JAVS Summer 2001

VOL. 17 No.2

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETY

$100 and Kyle Hogan won 2nd Prize. Both are students of Louise Zeitlin in the Preparatory Division of the Cleveland Institute of Music. In Division II, ages 14 to 17, Katie Elder won First Prize ($300), and Lizzy Burg won the Second Prize. Both are also students of Louise Zeitlin. Honorable Mentions went to Jonathan Epstein (student ofTeri Einfeldt), Nehemiah Scott (student of Ann Smith), and Sarah Murphy (student of Jane Greinke). Lynne Ramsey, First Assistant Principal Violist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Peter Slowik, Professor of Viola at the Oberlin Conservatory, judged the competi tion. We extend our sincerest thanks to Jane Pitman for her dedication and efforts in organizing the competition. Finally, the OVS and the Ohio String Teachers Association presented the second annual Viola Day on March 11, 2001. Approximately 50 junior high and senior high violists from the greater Cleveland area partic ipated in this year's event. The exciting after noon consisted of master classes, a mini recital (with reception!) and a mass viola ensemble reading session. Teaching this year were Jeffrey Irvine, Peter Slowik, Laura Shuster, Michelle George-Smith and Louise Zeitlin. A special thanks to Cleveland State University for host ing the event. -jeffWilliams

CHAPTER NEWS FROM THE OHIO VIOLA SOCIETY, WINTER/SPRING 2001 The Ohio Viola Society presented a number of events to brighten the winter days for vio lists and viola enthusiasts across Ohio. To start the 2001 season, the OVS presented ViolaFest, a concert to benefit our chapter and the newly formed OVS Viola Competition. Held at Waejten Auditorium on the campus of Cleveland State University, the program fea tured ensembles from the Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Institute of Music, Baldwin-Wallace College, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, and an ensemble of young talents. The event was a huge suc cess, thanks in part to the efforts of the Board of Directors, its volunteers, and Dr. Daniel Rains of Cleveland State University. On February 18 at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio, violist Marcia Ferritto and pianist Anita Pontremoli presented a var ied and virtuosic recital program. Included were the Suite in C by J. S. Bach, the Romance, Op. 11 by Dvorak, Elliot Carter's Pastoral, Brahms' Sonata in E-flat, and the Speed Etude by Quincy Porter. The exhilarat ing program and beautiful playing made for an enjoyable and rewarding evening. The OVS held its first Viola Competition on April 4th at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In Division I, for ages 13 and under, Allison Elder won the First Prize of

clinicians, including AVS past-president Thomas Tatton and area clinicians Luana Bramham, Katherine Mason, Ellen Ravnan, and Greg Hurley. The college and advanced high school students served as mentors for the younger groups. All students attended a mas ter class in which five advanced high school and college students performed for Mark Jackobs, violist with the Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Institute of Music faculty

VIVA LA VIOLA: A DAY FOR VIOLISTS On April 14th, over seventy violists from Colorado and Wyoming gathered on the cam pus of Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, Colorado, to participate in "Viva la Viola," a workshop for viola students of all levels. The day began with ensemble rehearsals of literature for multiple violas. Five student ensembles, which ranged from beginning to college-age, were coached by local and visiting