SPRING 2021
Happy Spring from the Southern California Viola Society!
We’re excited to be bringing some amazing stories and articles to you in
this issue. In the second installment of Home Recording for Violists, Alma Fernandez shares a poignant account of a recording collaboration between two members of a well-known LA music family, the wonderful violist Shanti Randall and his mother Joanna de Keyser – a trailblazing cello soloist whose career began in the 50’s. In Our Local Spotlight we catch up with the infamous Andrew Duckles (violist, teacher and cartoonist extraordinaire), who talks to us about his creative beginnings with the viola and the pencil. Finally Brett Banducci explores another musical gem in A New Discovery!
We hope that by sharing stories, interviews and articles we can provide another avenue of connection in our small musical community. If you enjoy reading, please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues. They can sign up to receive it directly at info@socalviolasociety.org
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FALL 2020
Hello friends and fellow violists!
We are excited to present the inaugural newsletter from the Southern California Viola Society! In this first installment we’re sharing some fun reading with you including: an exclusive interview with world-class violist and teacher, Kim Kashkashian; the first installment of Home Recording for Violists curated by Alma Fernandez; our Local Spotlight featuring Metzler Violins (including a discount code); and Brett Banducci’s trailblazing column A New Discovery!
While these past months have created some pretty rough challenges for performing musicians, on the other side of the coin “stay at home” has also given us the opportunity to explore new activities and delve into projects that we usually would not have time for. In response, SCVS is working to create some dynamic new programs, for violists of all ages and stages, which will offer new avenues for creativity, education and community building.
We look forward to staying in touch with you!
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