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AVS Festivals happen every other June – with the next scheduled for 2028. From June 3-5, come to Oberlin Conservatory for a stimulating AVS-Festival-style collection of Master Classes, performances, and......
Orange Mountain Music has released my album of the world premiere of the viola transcription (made by Christine Rutledge) of Philip Glass’s Songs and Poems. You can find it on......
The Weber State University viola class will hold its annual Viva Viola Day on April 18, 2026 from 9:00-2:00. This free event is organized and run entirely by the university......
James Madison University will host Violapalooza: A Virginia Viola Day, on Saturday, January 18, 2025, featuring special guests Sheila Browne and Luca Trombetta. For violists of all ages (beginner through......
RAHA Duo (Amelia Hollander Ames, viola and Elaine Rombola Aveni, piano) release Swirl, a collection of new works for viola and piano by Matthew Aucoin, Curtis Hughes, Jonathan Bailey Holland,......
Need a kickstart to your summer? The WVU Viola Bootcamp features four intensive days for high school students (15 years old and above), undergraduate students, graduate students, adult amateurs, teachers,......
Registration is now open for MassViola’s 2nd Annual Viola Day on Sunday, April 21st from 4 to 8pm at First Church in Cambridge. The event will include student performances, a......
Eastman Viola Institute July 1-6, 2024 / Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Room: MC-311 and MC-306 Faculty: George Taylor, Eastman School of Music Katie Dey, South Carolina Governor’s School for the......
Solo works for viola by Stravinsky, Hindemith, Vieuxtemps, and Hovhaness, featuring performances and tips for performance and practice https://www.youtube.com/@ericnowlinvi0la Eric Nowlin (Detroit Symphony principal, Assistant Professor of Viola at Michigan......
Unified around a central theme of dealing with hard things, disappointment, or grief, and always coming back to faith in Christ, Solace is specifically focused on new sacred music for......
New music for violin/viola duo Violinist Erik Rohde and AVS member violist Jacob Tews, who perform together as the duo sonic apricity, released their debut album on December 9 on......
I am thrilled and proud to announce the release of my first solo album, Encantos de Mi Tierra. The recording includes works for viola by living Puerto Rican composers. Thank......
1919: Hidden Treasures from an Epic Year features works likely entered in the famed 1919 Berkshire Festival Competition, including Bantock, Foote, Ryelandt and Soulage. Performed by Hillary Herndon and Wei-Chun......
The Viola Etude Finder is a resource to allow violists the ability to search for etudes by level of difficulty and by skill. Developed by Anthony Devroye and Cody Russell,......
Violist Misha Galaganov and pianist John Owings have a new album, Charm, Passion, and Acrobatics featuring music for viola and piano by Pierre Kunc, Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, and Ernest Chausson. The......