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  • The AI and I

    Room 142/Choir Room (Music)

    Presenters: Clara Qiyun Zhao Christopher Raphael What can AI do in music? No, not to generate, not to steal and copy, nor taking away the fundamentals and essences of human...

  • Exploring Just Intonation Through Double Stops

    B71 (Music Building)

    Presenter: Molly Sharp As classical music includes so much one-on-one teaching, many of our skills are learned practically through oral tradition. Because of this, many teachers assume that their students...

  • Contemporary Feminine Declarations- Auerbach and Higdon

    Room 204 (Music)

    Presenters: Sheila Browne Lisa Leonard This lecture recital with violist Sheila Browne and pianist Lisa Leonard will explore these two works- Lera Auerbach’s Arcanum and Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Sonata, for...

  • Secrets of Playing Polyphonic Music on Viola (or Violin)

    Room 108/Large Band Room (Music)

    Presenter: Mikhail "Misha" Galaganov Playing simultaneous melodies in double stops or hidden polyphony in single musical lines of Baroque pieces often presents technical and musical challenges. Most solo works by...

  • AVS Shared Recital: Emerging Artists

    Recital Hall (Forbes)

    Performers: Noah Bowles Sasha Bult-Ito Jacob Clewell Joseph Yungen   Blues Etude for Solo Viola, by Jeremy Cohen (b. 1957) Noah Bowles, viola Novel Voices for Viola and Piano, by...

  • AVS General Board Meeting; Open to All Attendees

    Room 142/Choir Room (Music)

    All festival attendees are invited to attend the American Viola Society General Board Meeting. This open session offers an opportunity to learn more about the Society’s current initiatives, future plans,...

  • Registration

    Lower Lobby (Forbes, Downstairs)

    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...