Paolo Pandolfo Master Class

Paolo Pandolfo will be teaching a master class at the Library of Congress on Friday, January 27th: Auditors Welcome!

Three young performers will be playing the viola da gamba for Mr. Pandolfo: Amy Dominguez and Niccolo Seligmann, both Peabody Conservatory students of John Moran, and Lucine Musaelian, a 14-year-old from New Jersey.

Music by Marin Marais, Antoine Forqueray and selections from the viola bastarda literature will be presented. Auditors are invited to the free, hour-long event at 3 PM on Friday, January 27 at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress. Visit the Library of Congress' web page for more information.

Mr. Pandolfo will also be performing at the Library of Congress on Saturday, January 28th at 2 PM, at the French Embassy on Thursday, January 26th, and at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on Sunday, February 5th.

An Evening of Chamber Music benefiting Food & Friends

Update: The evening was a tremendous success, raising $1,200 for Food & Friends. Many thanks to the performers and to all who made the event possible.

We are very pleased to be sponsoring an evening of chamber music featuring our own Jim Kelly, on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at 5:00pm, at the Westmoreland Congregational Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD 20816.

Featured Artists: Jim Kelly, Viola; Sonya Hayes, Violin; Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, Piano

Special Guest Artists: Barbara Brown, Cello; David Basch, Viola; Fatma Daglar, Oboe; George Ohlson, Viola; Tsuna Sakamoto, Viola

With works by J.S. Bach, Debussy, Loeffler, Glazunov, and Britten

Suggested Donation at the Door $12

Proceeds benefit Food & Friends, Delivering Hope, One Meal at a Time

The mission of Food & Friends is to foster a community of caring men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling.

Blue Mountain Festival: A Residential Chamber Music Camp

Dates: July 22-August 4, 2012
Location: Franklin and Marshall College
Violin/Viola Faculty: Sherri Anderson, Olivia Hajioff, Susan Kim, Marc Ramirez and Amy Wulfman
Cello Faculty: Regina Mushabac
Piano Faculty: Michael Sheadel and Luba Sindler
Voice Faculty: Susan Gaylord
Tuition: $1,000 R&B: $850
Tuition Includes:

• 2 Private Lessons
• 3-5 hours daily of coaching with a faculty member
• Daily written and aural theory
• Multiple performance opportunities

For more information and a short video about the program please visit our website.

International Viola Congress 2012

We are very pleased to announce that we will sponsor Cynthia Phelps' performance at IVC2012!  She will perform as soloist, along with her New York Philharmonic colleague, Rebecca Young, in Sofia Gubaidulina's "Two Paths," with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday evening, May 31, 2012, in Kodak Hall.

2012 ASTA National Conference

We will provide more information as it becomes available.

March 21-24, 2012
Atlanta, GA
Exhibits * National Orchestra Festival * National High School Honors Orchestra * Eclectic Strings Festival

2013 ASTA National Conference

We will provide more information as it becomes available.

February 27-March 2, 2013
Providence, RI
Exhibits * National Orchestra Festival * National Solo Competition * Eclectic Strings Festival

TPVC Sponsors ASO Turtle Island Quartet Master Class

As proud sponsors of the ASO's Turtle Island Quartet Master Class, we invite you to see pictures of the event at http://on.fb.me/rbB351 and the thank-you note we received from Wakefield High's Orchestra below.

TPVC String Competition (in memory of Gretchen Hood)

Date: December 17, 2011
Time: This is an all-day event. Participants will be notified of their assigned times after the November 23, 2011 deadline.
Location: Catholic University, Wash., DC
Application Fee: Junior High $22 per student; Senior High $27 per student
Postmark Deadline: November 23, 2011
Awards: Junior High: 1st Prize $150; 2nd Prize $75. Senior High: 1st Prize $300; 2nd Prize $150

This competition is also open to non-WMTA Members. Non-member fees are: Junior High $44; Senior High $54

ALL WMTA RULES APPLY. This compeition will be held in audition format.

Eligibility:
Junior High: Grades 7-9
Senior High: Grades 10-12
Previous 1st-Place winners are ineligible to participate.

Repertoire Requirements:
Junior High: Two pieces of contrasting styles and periods; Maximum 10 minutes playing time; One of the pieces should be memorized.
Senior High: Three pieces of constrasting styles and periods; Maximum 15 min. playing time; Two or the pieces should be memorized.

Special Rules:
Pieces with accompaniment must be performed with an accompanist.
All contestants are to provide their own accompanist, who may be anyone other than their teacher.
Music may be used for accompanied sonata movements.
Students must provide judges with scores of the pieces.
Scores of accompanied pieces must include the piano part or piano reduction.
All participants are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright law.
Please refer to the WMTA General Rules for details.

Participants who fail to comply with any of the rules or with the WMTA General Rules may not compete for prizes, but will be allowed to play for comments only.

Chair: Eleanor Woods (202)244-8658 E-mail eleanorviolinist@gmail.com
Chair: Emil Chudnovsky (410)746-5995 E-mail SqWoland@aol.com

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