UtahViolaSociety

Tatjana Mead Chamis will return to Utah in March to give a recital at the University of Utah.
Her recital will be a scholarship benefit concert in honor of former Utah Symphony violist and Adjunct Professor of viola and chamber music at University of Utah.
Sunday, March 9, 2014.
7pm at Libby Gardner Hall

For more information: http://music.utah.edu/featured/tatjana.php

Additionally, she will also be giving a masterclass at BYU on Tuesday March 4, 5:00-7:00.

Hope to see you there!

Dear Colleagues,
Please plan to attend Viola Day!!!!2014 on Saturday, March 22! All performances will be held at Dumke Recital Hall, University of Utah. Registration will be at the door, we are asking for a $5 fee. Students under 18 are encouraged to attend at no cost. In a separate email I will include a poster – please print and post wherever you can, and forward it to those you think would enjoy the event. We need your help in getting the word out. Encourage your students, friends, and family to come, let’s invite everyone into our “Viola Society”! Here is a schedule of events:

We will start at 3:00 with a meeting, please come early and be a part of this. Because of our change of relationship with the AVS, there is a certain amount of reorganizing that needs to be done. I think we have some good ideas, but in order to have a society which can serve and inspire our members, we need input from each one of you.

At 4:00 Dr. Claudine Bigelow will be presenting her fascinating project on Bela Bartok and his 44 duos. She has been able to use Bartok’s own historic field recordings, pairing Bartok’s compositions with their inspiration from folk sources. The presentation will include live performances with the aid Utah Symphony violist Julie Edwards.

Claudine has produced a CD from this project, and at 5:00 we will host a CD release party and pizza dinner for all attendees. This is our chance to all get together – it should be a lot of fun, and a good chance to support a worthwhile creative endeavor!

The Utah Viola Society Recital will begin at 6:00, featuring solo and sonata performances from many of your friends and colleagues. This will be a full-length recital with intermission. Afterward, we will take a short break and finish with the Viola Ensemble Concert, with groups from the Utah Symphony Viola Section, Chamber Orchestra Ogden, and the several of the area universities.

Hope to see you all there,
Brad

Bradley Ottesen
Violist, Fry Street Quartet
Faculty, Caine College of the Arts
Utah State University

The Tim Deighton Masterclass looks like it was a ton of fun, and I am so sorry I had to miss it! Thanks to Claudine Bigelow for making all the arrangements and for hosting! Here are some pictures in case you missed them on Facebook!-Julie

Primrose Memorial Concert, Master Class and Clinic
With Guest Artist
Timothy Deighton

January 10-11, 2014
Brigham Young University
Friday, January 10

7:30 pm, Primrose Memorial Concert, Timothy Deighton, viola, Jeffrey Shumway, piano, Carrie Koffman, saxophone, Claudine Bigelow, viola
Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University
Free admission

Saturday, January 11
9-11 Primrose Memorial Master Class, E-400, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU

11 Guided Tour of PIVA, the Primrose International Viola Archive, Harold B. Lee Library, BYU

12ish to 1:30 BYOB lunch in the student union (Wilkinson Center) with our guest. Make friends with the viola students from different campuses from Utah State, Weber State, U of U and BYU!

1:30 Clinic by Tim Deighton and Carrie Koffman, “What Wind and String Players Can Learn From Each Other.” E-400, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU

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Utah Viola Society will have a Viola Day at the University of Utah on March 22, 2014.

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