Schedule of Events
(Subject to change)
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
12 noon
Opening Ceremony
1:00 pm
Exhibition areas officially open
1:00 pm
BRATS events
1:30 pm
Master Class with Heidi Castleman
2:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital
3:00 pm
Recital featuring violists of the southwestern United States: Jacquelyn Schwandt, Kim Fredenburgh, Peter Rosato and Hong Mei Xiao
3:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital
4:30 pm
BRATS Master Class with Christine Rutledge
5:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital
6:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital
7:30 pm
BRATS performance
8:00 pm
Signature Evening Event: Kim Kashkashian Recital with Lydia Artymiw
Thursday, June 5, 2008
8:00 am
Play In – Viola Ensembles led by Ken Martinson
9:00 am
Lecture: Matthew Jones on Alexander Technique and Yoga
10:00 am
International Viola Society General Meeting
10:00 am
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital*
11:00 am
Master Class with Jeffrey Irvine
11:00 am
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital*
12 noon
Lecture Recital: Luis Magin Muniz on Spanish Viola Music
1:00 pm
Duo Recital with Scott Slapin and Tanya Solomon
2:00 pm
Lecture Recital: Kathryn Plummer on “Violating Stereotypes”
2:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital*
3:00 pm
American Viola Society General Meeting
3:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital*
4:30 pm
Luthier Demonstration with Paul Neubauer
5:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital*
6:00 pm
Primrose International Viola Competition semi-final round recital*
8:00 pm
Signature Evening Event: Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang Recital
*recital depends upon the total number of semi-finalists named
Friday, June 6, 2008
8:00 am
Play In – Viola Ensembles led by Ken Martinson
9:00 am
Lecture: Mark Braunstein on Rehabilitation After Dystonia
10:00 am
Composer’s Forum: Joan Tower, Scott Slapin, Kenji Bunch
11:00 am
Master Class with Karen Ritscher
12 noon
International Viola Society Meeting
1:00 pm
Southern California Viola Choir Concert
2:00 pm
Lecture: Edward Klorman on Historical Performance Practice
3:00 pm
Primrose Laureates Recital featuring Che-Ye Chen, Kirsten Docter and Jennifer Stumm
4:30 pm
Lecture: Yi-Fang Huang on Viola/Piano Collaboration
8:00 pm
Signature Evening Event: Concertos featuring Paul Coletti,
Hsin-Yun Huang, Paul Neubauer and Nokuthula Ngwenyama
Saturday, June 7, 2008
8:00 am
Play In – Viola Ensembles led by Tom Tatton
9:00 am
Lecture Recital: Jutta Puchhammer-Sedillot and Elise Desjardins
10:00 am
Master Class with Jerzy Kosmala
11:00 am
Recital of Duo repertoire with Ken Martinson, John Largess,
David Arnott, Coca Bochonko, Scott Woolweaver and Shelly Tramposh
1:00 pm
Master Class with Bruno Pasquier
2:00 pm
Lecture: Louise Lansdown
3:00 pm
Repertoire Recital with Korey Konkol, Pamela Goldsmith, David Holland, Carlos Maria Solare
4:00 pm
Master Class with Roland Vamos
5:00 pm
Gala Banquet
8:00 pm
Live Final Round of the 11th Primrose International Viola Competition
Sunday, June 8, 2008
8:00 am
Play In – Viola Ensembles led by Tom Tatton
9:00 am
Lecture Recital: Donald Maurice and Richard Mapp
10:00 am
Master Class with Donald McInnes
11:00 am
American Viola Society Recital with Carol Rodland, Juliet White-Smith, Sheila Browne and Susan Dubois
12:30 pm
Viola Ensemble performance led by Ken Martinson and Tom Tatton
1:00 pm
Primrose Winner’s Recital
2:00 pm
Lecture: Claudine Bigelow on the Primrose International Viola Archive
3:00 pm
Final Recital: Roland Vamos and Viacheslav Dinerchtein