UtahViolaSociety

Are you a youth orchestra or school conductor and want to register your entire viola section for the Utah Viola Society? Are you a studio teacher who wishes your students would attend viola day? Now you can register a group at a discounted rate! Register your group of 5 students and pay for 4! Register your group of 8 for the price of 6! Register your group of 10 for just the cost of 7 student memberships!

Are you a parent who wishes to attend Viola Day 2016 with your child? Register your child at the student rate, and pick up a membership for yourself at the student rate!

Contact President Brad Ottesen or Treasurer Julie Edwards to arrange the group rates. If you’re registering a child and yourself at the student rate, pay via Paypal and just include a note with your payment indicating “Family Membership,” and include the names of everyone you wish to register.

 

It’s that time again! The leaves are changing, the nights are getting cooler, and the Alto Clef cookies are on their way!  Viola Day 2016!!!!! It’s time to renew your membership! Luckily joining is easy, you can use our easy Paypal button or send our Treasurer a check! Skip the line on viola day and spend your time hanging out with your favorite violists!

Membership is a steal! You’ll get to attend all of our Utah Viola Society events for the year, including Viola Day 2016 featuring guest artist in masterclass and recital Patricia McCarty,  Meet your Maker instrument demos, and a fascinating presentation which explores the deep connection between Dr. David Dalton and William Primrose. We will also be presenting our UVS  Recital, and our Orchestral Excerpts seminar this season, so there are many viola events in which to participate and enjoy.

Utah Viola Society can also help you advertise your viola event, including your studio recitals, a fabulous recital you might be giving, or even if you’d just like to hang out with violists, we can help make that happen!

And did I mention…ALTO CLEF COOKIES???? Join today!!!

 

This Wednesday, June 29, 2016, Utah Viola Society President Brad Ottesen will present a recital as part of the 2016 Logan Tabernacle Concert Series. He and pianist Jessica Roderer will present a “world tour” of music, taking the listener to Germany, England, and France, musically speaking, of course!

J.S. Bach, Sonata No. 3 for Viola da Gamba
Hindemith, 1937 Sonata for Viola Solo, First Movement
Vaughan Williams, Romance for Viola and Piano
Enesco, Concertpiece for Viola and Piano

The recital will be at the Logan Tabernacle, Wednesday, June 29 at noon.

Bradley Ottesen, a performer of “warmly rich, opulent tone” (Washington Post) is the violist the internationally acclaimed Fry Street Quartet. He has earned degrees from Northwestern University and the New England Conservatory.  He is an assistant professor of music at Utah State and currently serves as president of the Utah Viola Society.  He has had extensive training and experience and currently also teaches privately.

Jessica Roderer’s performances are “rich in emotion and dramatic passion”, The Deseret Morning News.  She recently graduated with her Master’s and Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Southern California. She earned her Bachelor’s from Utah State University under the instruction of Gary Amano. She has performed with the Utah Symphony and currently works with Opera by Children in connection with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre.

Congratulations to all the performers for beautiful contributions to the Utah Viola Society’s Spring Recital! Bravi Tutti!!!

Sunday, March 6, Dumke Recital Hall at the University of Utah, Utah Viola Society presents its Spring Recital!

We have animal lovers, we have Baroque recorder players, we have composers, we have crazy motorcyclists, we have three (Count ’em, 3!) duo collaborations, we have professors from three (Count ’em, 3!) Utah music schools, we have Utah Symphony members, we have original compositions, we have VIOLA.

Resistance is futile. See you Sunday.

 

One of the most rewarding things about performing music is the wonderful collaborations one gets to be part of. I am honored to be performing a wonderful collaboration with my dear friend and colleague Roberta Zalkind. Roberta is Associate Principal Viola of the Utah Symphony, she is a wonderful teacher to many incredible students, a fabulous violist, and an all around fantastic duo partner.

 

We are pleased to be performing Katrina Wreede’s aptly named “Duo for Sunday.”  A former member of the Turtle Island String Quartet, Katrina Wreede is a violist, a composer, and a founder of Composing Together, which brings together composers and students side by side.

Duo for Sunday is in three movements: Sunday, Rocking, and Tango? Each movement has elements of jazz tonalities and rhythms, and each viola has an equal role to play. It’s whimsical, explores a full range of moods and characters, and a even has dueling viola cadenzas! Roberta and I deeply hope that everyone enjoys listening to it as much as we’ve enjoyed preparing it!

Come hear jazzy-ish dueling viola cadenzas Sunday, March 6, 3pm, Dumke Recital Hall at the University of Utah.