JAVS Summer 1998

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by Tom Heimberg

fall, we will have some interesting and dis tinctive events to offer. In the meantime, here is a short summary of some of the recent viola happenings in the Bay Area: The new music facilities of the University of Santa Clara were the site of a Viola Week from 20 July through 24 July. The event was cohosted by Eleanor Angel, the founding President of our Northern California Chap ter, and Janet Sims, now a member of the music faculty at the university. Activities included master classes, work on chamber music and orchestra repertoire, some personal instruction, and a final recital in the splendid recital hall. Qanet specifically mentioned that Dimitri Kogan was the accompanist for the whole week and that he was wonderful.)

All members of our Northern California branch were invited to a gathering at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House on Saturday, 27 June. "Meet! Eat! Play! Talk! Tour! (The Opera House)" began the invita tion, and that's what we did. Those who came (the customary small but enthusiastic turn out) had a good time, and we also made some provisional plans for the coming months that promise· to be musical, fun, and maybe even attention-getting. (The viola deserves lots of attention.) As is usual during the summer, many members are out of town-at festivals, teach ing at camps, on vacation. When the acade mic and performance year starts again in the

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