Upcoming AVS Festivals

Save the Dates:
2026 American Viola Society Festival
June 3-6, 2026

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Host: Diane Phoenix-Neal
Coordinator: Christine Ebersohl-Van Scyoc

Thanks to our 2024 Festival Sponsors & Exhibitors!

This year’s AVS Festival and Primrose International Viola Competition was a tre

mendous success. and we couldn’t have done it without our incredible sponsors and exhibitors, and our wonderful partners at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Please take a moment to visit them all online or in person, and thank them for their ongoing partnership with the AVS!

Presenting Partner:
The Colburn School

Platinum Sponsor:
William Harris Lee & Co. 

Silver Sponsors: 
Carriage House Violins
Robertson & Sons Violin Shop

Coffee Break Sponsors:
Pirastro
Metzler Violin Shop/Thomastik-Infeld/Connolly Music

Virtual Sponsor:
Violin Society of America

Exhibitors:
The Arcrest
Bow and Quill Music (composer Sakari Dixon Vanderveer)
CalArts
Gems Music Publications
Gewa Music USA
LA Violin Shop
Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin
Melissa Matson, Exploring Excerpts
Pablo Alfaro Violins
SBOV Music
Sleepy Puppy Press
Timothy Summerville, Violin Maker
Vermont Violins/V. Richelieu
VlaTutti
Yesterday Service Sheet Music