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Upcoming Events 

  • 2009 IVS Mini Congress

Past events

  • 2008 Inaugural event Viola ensemble play-along and barbeque

IVS Officers

 

About the IVS


Founded in the spring of 2008, the Indiana Viola Society is one of the newest state chapters of the American Viola Society. The purpose and mission of the Indiana Viola Society is to help promote and raise the profile of the viola and violists within the state of Indiana through special events such as master classes and recitals. Please join us for our first big event, the Indiana Viola Society "Mini-Congress" to be held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at DePauw University in Greencastle.

We invite all Hoosier Violists to be a part of this exciting venture! Please refer to the links below for information on how to join. For further information, please contact Philip Tietze, President of the Indiana Viola Society, at patietze@bsu.edu.

IVS Officers


President: Philip Tietze, Professor of Viola, Ball State
University patietze@bsu.edu
President-elect: Michael Strauss, Principal Violist, Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra mistrauss@sbcglobal.net
Secretary: Ayriole Frost, Student, Ball State University
ayriolecfrost@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kipp McClain, Student, Ball State University
kipp.mcclain@gmail.com


Upcoming Events


2009 IVS Mini Congress
Join us for our first Indiana Viola Society Mini-Congress, to be held on
Saturday, April 11, 2009 on the campus of DePauw University in Greencastle. This exciting event will feature a master class by world-renowned violist and teacher Alan deVeritch and a recital featuring IVS members. Participants are also invited to perform in a viola ensemble play-along session lead by Professor deVeritch"

Schedule (tentative)

9:30 AM-On site registration
10:00 AM-Viola ensemble play along lead by Alan deVeritch
Noon-Lunch
1:00 PM-Master class with Alan deVeritch
3:30-Break
4:00-Recital featuring IVS members

More information will be posted here.


Past Events


2008 Inaugural event-Viola ensemble play along and barbeque.
The Indiana Viola Society had our first official activity as an organization
this past Labor Day Weekend in the form of a pot luck barbeque picnic at the home of Theresa Langdon, IVS charter member and a violist with the Indianapolis Symphony. After a delicious round of hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers-along with the traditional potato salad and desserts-we retired to the living room, where Alan deVeritch lead our intrepid group in impromptu performances of selected viola ensemble music, including Alan's own arrangement of excerpts from the third act of Puccini's "La Boheme". Overall, about a dozen violists participated, including a good portion of our charter members plus students from around the area and the state.

Join the IVS


If you are not currently a member of the American Viola Society, you may apply through their site at

http://www.americanviolasociety.org/Membership/membership.html .
Note: when filling out the AVS application form, be sure to check the box indicating you wish to join the Indiana Viola Society.

If you are a current member of the American Viola Society, click here for an application for the IVS.