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Since its founding in 1972, the AVS has emphasized viola research as a core principle.  In 1999, the AVS founded the David Dalton Research Competition (DDRC) in honor of noted...

01 November, 2022

The AVS Scores Committee has been busy preparing and adding new works to our AVS Scores resources! Please visit the Scores pages (under "Resources") to find compositions for solo viola, viola...

01 November, 2022

The AVS is happy to announce the deserving student recipients of AVS Viola Bank instruments and bows for the 2022-2023 school year: Bryant Alcorn Katie Baird Teddy Froelich Adrian Jackson Emma Kincaid Santiago Paez Niloofar Sohi Ana Tovo Nayyirah...

11 October, 2022

The American Viola Society announces our 2024 Recording Project, the second installment from our new AVS Recording Label.  The AVS recording label serves as a vehicle for members to present and...

01 September, 2022

The Nominations Committee of the AVS Executive Board is seeking nominations for President-Elect and four Member-at-Large positions commencing July 1, 2023.   Member-At-Large terms are three years (July 1, 2023-July 1, 2026)....

01 September, 2022

Please join us in the AVS Greenroom as we welcome luthiers Peter and Wendy Moes! Saturday, January 28, 2023 8:00pm Eastern Time Live via Zoom Please note the Saturday evening time for this event. Register...

30 August, 2022

Please join us in the AVS Greenroom as we welcome Molly Carr!  Molly is the newest member of the Juilliard String Quartet and the Carr-Petrova Duo. She is on the faculty of...

30 August, 2022

Please join us in the AVS Greenroom as we welcome Martha Strongin Katz, founding violist of the Cleveland Quartet and a noted viola pedagogue, currently on faculty at New England Conservatory! Sunday, December...

30 August, 2022

Please join us in the AVS Greenroom this month as we welcome Choong-Jin (C.J.) Chang, Principal Violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and faculty member at Peabody Conservatory and the Aspen...

29 August, 2022