Presenter: Alice Sprinkle This lecture provides an overview of the current state of the viola world from both practical and psycho-sociological viewpoints. This draws upon research from my PhD thesis...
Presenter: Edward Klorman Bach's Cello Suites have been central to the viola training repertoire for nearly a century. Yet many basic questions about them resist straightforward answers, and contradictory or...
Presenter: Peijun Xu This research proposal presents a comprehensive approach to integrating violin and viola pedagogies that can efficiently support violinists at different proficiency levels in transitioning to violists. By...
Presenter: Johanna Beaver Today’s young violists want to play music that reflects their world—and too often, our teaching materials don’t. While there’s been progress in programming works by women and...
Presenters: Gabrielle Padilla Moly Wilkens-Reed Our session is a deep dive into Suzuki viola book 1 and the Suzuki philosophy as it applies to teaching young violists. We will discuss...
Presenter: Hannah Levinson Though advanced viola repertoire skews toward the 20th and 21st century, beginning and intermediate violists are rarely offered training in contemporary harmonic, rhythmic, and timbral languages. This...
Presenter: Daniel Stein Rose Wollman How do we get a great recording within our budget? In a moment in history when it is easier than ever to record ourselves, it...
Presenters: Blake Liahona Allen György Ligeti’s Viola Sonata (1991–1994) draws deeply from the folk traditions of his Romanian homeland and the ethnomusicological legacy of Béla Bartók. This lecture will explore...
Presenter: Andrea Houde At every stage of growth through our musical lives, it is vital to have a trusted teacher towards which to turn. The valuable insight a teacher gives...
Presenter: Kenneth Martinson This lecture explores nine little-known viola concertos by Alessandro Rolla that survive in incomplete form, offering a rare glimpse into both the challenges and possibilities of reconstructing...
Presenter: Luca Trombetta This lecture explores the influential teaching legacy of renowned violist Bruno Giuranna, whose contributions to viola pedagogy have shaped generations of performers and teachers worldwide. Through a...
Presenter: Brightin Rose Schlumpf Margi Griebling-Haigh’s Bocadillos Panoramicos (2000) for viola and piano, written for her sister, is a four-movement work inspired by the sisters’ travels to New Mexico. The...