Congresses
International Viola d'amore Congresses. The Viola d'amore Society of America holds these events every two years and 15 such congresses have taken place to date. At these musical happenings, viola d'amore players, scholars, teachers, luthiers from England, Canada, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland and the USA gather for several days of concerts, lectures, lecture-recitals and exhibits -- all viola d'amore related.The International Viola d'amore Congresses have been held at the following sites:
- 1982: 1st International Viola d'amore Congress, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, June 29 - July 1. Dr. Gordon Childs, Host.
- 1984: 2nd International Viola d'amore Congress, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, June 28-30. Prof. Mary Elliott James, Host.
- 1986: 3rd International Viola d'amore Congress, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, July 10-12. David Troutman, Host.
- 1988: 4th International Viola d'amore Congress, Internationale Bach Akademie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, August 22-24. Arnt Martin, Host.
- 1990: 5th International Viola d'amore Congress, University of South Dakota, Shrine to Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, July 7-9. Dr. Margaret Downie Banks, Host.
- 1992: 6th International Viola d'amore Congress, Harlaxton College, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, June 24-26. Max Tonson-Ward, Host.
- 1994: 7th International Viola d'amore Congress, Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church, Dayton, Ohio, July 25-27. Dr. Kenneth Christman, Host.
- 1996: 8th International Viola d'amore Congress, Institut für Aufführungspraxis der Musik des 18. Jahrhunderts, Michaelstein, Germany, July 25-27. Marianne Ronez, Host.
- 1998: 9th International Viola d'amore Congress, Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah, June 25-28. Dr. Gordon Childs, Host. Additional Information.
- 2000: 10th International Viola d'amore Congress, Bundesakademie für Musikalische Jugendbildung, Trossingen, Germany, July 5-9. Günter Ojstersek, Heinz Berck and Hans Lauerer, Hosts.
- 2002: 11th International Viola d'amore Congress, Radziejowice Palace, Radziejowice, Poland, June 7-14. Artur Paciorkiewicz, Host. Additional Information.
- 2004: 12th International Viola d'amore Congress, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, June 16-19. Magdalena Ondrasova, Host. Additional information.
- 2006: 13th International Viola d'amore Congress, Nordkolleg Rendsburg, Germany, June. Wolfgang Anton, Hans-Henning Schwier and Doritha Schwier, Hosts.
- 2008: 14th International Viola d'amore Congress. Ochsenhausen Akademie, June 18-22, 2008. Rüdiger Müller-Nübling and Hans Lauerer, Hosts. Images and other information from the congress.
- 2010: 15th International Viola d'amore Congress. June 21-24, 2010. Evanston/Chicago, Illinois, USA. Rachel Barton Pine, host. Images and further information
The congress is open for attendance to all interested parties. Performers and speakers must be up-to-date dues paying members in good standing of the Viola d'amore Society of America. If you are a performer and have interest in performing, contact either
Daniel Thomason, 10917 Pickford Way, Culver City, CA 90230, USA (E Mail: altviool@sbcglobal.net)
or
Myron Rosenblum, 39-23 47th Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104, USA (E mail: roseviola20@gmail.com)
and let us know your interests. Or, you may attend as an observer or listener and just enjoy the wonderful sounds of the viola d'amore over the congress days.
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