Be Heard: How to get a good recording within your means
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...
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Bartók, Ligeti & the Hora Lungă: The Folk Story Behind Ligeti’s Sonata
Room 321 (Music)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...
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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...
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Exploring Just Intonation Through Double Stops
Room 1220 (Forbes)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...
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Secrets of Playing Polyphonic Music on Viola (or Violin)
B71 (Music Building)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...
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Teacher in Residence: Conductivity: Peter Slowik’s Approach to Energy Transfer in String Playing
Room 119 (Music)Presenters: Peter Slowik Lauren Hodges A popular phrase these days is “there is no such thing as advanced technique – only advanced applications of basic technique.” The pathway to artist-level...
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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...
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AVS General Meeting; Open to All Attendees
Room 142/Choir Room (Music)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, and...
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Signature Artist Evening Concert: Rudolf Haken — The Electric Viola Unbound
Concert Hall (Forbes)Performer: Rudolf Haken with the AVS Festival Orchestra conducted by Dr. Omelchenko Signature Artist Rudolf Haken presents an electrifying evening showcasing the extraordinary expressive range of the electric viola. Featuring...
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Mass Ensemble Rehearsal
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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...
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Wisdom from the Masters
Room 321 (Music)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...