AVS News

Join Molly Gebrian as she shares how the latest neuroscience research can help violists improve their practice and performance skills. Topics covered over this four-part series will include: getting rid...

14 January, 2023

Please join us as we welcome beloved performer, recording artist, pedagogue, and composer Atar Arad to the AVS Greenroom. First prize winner at the Geneva International Competition and former violist of the...

10 January, 2023

Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that we share the news that David Dalton, a leading light of the viola world and one of the founders of the American Viola...

24 December, 2022

Please join us in the AVS Greenroom as we welcome international soloist and pedagogue Tatjana Masurenko, currently on faculty at the Colburn School. Sunday, March 26, 2023 1:00pm Eastern Time Live via Zoom Each...

22 December, 2022

On March 1, 2023, American Viola Society members in good standing will receive an important email from the AVS with a link to an electronic ballot for President-Elect and four...

21 December, 2022

Applications are now open (through March 15, 2023) to join the AVS Youth Advisory Council (YAC). The YAC is open to students and young professionals between ages 18-26 as of...

25 November, 2022

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