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  • Registration

    Forbes Center Lobby

    We are so excited to welcome you to the 2026 American Viola Society Festival! Check in and pick up your festival credentials, materials, and swag bag! Registration is the first...

  • AVSF Collegiate Solo Competition

    Recital Hall (Forbes)

    Join us for the exciting final rounds of the American Viola Society Festival Collegiate Solo Competition, where outstanding finalists take the stage in pursuit of top honors. Experience inspiring performances...

  • AVSF Junior Solo Competition

    Room 1115 (Forbes)

    Join us for the exciting final rounds of the American Viola Society Festival Junior Solo Competition, where outstanding finalists take the stage in pursuit of top honors. Experience inspiring performances...

  • AVSF Opening Ceremony

    Concert Hall (Forbes)

    Join us as we officially welcome participants to the American Viola Society Festival at James Madison University. The Opening Ceremony marks the beginning of our shared celebration of the viola,...

  • Exhibitor Open Hours

    Forbes Center Lobby

    We invite you to explore the exhibitor hall and connect with distinguished luthiers, bow makers, publishers, and vendors from across the viola world. Discover exceptional instruments, browse sheet music and...

  • The Few, The Proud, The Violas: The State of the Union

    Room 318 (Music)

    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 (2026), which utilizes...

  • Explosive Viola Music! Find it, play it, Help make it.

    Room 142/Choir Room (Music)

    There is a myth among both musicians and audiences that the viola can only play elegies. Too often it seems like composers bring their troubles to the viola. Much of...

  • AVS Shared Recital: Portrait de femme

    Recital Hall (Forbes)

    Portrait de femme: Globetrotting with Female Composers explores the theme of music by women composers while adding transcriptions to expand the current viola repertoire. This recital includes unique works by...

  • AVSF Orchestra Audition Competition and Seminar

    Room 1270/Dance Theater (Forbes)

    Join us for the exciting final rounds of the American Viola Society Festival Orchestra Audition Competition and Seminar semi- and final-rounds, where outstanding finalists take the stage in pursuit of...

  • AVSF Senior Solo Competition

    Room 1115 (Forbes)

    Join us for the exciting final rounds of the American Viola Society Festival Senior Solo Competition, where outstanding finalists take the stage in pursuit of top honors. Experience inspiring performances...

  • Rethinking Bach’s Cello Suites

    Room 321 (Music)

    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 misleading information appears...