Newsletter September 2023

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IVS September news from all over the world   Bekijk de webversie ARD International Music Competition Munich The prestigious ARD music competition 2023 (ARD Wettbewerb) for Viola was held in Munich (Germany). The winner of the competition 2023 was Haesue Lee from South Korea.  Karin Dolman reported exclusively for the DVS her personal impressions day-by-day. Read all about the competition or look back on the youtube channel of the ARD Musikwettbewerb. Latest news from Campinas, Brazil for the upcoming Congress 2024 For the 49th congress held in Campinas Brazil, there is a call for artistic, pedagogical, exhibition tables and exhibitors' proposals.  The closing date for submissions is the 31st of October. So just one month to go. If you need some ideas and guidelines for your proposal, go to the website of the Brazilian Viola Society. Registration for all participants for the congress will start on the 1st of March 2024! We will do our best to keep you updated, but take this opportunity to add that date to your calendar.  Personal note from President Jutta Puchhammer It is the end of summer here in the Northern hemisphere. I just came back from an apple picking and fun weekend with my grandkids. But work calls again! It is this time in the year, when we think about our upcoming concert season, make practice plans for ourselves as well as for our students. We also think about future projects, and of course, congress proposals. What do I feel about strongly, would I like to propose a new contemporary composition, a hidden gem, a technique workshop, a masterclass or even an unknown little concerto? I am still debating and remind myself not to miss the proposal deadline of October 31st, 2023 for our next 2024 congress in Brazil.  And you? What would you like to share with us? Lets get inventive - I can’t wait to hear about it! Usually, us violists never lack ideas! DVS Catalogue of Music for Viola Ensemble Dear Violists,   What's more fun than playing the viola? Not many things come to mind, but playing the viola TOGETHER might be one of them! In fact, the scientific evidence is overwhelming: The wealth of Viola Ensemble repertoire out there indicates a significant demand.  If you're looking for pieces to play, there are many good databases out there, such as IMSLP, the Wikipedia list, and Music4Viola.info. But they are not specialised in viola ensemble music, and they all miss some practical information that you might like to have: Where can I find a (free) recording to listen to, and where can I find the sheet music? This is why, for the past 11+ years, the Dutch Viola Society has compiled a dedicated list for viola ensemble repertoire (2-N players), currently counting more than 1150 pieces, of which the majority are original compositions. You can find the latest published list on this page of the Dutch Viola Society website. Due to limited manpower, the list has sadly been unable to keep pace with the explosive growth of the repertoire, so we could use some help! We propose to form an International Workgroup to keep this list up to date with the latest and greatest viola ensemble works. If you are interested, send us a mail at:  [email protected]. Kristofer Skaug (Dutch Viola Society) The rich Viola Repertoire, from Altonen to Zytowitsch, with comments by Konrad Ewald and the viola community. The Vision of Music4Viola is to offer the reader the greatest possible diversity of knowledge, inspiration and exchange possibilities for this marvelous musical instrument with up to now over 10.500 works by about 3500 composers. The organisation behind Music4Viola would like to give the interested community a comfortable survey of the viola literature. You will be amazed at how much has been written, by whom and about what. Regardless whether searching by composer, editor, author, title, index, category, publisher, key, era and nationality, a few clicks will widen your knowledge. The beauty of it is, that you can share with Music4Viola your knowledge and enthusiasm. Go to the website of Music4Viola and register for this marvelous website!    IVS December Solstice 2023 In December, the International Viola Society will create our annual international broadcast with viola contributions from all around the world. We would love to include videos from you and your society. Please contact us with submissions! The deadline for submissions is November 15th. The third edition of the IVS December Solstice will be broadcast on December 21st 20:30CET!  Write to: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter This email has been sent to {{email}}. • If you no longer want to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe here. • You can also view and edit your subscription. • Please add [email protected] to your address book to ensure our emails continue to reach your inbox.