Announcements
***Discount Airfares for the Viola Congress***
The International Viola Society has arranged group discount code rates for anyone wishing to travel to Rochester, NY to attend this year's 40th Annual Viola Congress at Eastman from May 30 to June 30. Discount with the code usage will be on average about 5%. Not only will the saving benefit individual travelers, but the more people who use the discount codes will result in more free travel vouchers which will ultimately save the Viola Society more money, and allow the IVS to have more funding for special projects.
American Airlines Code: A9152DA (if booking on www.aa.com, then delete the first "A" for the promotion code)
Delta Airlines Code: NM9BV
Click here for the complete rules for the American Airlines Discount Code
Click here for the complete rules for the Delta Airlines Discount Code
IVS E-News
The International Viola Society has unveiled its first edition of the IVS E-news, click here to view.
Congratulations to David Dalton and Dwight Pounds, who will both be honored with Honorary Memberships to the IVS at the XL Congress in Rochester, NY.
Carlos Solare has stepped in as Vice-President of the IVS to fill in for Ronald Schmidt due to his health issues.
The 2012 International Viola Congress website is now up here. Keep checking for detailed listings.
Please welcome our newest Section SWITZERLAND with co-presidents Viacheslav (Slava) Dinerchtein and Gilad Karni!
Chile Relief
The International Viola Society is leading a new International Aid project "The Relief for Talca Chile Earthquake/Terremoto 2010 Project" to help in rebuilding the devasted region in Talca, Chile by collecting string instruments and donations to help continue string education in the region, and replace the earthquake damaged instruments. Details are viewable here.
Mission Statement
The International Viola Society (the "IVS" or "the Society") is the umbrella organization that governs and supports existing and future national and regional organized groups or "National Sections" of violists. The Society is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports activities that serve the common good for all friends of the viola.
The purposes of the IVS are to:
- Promote ever-increasing standards of excellence in viola performance through the annual congresses and associated competitions.
- Encourage and support research in the history of the viola, its performers, teachers, makers, and composers.
- Lobby and influence publishers to publish music and books relevant to the viola. Initiate and subsidize or underwrite the process if necessary.
- Authorize and coordinate the annual international viola congresses. Aid and support the host section and organizers of the annual congress.
- Support the mission of the Primrose International Viola Archive (PIVA) and facilitate the exchange and availability of materials. Promote the periodic publication of an index of holdings such as the Zeyringer lexicon, Literatur für Viola.
- Assist in the exchange of information and professional contact between friends of the viola through publication of a periodic newsletter containing information regarding viola related events, such as competitions, concerts, newly-released recordings and publications; facilitate the exchange of section newsletters and journals and the publication of an international membership roster.
- Encourage the building of new, high quality instruments and bows through the display of these at annual congresses.
- Encourage the development of new viola repertoire through performance on recitals at congresses and competitions, and promoting the publication of new music.
- Encourage and promote viola events and activities in regions not represented by a member section of the IVS, and thereby promote the development of new IVS member sections.
- Encourage viola sections in professional orchestras all over the world to organize themselves on national and international levels.