warmth appears in the middle. https://www.ricardtovar.net | https://www.saatchiart.com/ricardjtp

Journal of the American Viola Society / Vol. 39, No. 1, Spring 2023

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