Thank You to everyone who helped to make Utah Viola Society’s Viola Day a success! Thank you to each and every one of you who attended Viola Day as a violist, a student, a performer, a parent, or just a fan of the viola! Thank you to our sponsors, Season Sponsor Scoggins & Scoggins Violin Shop and Event Sponsor Summerhays Music! Additional thanks to Adam Day Violins, Dan Salini, and Lawrence Furse for bringing their instruments, thanks to Brant Bayless for showing us how great those violas can sound! Thank you to all the students who performed beautifully in the masterclass for James Dunham, you’re all making Utah look good! Thank you to all the groups who performed in the Ensemble recital, you all rocked! Thank you to everyone who participated in Violapalooza, and thanks to Dr. Robert Baldwin for leading us in such a fantastic performance! Thank you to the University of Utah for the most perfect place to have Viola Day, and thanks to Utah State University for their ongoing Viola Day support!!!
It was indeed a pleasure to be involved once again. Thank you for asking me to conduct Violapalooza–our UVS YouTube premiere!