Presenter: Gregory K. Williams Over the past 30+ years, longer than I have been playing the viola, I have been exploring my family tree, absorbing the experiences of my ancestors,...
Presenter: Ames Asbell For years, small musical ideas – melodic fragments, textures, and colors – have occasionally visited me, but until very recently I had never considered writing them down...
Presenter: Kunjing Dai Thomas Weaver Belgian composer Joseph Jongen (1873–1953), famous for his organ and chamber works, contributed significantly to the viola repertoire, yet lesser-known. Jongen collaborated with Lionel Tertis...
Presenter: Lisa Nelson Teachers of intermediate viola students are familiar with the challenge of finding pedagogically useful and musically engaging pieces for their studio. The variety and depth of the...
Presenter: Ameila Hollander Ames While Philip Glass’s name is the first that comes to mind for many people when you say the word “minimalism,” in fact his Songs and Poems,...
Presenter: Katrin Meidell Lillian Fuchs (1902–1995) is a central figure in the development of modern viola repertoire. Celebrated equally for her artistry as a performer and skill as a pedagogue,...
Presenter: Julia Clancy The violists in Pershing's Own, the President's Own, and the Air Force Strings serve a unique roll in the orchestral, chamber, pedagogical, and solo music ecosystem in...