JAVS Winter 1991

Robert Swan, Richard Young, and Christian Woehr. 1992 location: Lincoln Park Campus of DePaul University, Chicago, Illinios. Date: May 30, 1992 To request further information contact: Midwest Viola Day DePaul School of Music Room 306

November 7 Angeles Quartet, Irvine Barclay Theater, U.C.I. November 10 Angeles Quartet (different program), Fullerton Friends of Music November 15 New York Chamber Soloists, Mt. St. Mary's College November 1 7 Ames Piano Quartet, Coleman Concerts, Pasadena November 24 Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble, Loyola..Marymount College Then there were the various irregular chamber music groups, like the Music for Mischa Ensemble at U.C.L.A. on October 6th, with Michael Nowak, violist, and the Chamber Ensemble at Cal State Dominguez Hills on October 26th, with Karen Elaine as violist. The Almont Ensemble gave a concert in Pasedena on November 3rd, which featured the Lachrymae of Britten. The publicity for this event did not tell who the soloist was ... the ultimate in slighting the violist. On the other hand, there were some events which featured the violist. Laura Kuennen, viola teacher at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, gave a complete recital, with Kevin Fin..Gerald, pianist, on November 7th. This was a 20th century affair, as most things are at Cal Arts, with music by Rochberg, eolgrass and Rebecca Clark. Laura Kuennen also received billing for a perfonnance of the Mozart E..flat Kegelstatt Trio, at the L.A. County Museum on the 24th of November. The Occidental Caltech Symphony, Allen Robert Gross, conductor, gave performances of the Bartok Concerto, with Valerie Dimond as soloist, November 25th, at Oxy and the 26th at Caltech. On the 29th of September, Andrew Picken was presented as soloist in the Teleman Concerto, accompanied by the L.A. Baroque Orchestra, of which he is principal violist. This is an orchestra of "period" instruments. The L.A. Times reviewer didn't like the Concerto. He thought it ordinary. In late October, Jan Karlin of the Southwest Chamber Music Society played Redwood by Paul Chihara, with percussionist Deborah Schwartz, in a pair of concerts by the Southwest Society, at Chapman University and the Pasadena Library. They were showered with critical praise.

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In Memoriam As this issue of JAVS goes to press, word has been received of the passing of Francis Tursi on 29 December, 1991 of a lingering illness. Tursi was for many years professor of viola at the Eastman School of Music. He was a former member of the AVS Board. Professor Tursi will be eulogized in the next issue of JAVS. The Viola Today Around L.A. The Los Angeles thirst for chamber music, particularly the string quartet, seems to know no bounds. During October and November, 1991, no fewer than fifteen different quartets gave major concerts in the Los Angeles area. Some were local grL~lps but most were from afar. Some made more than one appearance. All used violists. This list makes no pretense of being complete. October 2 Cavani String Quartet, Orange County Performing Arts Center October 5 Aquari String Quartet, Shennan Oaks Library October 9 Vermeer Quartet, L.A. County Museum of Art October 14 Fidelio String Quartet, Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena October 15 Mexico City String Quartet, U.C.L.A. October 20 Emerson String Quartet, Coleman Concerts, Pasadena October 26 Orion String Quartet, Santa Monica Unitarian Church October 30 Stamic Quartet, Wilshire..Ebell November 2 Guarneri String Quartet, Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena November 2 Turtle Island String Quartet, U.C.L.A. November 3 Stamic Quartet, Orange County Performing Arts Center

- Thomas Hall, Chapman University