The American Viola Society http://americanviolasociety.org Network for Viola Performance, Pedagogy, Research & Composition Wed, 16 May 2012 02:50:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Sequoia Chamber Music Workshop http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/sequoia-chamber-music-workshop/ http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/sequoia-chamber-music-workshop/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:03 +0000 Adam http://americanviolasociety.org/?p=2481 Venue: Humboldt State University
Location: Arcata, CA
Dates: Jun 17 – 23 | Jun 24 – 30

Age Range: 12 – 20
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Level Musicians
Application Deadline: Accepting late applications until filled!
Contact: 415-938-7839 | sequoia@humboldt.edu | www.sequoiachambermusic.org

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  • All auditions will be submitted via video upload and will go straight to preliminaries – no states level competitions as in years past.
  • November 2012 deadline
  • Repertoire is available at this link
  • April 2013 Finals held in New York City
  • $5000 Grand Prize
  • Senior Division Instrument Prizes worth $1000
  • Junior Division Instrument Prizes worth $500
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Dates: 16 – 29 June 2012
Contact: 856-875-6816 | www.philadelphiamusicfestival.org

Program Offerings: Symphony Program, Solo Performance Studies, College Audition Preparation, Piano Studies, Chamber Music, Concerto Competitions & Masterclasses
Faculty: Philadelphia Orchestra Members

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  • It's May!! That means its time to register for the viola congress if you haven't already! http://t.co/A8nxw53y @IVC2012 #
    • ]]>     http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-05-06-2/feed/ 0     If Music Be the Food… http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/if-music-be-the-food-2/ http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/if-music-be-the-food-2/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:19 +0000 Adam http://americanviolasociety.org/?p=1853 Eastman students and faculty will join together on May 11, 2012 at 7:30pm at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Rochester, New York for Season 3, Concert 3 of “If Music Be the Food…,” a benefit concert series for Rochester’s Foodlink. Works to be performed include Reger’s Two Spiritual Songs and Brahms String Sextet in B-Flat. Performers include series founder Carol Rodland, ESM’s Ying Quartet, Jan Opalach, Dr Robert Poovey, Keiko Ying and the ESM Viola Choir.

    If Music Be the Food… was created in 2009 to raise awareness and support for the hungry of Rochester. Audience members are asked to bring nonperishable food items or cash donations for Foodlink as the price of admission. Contact Prof Rodland at crodland@esm.rochester.edu for more information.

    ]]>     http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/if-music-be-the-food-2/feed/ 0     Sphinx Competition 16 http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/sphinx-competition-16/ http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/sphinx-competition-16/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 00:15:51 +0000 Adam http://americanviolasociety.org/?p=2263 The Sphinx Organization for young Black and Latino string players has posted application requirements for the 16th annual competition. The application deadline will be Tu, 13 November 2012 at 11:59EST. More info can be found at https://sphinx.myreviewroom.com/.

    ]]>     http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/sphinx-competition-16/feed/ 0     It’s May!! That means its time… http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/its-may-that-means-its-time/ http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/its-may-that-means-its-time/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 00:15:31 +0000 Adam http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/its-may-that-means-its-time/ It’s May!! That means its time to register for the viola congress if you haven’t already! http://t.co/A8nxw53y @IVC2012

    ]]>     http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/its-may-that-means-its-time/feed/ 0     What is the current relationship between the AVS and the International Viola Society? Is this spelled out anywhere? http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/what-is-the-current-relationship-between-the-avs-and-the-international-viola-society-is-this-spelled-out-anywhere/ http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/what-is-the-current-relationship-between-the-avs-and-the-international-viola-society-is-this-spelled-out-anywhere/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:54:06 +0000 Adam http://americanviolasociety.org/?p=2297 The AVS is an independent section of the IVS but functions independently of the IVS.  That information is found in the current AVS Constitution:

     

    http://americanviolasociety.org/files/2009/12/AVS_Bylaws_ratified_20101.pdf   (See Article I. Name)

     

    Section responsibilities may be found in the IVS Constitution: http://www.internationalviolasociety.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/ivs_bylaws.pdf (See Sections III A and B)

     

    The text in our constitution is ambiguous. It is impossible to function independently yet participate as a section of the IVS.  The current wording of our by-laws creates a conflict of duty, as it implies consideration for an exterior set of by-laws (namely those of the IVS) while stating we are an independent organization bound by our by-laws alone for governance.  We would be remiss not to clarify this discrepancy and must address it as an organization in order to function within the proper parameters of a 501c3 organization.

    ]]>     http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/what-is-the-current-relationship-between-the-avs-and-the-international-viola-society-is-this-spelled-out-anywhere/feed/ 0     What financial obligation does the AVS have to the IVS? Where is this spelled out? http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/what-financial-obligation-does-the-avs-have-to-the-ivs-where-is-this-spelled-out/ http://americanviolasociety.org/blog/2012/05/what-financial-obligation-does-the-avs-have-to-the-ivs-where-is-this-spelled-out/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:53:13 +0000 Adam http://americanviolasociety.org/?p=2295 There is no financial obligation spelled out in the AVS by-laws.  However, IVS by-laws state that sections of the IVS are required to pay 7% of their dues. Please see Section IIIA, Nos. 1 and 5 (Memberships and Admission to Membership):

     

    http://www.internationalviolasociety.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/ivs_bylaws.pdf

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