Viola Day!
September 27, Saturday 9 AM – 4 PM 
University of Utah, Gardner Music Building
Featuring guest artist Ann Marie Brink, from DePaul University and formerly of the Dallas Symphony.
Guest artist recital + masterclass, instrument exhibition, pizza party and more!


Spotlight: Viola!
UVS Annual Recital
October 6, Monday 7:00 PM
University of Utah, Dumke Recital Hall
Violists of the Utah Symphony take center stage, along with artists and educators from across Utah!


Utah ASTA Fall Workshop
October 25, Saturday 8:30 AM
Weber State University
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Michael Palumbo, UVS Co-Founder and Past President
Viola Masterclass, Bradley Ottesen, Fry Street Quartet and Professor of Viola at Utah State University
Free Registration with your Utah Viola Society Membership!

Primrose Memorial Concert, featuring guest artists Matthew Lipman, viola and Kwan Yi, piano.
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 7:30 pm
Recital Hall, Music Building, BYU

Masterclass: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 5-7 pm
4255 Music Building, BYU

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Admission to both events is free. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the incredible Matthew Lipman play this amazing program!

Program:
Dowland – Lute Ayres (1597-1600)
Flow my tears 
In my complaints…

Britten – Lachrymae, Op. 48 (1948)

Brahms – Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (1894)
Allegro amabile
Allegro appassionato 
Andante con moto – Allegro

Intermission

Bach – Partita No. 3 in A Major, BWV 1006 (1720)
Preludio
Loure
Gavotte en Rondeau

Assad – Metamorfose (2017) 
Crisálidas
Dança das Borboletas

Waxman – Carmen Fantasy (arr. Lipman)

Carrie Scoggins, of Scoggins Violins, is a fixture in the musical community in Utah, and a longtime supporter of the Utah Viola Society. Her son, Spencer, of Scoggins Bows, is now carrying on the tradition!

In 1979 Carrie arrived in Salt Lake City to attend the Violin Making School of America. Graduating in 1983 she was then asked to teach the Varnish and Set Up classes at the school. Michael Scoggins, her husband, was the Woodworking instructor. They taught from 1984 – 1988.

Scoggins & Scoggins Violin Shop opened in the summer of 1988 in Salt Lake City. The shop served the string instrument community in Utah and the surrounding states for 28 years.

Carrie closed the retail shop in May 2016 to focus on the construction of new instruments to accommodate the increased demand for her instruments. She is focusing more on cellos and violas these days.

Spencer Scoggins is a local Archetier performing bow rehairs and repairs. He worked at Scoggins & Scoggins Violin Shop for 10 years under Carrie and Michael Scoggins. Spencer formed his own company specializing in bows in 2023 after having studied with Dan Salini and Robert Dow.

Carrie Scoggins always has a viola on hand, or in the making. If you are looking for a new instrument, be in touch to arrange a visit!

Viola Day 2024!

Saturday, October 12 @ University of Utah
9:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

This year, we are thrilled to welcome Guest Artist Jonathan Vinocour, Principal Viola of the San Francisco Symphony, and faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Aspen Music Festival.

• 9:15-10:00: Check in (Front entrance, Thompson Hall)
• 10:00-12:00: Guest Artist Masterclass with Jonathan Vinocour 
• 12:00-12:45: Pizza Party and Viola Cookies!
• 12:45-1:30: Instrument Showcase with Utah Symphony Principal Violist Brant Bayless
• 1:30-3:00: Meet Your Maker – play all the violas!
• 3:00-4:00: Guest Artist Recital – Jonathan Vinocour, viola, with Cahill Smith, piano and Bradley Ottesen, viola

Program

WF Bach –  Duo for Two Violas in G Major

JS Bach – Chaconne from Partita No. 2

Franz Schubert – Sonata for Viola and Piano, “Arpeggione”

Registration is $10 for Students, $20 for Adults, (Teachers can bring their whole studio for a discount!) 
Pre-register on our membership page!

We are so thrilled to have Jonathan Vinocour as our 2024 Guest Artist! Here is a little more about him, as well as some videos of his incredible playing and teaching!

Violist Jonathan Vinocour enjoys a varied career as an orchestral player, chamber musician, and soloist.  He was appointed Principal Viola of the San Francisco Symphony in 2009 having previously served as Principal Viola of the Saint Louis Symphony and Guest Principal of the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  Since that time, he has appeared frequently as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony.  Concerto performances have also brought him to the Saint Louis Symphony, La Jolla Music Society, Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the New World Symphony where he was a featured artist of their Viola Visions Festival alongside Tabea Zimmerman, Kim Kashkashian, Roberto Diaz, and Cynthia Phelps.  

A sought-after chamber musician, he is a regular guest of festivals such as the Seattle Chamber Music Society, La Jolla SummerFest, Marlboro, Bridgehampton, Salt Bay Festivals and Chamberfest Cleveland.  Chamber music partners have included Yefim Bronfman, Yo-Yo Ma, Augustin Hadelich, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Igor Levit and James Ehnes among others.  He also performs frequently on the chamber music series of the San Francisco Symphony and as a recitalist and chamber musician on concert series around the country.  

Vinocour graduated from Princeton University with a degree in chemistry and from the New England Conservatory where he studied with Kim Kashkashian.  An active and dedicated teacher, he serves on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as well as the Aspen Music Festival and School and is a frequent coach at the New World Symphony.  Vinocour plays on a 1784 Lorenzo Storioni viola on loan from the San Francisco Symphony.

Listen to his gorgeous rendition of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet arranged by Borisovsky.

Then don’t miss this fantastic “Viola Visions” orchestral masterclass with the New World Symphony, featuring Jonathan Vinocour, Cynthia Phelps, and Roberto Díaz.
 

Stay tuned for more info on Viola Day, and remember to mark your calendars for October 12!

October 12 @ University of Utah

Gardner Music Building
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Utah Viola Society returns on Saturday, October 12, with all of the events that you’ve come to know and love, including a guest artist masterclass + recital, instrument showcase, and pizza lunch!

This year, we are thrilled to welcome Guest Artist Jonathan Vinocour, Principal Viola of the San Francisco Symphony, and faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Aspen Music Festival.

Please mark your calendar, and we’ll be in touch with more details, plus information on more viola events that will be happening this year!