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Beethoven Romances are included because they seem more romantic than classical in nature, but the Mendelssohn Sonata and the Notturno are omitted as belonging more to the Classical era. Works by Bloch, Clarke, Bliss, Berkeley, Vaughan Williams, and Bax have been omitted for their more twentieth century harmonies. Many of the works in Groups A-B-C offer musical satisfaction for advanced and professional players, but more importantly, this repertoire provides suitable material for the developing violist to confront issues of technique and musicianship crucial to successful performance of Group 0, issues such as sustaining sound throughout the length of the bow, phrasing, bow distribution, varying bow speeds and weights, vibrato, tonal colors, dynamic gradations, articulation variety, intonation in chromatic harmonies and complex key signatures, and interaction with a piano part which is more than mere

accompaniment. Most of this music IS In print, available through the Primrose Inter national Viola Archive or inter-library loan.

Patricia McCarty won the First Silver Medal prize in the Geneva International Competition at the age of eighteen and since then has per formed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan, appearing as soloist with such orchestras as the Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the Boston Pops. She was associated with the Boston Symphony as assistant principal violist and currently teaches at the Boston Conservatory. McCarty is keenly interested in viola repertoire and has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grants that have allowed her to explore andper form contemporary American and lesser known works for the viola. She serves as a board member ofthe AVS.

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DAVID DALTON studied at the Vienna Academy, the Munich Hochschule, and took degrees at the Eastman

CLYN BARRUS is a graduate of the Curtis Institute, the Vienna Academy, and the University of Michigan, where

School and Indiana University, where he earned his doctorate in viola under William Primrose. He collabo rated with his teacher in producing the Primrose mem oirs Walk on the North Side and Playing the Viola. He served as president of the American Viola Society.

he earned his doctorate in viola. He was principC!-I of the Vienna Symphony and for thirteen years occupied that same position in the Minnesota Orchestra. He has been heard frequently as a soloist and recording artist, and is now director of orchestras at BYU.

The Primrose International Viola Archive, the largest repository of materials related to the viola, is housed in the Harold B. Lee Library. BYU graduates find them selves in professional orchestras and as teachers at institutes of higher learning. B.M., B.A., and M.M. degrees in performance are offered to viola students.

"BYU is the Best Buy in U.S. higher education" - US. News & World Report 25 September 1995

For information, write: Walter Birkedahl School ofMusic, C-550 HFAC Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 Tel (801) 378-3294

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