American Viola Society

1998, Volume 14 Issue I

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 7

Panel Discussion: The Barto"k Viola Concerto ................15
19971nternational Viola Conference in Austin, Texas.
Panelists include Donald Maurice (chair), Elliott Antokoletz,
David Dalton, Csaba Erdelyi, Malcolm Gillies,
and Paul Neubauer.

Curing the Collapsing Finger .......................................... 51
Don Ehrlich of the San Francisco Symphony explains
how to strengthen the fingers through the use of
isometric exercises.

Interview with Michael Tree ............................................. 55
Les Jacobson, secretary of the Chicago Viola Society,
interviews Michael Tree of the Guarneri Quartet.

Music Insert: Fritz Becker, "Ein Tanz," op. 16 no. 2 from,
Drei Charakterstucke....................................................... 65
New Acquisitions in PIVA ................................................ 71
Of Interest ...................................................................... 84
Forum ............................................................................. 85
Viola Connotations ......................................................... 85
About Violists ................................................................. 87
AVS Chapters ................................................................ 90
Recordings ..................................................................... 93

Summer 1998, Volume 14 Number 2

From the President.......................................................... 5
Announcements.............................................................. 9

The Violin Making School of America............................... 19
David Dalton, past president of the American Viola Society,
interviews Peter Paul Prier, founder of the Violin Making
School ofAmerica

Viola Pedagogy: The Art and Value of Warming-U.......... 31
Christine Rutledge of the University of Iowa School of
Music outlines an effective warm-up routine

Music Insert:
Robert Mann, "Invocation for Violin and Viola"................. 49

Forum.............................................................................. 52
Of Interest....................................................................... 62
About Violists.................................................................. 72
AVS Chapters................................................................. 76
New Works...................................................................... 84
Viola Connotations .........................................................86
Recordings...................................................................... 87
Competitions................................................................... 89

Winter 1998, Volume 14 Number 3

From the President.......................................................... 5
Announcements.............................................................. 7

Rochberg's Sonata for Viola and Piano........................... 15
LeeAnn Morgan, freelance violist and teacher, interviews
Joseph de Pasquale, discusses Rochbergs aesthetics,
and analyzes the sonata.

William Primrose: A Life Recorded.................................... 31
Author and music critic, Tully Potter highlights William
Primrose's recordings at the XYVI International Viola
Congress at Glasgow.

New PIVA and Primrose Rooms at BYU.......................... 39
Preview of the Primrose International Viola Archives

Music Insert:
Henry Lazarof, Six Bagatelles for Solo Viola.................... 49

Of Interest ......................................................................57
About Violists..................................................................59
AVS Chapters ................................................................67
New Works...................................................................... 69
Viola Connotations.......................................................... 70
Recordings......................................................................71
Competitions ..................................................................75
American Viola Society Directory...................................... 81

Spring 1999, Volume 15 Number I

From the President ......................................................... 5

XXVII International Viola Congress ................................ 7

The Music for Viola of Milhaud ........................................27
by Kenneth Martinson

My Neon Lights .............................................................. 35
by Francesca Martin Silos

The Viola Music of William Wolstenholme ........................ 39
by William A. Everett

Music Insert:
William Wolstenholme, Romanza andAllegretto ............... 44

New Acquisitions in PIVA ................................................ 57
Treasurer's Report .......................................................... 71
Of Interest ...................................................................... 73
About Violists ................................................................. 75
AVS Chapters ................................................................ 77
Viola Connotations ......................................................... 80
Recordings ..................................................................... 83

Summer 1999, Volume 15 Number 2

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 8
Competitions .................................................................. 12

The Schnittke Viola Concerto ......................................... 17
by Michael Lawrence Hall

Letter from Guelph.......................................................... 25
by Thomas Hall

Viola Ensembles .............................................................39
by Thomas Tatton

Review:
John White's Anthology of British Viola Players................ 45
by Dwight Pounds

Recordings ..................................................................... 50
New'Works ...................................................................... 53
AVS Chapters ................................................................57
Viola Connotations ......................................................... 63
Of Interest ...................................................................... 64
About Violists ................................................................. 69

Winter 1999, Volume 15 Number 3

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 8

Professor Emil Seiler: In Memoriam ................................. 15
by Kai Kopp
About Violists ................................................................. 24

The Athletic Musician: A Review ..................................... 29
by Ralph Fielding and Joan C. Firra

Orchestral Training Forum ............................................... 33
Mendelssohn Scherzo, Mozart Symphony #35,
and Strauss Don Quixote
by Robert Vernon

Living Rhythm: Just Do It! ............................................... 43
by Heidi Castleman

New Acquisitions in PIVA ................................................ 55
Searching PIVA Online ................................................... 56
AVS Chapters ................................................................ 62
Competitions .................................................................. 66
Viola Connotations ......................................................... 67
AVS Directory ................................................................. 73

Spring 2000, Volume 16 Number 1

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 8

Schostakovich's Swansong ............................................ 13
by Donald Maurice

One Week to Better Intonation ....................................... 23
by Victoria Chiang

Teaching Viola in China .................................................. 27
by Pamela Goldsmith

Orchestral Training Forum: .............................................. 31
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47
by Evan Wilson

"Air de Ballet" for viola ensemble .................................... 36

ViolaFest at Penn State .................................................. 39
Bratschistentag 1999 ...................................................... 43
Of Interest ...................................................................... 47
About Violists ................................................................. 52
AVS Chapters ................................................................ 53
Viola Connotations ......................................................... 57
Recordings ..................................................................... 58
New Acquisitions in PIVA ................................................ 66
Searching PIVA online ................................................... 73

Summer 2000, Volume 16 Number 2

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 8

Nikolai Roslavets and His Viola Sonatas ......................... 15
by Anna Ferenc

Orchestral Training Forum: .............................................. 31
"Distribution of Responsibilities in a Viola Section"
by Ellen Rose

Expanding AVS Chapters ............................................... 39
by William Preucil

About Violists ................................................................. 43
From the IVS Presidency: ............................................... 45
"April in Paris"
by David Dalton
New Acquisitions in PIVA ................................................ 51
AVS Chapters ................................................................ 55
Record Reviews .............................................................. 57
by David 0. Brown
National Teacher Directory .............................................. 63
Of Interest: AVS Board Meeting 2000 ............................ 81
Searching PIVA Online ................................................... 89

Winter 2000, Volume 16 Number 3

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 8

Joseph Schubert's Concerto in E-Flat Major .................... 19
by Andrew Levin

Cultivating a Private Studio ............................................. 35
by Christine Due

Orchestral Training Forum: .............................................. 39
"Wagner's Overtures to Tannhduser"
by Charles k Pikler

A Thumb's Decline: To Fuse or Not to Fuse .................... 49
by Dan Whitman

About Violists ................................................................. 53
From the IVS Presidency: ............................................... 63
"Link6ping Congress Review"
by Dwight Pounds

Record Reviews .............................................................. 69
by David 0. Brown

New Acquisitions in PIVA ................................................75
AVS Membership Directory .............................................. 85
Searching PIVA Online ................................................... 100

Spring 2001, Volume 17 Number 1

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 9

An Overview of Twentieth-Century Viola Works, Part I......17
by Jacob Glick

The Basics Revisited: Artistic Distinctions.........................25
"Your Primary Instrument: You and Your Body"
by Heidi Castleman

The Real Thing: a Study of the Walton Viola Concerto.....31
by Charletta Taylor

The Romanian Nationalist Influences on the
Viola Works of Stan Golestan and George Enescu..........39
by Christina Placilla

From the IVS Presidency.................................................51
by David Dalton

AVS Chapters................................................................. 55

Orchestral Training Forum................................................61
"Orchestra Repertoire Lists"
by Christine Rutledge

Searching PIVA Online....................................................69

Summer 2001, Volume 17 Number 2

From the President ......................................................... 5
Announcements ............................................................. 9

An Overview of Twentieth-Century Viola Works, Part II......15
by Jacob Glick

The Basics Revisited: Artistic Distinctions.........................21
"Flexibility of Vibrato: Controlling Width and Speed"
by Heidi Castleman

An Interview with Stephen R. Gerber...............................29
by Jeffrey James

"Elegy on the Name 'Dmitri Shostakovich'" for Solo Viola ..........36
by Stephen R. Gerber

Report on the Violin Society of America's 14th Annual Competition
for Instrument Making...............................................................39
by Christine Rutledge

AVS Membership at 30...........................................................43
by Catherine Forbes

2001 Primrose Memorial Scholarship Competition.......................45
by Kathryn Steely

From the IVS Presidency: "The XXIX International Viola Congress..................................................................................49
by David Dalton

Recording Reviews.....................................................................57
by David O. Brown

AVS Chapters....................................................................... 63

Of Interest/Annual Board Meeting of teh American Viola Society...69

Searching PIVA Online........................................................73

Winter 2001, Volume 17 Number 3

From the President ......................................................... 5

Announcements ............................................................. 9

A Tribute to Harry Danks.................................................15
by Elizabeth Watson

Remembering Emile Ferir..................................................21
by Thomas Heimberg

Manuel M. Ponce's Trio for Violin, Viola, and Piano..............27
An Unpublished Manuscript
by Jorge Barron Corvera

Orchestral Training Forum:
Developing Spiccato for All Occasions...............................35
by Patricia McCarty

An Interview with Myron Rosenblum.....................................43
by David Dalton

AVS Chapters................................................................. 51

Recording Reviews.........................................................55
by David O. Brown

New Acquisitions in PIVA..................................................61

Searching PIVA Online....................................................65

Spring 2002, Volume 18 Number 1

From the President ......................................................... 5

Announcements ............................................................. 9

A New Home for PIVA.......................................................11
by Jacob Glick

Orchestral Training Forum.................................................19
"Preparation and Performance of Richard Strauss'
Don Quixote and Ein Heldenleben"
by Dan Foster

From Theory to Performance in SChubert's Arpeggione Sonata......33
by Edward M. Klorman

Rebecca Clarke's Duo for Bb Clarinet and Viola.....................45
by Thomas Heimberg

In Response to Instinct-Karen Tuttle's Insights into
the Coordinated Action-It's Mechanisms, Articulation, and Prerequisites.............................................................................51
by Dr. Robert Dew

AVS Chapters................................................................. 59

Recording Reviews..............................................................63
by David O. Brown

Searching PIVA Online....................................................69

Summer/Fall 2002, Volume 18 Number 2/3

From the President ......................................................... 5

Announcements ............................................................. 9

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