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  • Exhibitor Open Hours

    Forbes Lower Lobby (Downstairs) and Grand Lobby (Upstairs)

    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)

    Presenter: Alice Sprinkle 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...

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

    Room 142/Choir Room (Music)

    Presenters: Michael Delfin Michael Hall 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...

  • AVS Shared Recital: Portrait de femme

    Recital Hall (Forbes)

    Performer: Diane Phoenix-Neal Sherry Grant This collaborative recital includes works by female composers of the 20th and 21st centuries from five different countries around the world: New Zealand, Taiwan, United...

  • AVSF Orchestra Audition Competition and Seminar

    Room 108/Large Band Room (Music)

    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)

    Presenter: Edward Klorman 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...

  • Electric Viola Workshop: Signature Artist, Rudolf Haken

    Studio Theater (Forbes)

    Presenter: Rudolf Haken Explore the expressive possibilities of the electric viola with pioneering performer and innovator Rudolf Haken. This engaging workshop will demonstrate the instrument’s expanded sonic palette, including extended...

  • Violin to Viola: Developing an Efficient Pedagogy

    Room 318 (Music)

    Presenter: Peijun Xu This research proposal presents a comprehensive approach to integrating violin and viola pedagogies that can efficiently support violinists at different proficiency levels in transitioning to violists. By...

  • Gamifying the practice room

    Room 142/Choir Room (Music)

    Presenter: Nick Revel What if learning etudes felt like casting spells in epic boss battles? DragonScales: The Hero Levels – 25 Fantasy Etudes to Slay Evil invites violists into a...