Don’t miss the Avery Ensemble’s upcoming concerts!

Jan.13 New London <> Jan.15 Hartford <> Jan.16 Storrs

Featuring Mozart’s G minor quartet for keyboard & strings in a rare performance using harpsichord, as well as Brahms’s famous Piano Quintet in F minor. Continue Reading…

Wuorinen’s VIOLA VARIATIONS has been just been issued by CF Peters.  Major addition to the viola rep.  See attached.  Link below is to the Peters site: Continue Reading…

Bring your violas and your friends to LA’s only celebration of the coolest instrument around!

This year’s event features a masterclass with USC viola professor Donald McInnes and a variety of new special topics classes taught by local private and school teachers and members of the LA Philharmonic and LA Chamber Orchestra.

We are excited to feature performances by local viola ensembles from:

Elemental Strings

Santa Monica High School

Long Beach Polytechnic High School

Renaissance Arts Academy

University of Southern California

and the Southern California Viola Choir

All participants will join together to perform the world premiere of Bratsche Pack, a large viola ensemble piece composed by Robert Anderson.

ViolaFest is generously sponsored by Metzler Violins, Benning Violins, Old Town Music in

Pasadena, and the Southern California Viola Society.

Who:  All violists ages 9-18 are welcome regardless of level!

When:  Saturday, February 27, 2010

Where: Renaissance Arts Academy

1800 Colorado Blvd,

• Los Angeles, CA 90041

Times: 9am-4:30pm

Preparing Your College Audition – Master Class Series

Sunday, January 24, 2010

2:30-5:00 pm

Metzler Violin Shop, 604 S. Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204

Admission to audit:  $15.00, reservations required.

Please call 818-246-0278

About the Artist:

Jonathan Moerschel is the violist of the Calder Quartet, in residence at The Colburn School’s Conservatory of Music.  He is also an adjunct professor of viola and chamber music at Azusa Pacific University.  He received both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in viola performance from USC, a Professional Studies Certificate from the Colburn School of Music, and an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School in String Quartet Studies.  He plays on a Gasparo Da Salo viola on loan from the Stradivari Society.

Viola Teachers:  If you have a high school age student who is preparing for a college audition and interested in participating, please call us at 818-246-0278.

The Alturas Duo, comprised of HCD Faculty Members Carlos Boltes (viola) & Scott Hill (guitar)  won the 2010 CMA/ASCAP (Chamber Music America/ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Awards for innovative programming and commitment to featuring new works.

The Alturas Duo, who are former Hartt graduate students, are about to receive a very important Adventurous Programming Award from CMA/ASCAP (see below). The duo is comprised of Carlos Boltes, viola/charango and Scott Hill, guitar. They both did four years of graduate studies at Hartt earlier this decade, first doing individual degrees on viola and guitar (during which they formed the duo) and then doing a 2-year graduate chamber music residency program working with the members of the Emerson and Miami string quartets.

CMA/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming
Presented annually to ensembles and presenter/festivals for innovative public programming of contemporary music for small ensembles, these awards are given jointly by CMA and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). The awards presentation will take place at CMA’s National Conference in New York City (January 15-17, 2010).

Congatulations to the

Alturas Duo!

www.alturasduo.com

Hello Friends,

We would just like to let you know that Manny was recently interviewed by Marcie Sillman for the NPR program, ‘Old Masters’.

His interview will be aired on Seattle’s NPR station KUOW 94.9 FM this Friday at 6:40 am., then in the 2pm hour, and then on Saturday afternoon…I’m not sure of the time for that.

You may also view the interview online.

Cheers,

Lenore and Manny Vardi

Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival

Redlands Community Music Association, Inc.

59th Annual Young Artist Auditions -2010

(A Classical Music Competition)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

University of Redlands, Watchorn Hall

1200 E. Colton Avenue • Redlands, CA

$500 Prize for Junior Category Winners

$1000 Prize for Senior Category Winners

And the opportunity to perform in recital at the Redlands Bowl!

MONETARY PRIZES ARE CONTINGENT UPON PERFORMING AT THE

REDLANDS BOWL SUMMER FESTIVAL ON JUNE 29, 2010

CATEGORIES

PIANO and INSTRUMENTAL – Junior: to age 18; Senior: 19-26 years of age

VOICE – Junior: 18-23; Senior; 24-30 years of age

Preliminary Auditions (closed to the public) start at 1:00 p.m.

Final Auditions (open to the public) start at 7:30 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

E-mail: info@redlandsbowl.org or call (909) 793-7316

Mail: RCMA, Inc., Young Artists Auditions,

P.O. Box 466 • Redlands, CA 92373

Sponsored by The Association of the Redlands Bowl

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 26, 2010

******LIMITED TO THE FIRST 50 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED******