Exhibitor Open Hours
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...
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Events
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Forbes Lower Lobby (Downstairs) and Grand Lobby (Upstairs)
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Contemporary Repertoire for the Beginning and Intermediate Student
Room 318 (Music)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...
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Rediscovering Maurice Vieux: Forgotten Voices of the French Viola School
Room 204 (Music)Presenter: Douglas Temples Bernadette Lo This lecture recital draws from my doctoral research into the legacy of Maurice Vieux (1878–1951), the Paris conservatory professor who shaped the modern French viola...
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Teacher in Residence: Open Lessons/Drop In Observation
Room 119 (Music)Presenter: Peter Slowik Observe master teachers in action during these open lessons with festival participants. Students will work one-on-one with Teachers in Residence in a traditional private lesson setting, while...
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Flow and Movement in Viola Bowing: Applying Paul Rolland’s Transformative Techniques
Room 1220 (Forbes)Presenter: Braunwin Sheldrick This session introduces Paul Rolland’s motion-based pedagogy as applied to viola bowing, with a focus on developing freedom, balance, and ease of movement. Rolland’s principles—natural posture, balanced...
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AVSF Masterclass: Lynne Ramsey
Room 1115 (Forbes)Presenter: Lynne Ramsey Violist Lynne Ramsey works with selected festival participants in this engaging masterclass, offering insight into technical refinement, musical interpretation, and expressive performance. Attendees are invited to observe...
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Rock & Reel: Monticello’s Black Fiddlers
Room 142/Choir Room (Music)Presenters: Danielle Wiebe Burke Ayn Balija David McCormick Johanna Beaver Sam Suggs What sounds might a visitor to Monticello have heard? Music was often in the air - Thomas Jefferson...
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Deep Listening and Improvisation: Expanding Your Viola Practice Through Sound Awareness
B71 (Music Building)Presenter: Freya Downey This interactive workshop introduces violists to Pauline Oliveros's "Deep Listening" technique and structured improvisation as tools for expanding artistic expression and enhancing practice effectiveness. Participants will engage...
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AVS Shared Recital: Musical Storytelling: Pictorial Viola Compositions by Maxwell Lowery
Recital Hall (Forbes)Presenter: Maxwell Lowery Molly Wise A Very Long Day, for solo viola Spilt Milk Nap Intermezzo: The Aftermath of an Indoor Crayola Mural Cake and Balloons Maxwell Lowery, viola...
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Exhibitor Break
Forbes Lower Lobby (Downstairs) and Grand Lobby (Upstairs)Take a midday break 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...
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AVS Shared Recital: Music From Home
Recital Hall (Forbes)Performer: Jorge Alves Tze-Ying Wu Jorge Alves will perform: • Cláudio Carneyro: Ausência • Miguel Azguime: Dedans Dehors • Dimitrios Andrikopoulos: Praxis V (World Premiére) • Daniel Moreira: Noctis Lumina...
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The Voice of the Viola: Betsy Jolas’s Works for Viola
Room 204 (Music)Presenter: Andrew Braddock Ting-Ting Yang French composer Betsy Jolas (b. 1926) has written a body of captivating and beguiling works for the viola. While she once joked that she belonged...