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The New York Viola Society's 2004-2005 Season of
Concerts, Recitals and other Viola Events

The New York Viola Society's Thirteenth Season:

• The Violist as Composer - October 19, 2004
• Showcase: Viola Makers - November 19, 2004
• Steven Dann - January 9, 2005
• Collegial Concert I - January 30, 2005
• Csaba Erdélyi - March 6, 2005
• Collegial Concert II - May 1, 2005

The Violist as Composer!

Program (Where not otherwise indicated, the composer performed their own work)

Kenji Bunch - "Crawl Space" for Solo Viola

Louise Schulman - "Daphne Variations" for Solo Viola

Henri Vieuxtemps - "Elegie" for Viola and Piano
Sheila Browne, Viola
Dmitri Shteinberg, Piano

Frank Bridge - "Lament " for two Violas
Liuh Wen Ting and David Blinn, Violas

Martha Mooke - Two works for Electric Viola:
"...as the Phoenix"
Cafe Mars

David Cerutti - "The Mirabal Fragments" for Viola and Voice
with Desiree Halac, Mezzo-Soprano

LJOVA (a.k.a. Lev Zhurbin) - "'FOUR' (the title is temporary)"
Played by Kenji Bunch, Liuh Wen Ting, Ann Roggen and Lev

Showcase: Viola Makers

Among the community of string players, it is no secret that there are string instrument makers working today whose creations rival those of the works of the revered masters of the past. While these makers are found all over the world, a large number of them have their homes and workshops in the greater New York area.

This evening began with a short introduction of each maker. Each maker was given an opportunity to briefly describe his or her top priority in building a viola (perhaps size, shape, bass bar placement, varnish or some other factor) and how they go about achieving that goal.

After these brief statements, we were treated to a demonstration of instruments by Misha Amory, violist of the Brentano String Quartet and Juilliard faculty member.

After the formal offerings, the audience was given a chance to meet with the individual makers, ask questions and try some of the instruments.

Steven Dann, Viola
Lambert Orkis, Piano
Susan Platts, Mezzo-soprano

All-Brahms Program:

Sonata, Op. 120 No. 1, in F minor
Gestillte Sehnsucht and Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91
Sonata, Op. 120 No. 2, in E flat major

Collegial Concert I

Rosemary Glyde - Weiji

Daniel Avshalomov
Melissa Reardon
Ann Roggen
Rebecca Osborn

Gordon Jacob - Suite for Eight Violas

Ann Roggen
Daniel Avshalomov
Melissa Reardon
Rebecca Osborn
Christine Ims
Denise Cridge
Jessica Troy
Olivia Koppel

Frank Bridge - Lament

Ann Roggen
Daniel Avshalomov

Music by Richard Lane

Eight Duos for Two Violas (1985) - "for Manny and Lenore Vardi"
V: Souvenir, Semplice
VI: Song, Moderato
VII: March, Allegretto scherzando

Naomi Graf Rooks
Judith Insell

Quartet for Violas (1978) - "for Myron Rosenblum"

Christine Ims
Olivia Koppell
Jessica Troy
Lisa Whitfield

Triptych for Six Violas (2004), World Premiere, dedicated to Myron Rosenblum
I: Intrada, Allegro
II: Canzona, Andante, espressivo
III: Finale, Allegro moderato

Myron Rosenblum
Veronica Jacobs
Paula Washington
Nancy Eliot Mack
Ellen Hill
Karin Satra

Richard Lane (1933-2004), New Jersey-born composer, was extremely fond of the viola and featured it in many settings: 3 sonatas with piano, two sets of viola duos, 2 trios for clarinet, viola and piano, a trio for viola, cello and piano, 5 flute and viola duets, the Viola Quartet, Nocturne for viola and piano, the Song and Dance (written for Emanuel Vardi), the Aria and Allegro for Viola and Strings, written for the Primrose Memorial Scholarship Competition at the 19th International Viola Congress, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, and the Triptych for Six Violas. The Triptych was written over 2003 and 2004 and will be performed for the first time here.

Csaba Erdélyi, Viola
Laura Melton, Piano

Brahms (arranged by Erdélyi for Viola and Piano) - Sonata in D major, op. 78 ("Rain Song")
Paul Chihara - Sonata for Viola and Piano (1996 - revised 1999)
Bohuslav Martinu - Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1
Manuel De Falla (arranged by Erdélyi for Viola and Piano) - "El Amor Brujo" Suite

Collegial Concert II

Scharwenka - Sonata for Viola and Piano
Christine Ims, Viola
Yi-Fang Huang, Piano

Yanjun Hua - "The Moon Mirrored on the Er Spring" arranged for solo viola by Ding Zhinuo/Ching Chen Juhl
Ching Chen Juhl, Viola

Krystof Penderecki - Cadenza
Henryk Wieniawski - Scherzo-Caprice
Melissa Reardon, Viola
Yi-Fang Huang, Piano

Jean-Marie Leclair - Duo in A Major for Violas
Adria Benjamin, Viola
Rebecca Osborn, Viola

George Quincy - "Fanfare for a Choctaw Soul" and "Callisto, a Moon of Jupiter"
Joel Rudin, Viola
Mary Barto, Flute
George Quincy, Piano

Giacomo Zucchi - Adagio, Theme and Variations and Polacca Allegretto
Rebecca Osborn, Viola
Andrea Andros, Viola
Nancy Reed, Violin
Alessandro Benetello, Cello