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SUMMARY:Exploring the Life and Work of Karen Ritscher (1952-2025)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nPresenters:\nHannah Levison\nGregory K. Williams\nSheila Browne\nKaren Ritscher’s influence on the viola world is unmeasurable\, as she worked with so many students at institutions including the Manhattan School of Music\, New York University\, Rice University\, Oberlin Conservatory\, Boston University\, numerous summer festivals\, her contributions as a faculty member of the Karen Tuttle Coordination Workshops\, her contributions to the 5Rhythms meditative dance practice and her work with exploring dance with both violists and dementia patients.\nIn addition to her teaching\, Karen had a profound impact as a chamber musician\, soloist\, and in the orchestras that she performed with over the course of her career. This included serving as principal violist for the Dallas Opera\, Houston Grand Opera and Brooklyn Philharmonic\, and as assistant principal for the American Composers Orchestra. She also performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, the Houston Symphony\, New York City Ballet Orchestra\, and the New York City Opera Orchestra. \nAs a concerto soloist\, Karen appeared with such orchestras as the Westchester Philharmonic\, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra\, the Colonial Symphony of New Jersey\, the Texas Music Festival Orchestra and the Texas Chamber Symphony.\nRitscher was a member of the Aureus Piano Quartet the Azure Ensemble\, a chamber group that features the work of living female composers. She commissioned and performed new works by composers such as by Bruce Adolphe\, Wendy Mae Chambers\, Linda Bouchard\, Tan Dun\, Chen Yi\, Bright Sheng\, Alice Shields and Gabriela Lena Frank. She recorded the complete works for viola and piano by Ernest Bloch. \nThis presentation is meant to be part panel\, part open forum\, so that those who had the opportunity to work with her can share their experiences and memories. This will also be a chance for those who did not get to work with Karen Ritscher directly to learn a little bit more about her life and work\, the legacy that she leaves behind.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.americanviolasociety.org/events/exploring-the-life-and-work-of-karen-ritscher-1952-2025/
LOCATION:Room 108/Large Band Room (Music)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T100000
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Studio: Second-Generation Voices on Karen Tuttle Coordination
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nPresenter:\nDaphne Gerling\nKatherine Lewis\nKatrin Meidell\nKaren Tuttle’s Coordination has profoundly influenced generations of violists\, emphasizing physical ease\, emotional awareness\, and expressive authenticity. While many of Tuttle’s direct students are now established figures in the field\, a growing number of second-generation teachers are extending her legacy— interpreting and evolving her ideas to meet the needs of contemporary students and performance environments. \nThis panel features several of these second-generation Coordination teachers— violists who studied with Tuttle protégés including Susan Dubois\, Jeffrey Irvine\, Michelle LaCourse\, Lynne Ramsey\, Karen Ritscher\, and Carol Rodland. Drawing on their diverse experiences as performers and educators\, the panelists will reflect on how they integrate Coordination principles into their teaching\, how they adapt these concepts for students with varied backgrounds and needs\, and how they maintain the spirit of Tuttle’s work while allowing it to grow. \nThe conversation will consider what it means to inherit an important pedagogical lineage\, how to incorporate Coordination into technical and musical instruction into the studio\, and how Tuttle’s ideas have evolved as they are passed down through different institutions and cultural settings. Panelists will share practical strategies and explore how to preserve the integrity of Tuttle’s approach while allowing space for individual interpretation and development\, and explore how the method resonates with today’s students. \nThe session will include live demonstrations of teaching strategies and exercises\, in addition to moderated discussion and audience Q&A. It aims to engage performers\, teachers\, and students alike in a dynamic conversation about the continued relevance— and creative future— of Tuttle Coordination in the 21st century.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.americanviolasociety.org/events/beyond-the-studio-second-generation-voices-on-karen-tuttle-coordination/
LOCATION:Room 108/Large Band Room (Music)
CATEGORIES:Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T133000
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SUMMARY:EMVB Panel: Makers and Tone Competition Winners
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URL:https://www.americanviolasociety.org/events/emvb-panel-makers-and-tone-competition-winners/
LOCATION:Studio Theater (Forbes)
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