Viola Day
Saturday, March 22
Join BGSU’s Viola Day to celebrate all things viola! All high school, college, and adult violists are welcome. Come learn from world-class artists/teachers, perform with your fellow violists, and connect with others who share a passion for this instrument!
Activities are primarily geared towards violists of an intermediate to advanced level of performance, but everyone is welcome. Music Educators are welcome to attend.
$10 registration includes all activities. Participants are responsible for their own lunch.
REGISTER HERE
Interested in Performing in a Masterclass
Please let us know of your interest on the registration form. You can also email Dr. Levinson with questions, or to propose potential repertoire. Space is limited, but every effort will be made to include as many participants as possible. All levels and ages are invited to participate.
Special bow rehair opportunity
A limited number of same-day bow rehair appointments will be available with Duncan Harris (Duncan Harris Violin and Bow, Ann Arbor). These are at an additional cost and will be first-come first-serve via a sign-up sheet at this link.
Tentative Schedule:
9:00 – Check in (Drop off bows if signed up for a rehair)
9:30 – Welcome/Warm-up
10:00 – Artist Recital
11-12:30 – Guest Artist Masterclass: Daniel Doña
12:30-1:45 – Lunch
1:45-2:45 – Faculty Masterclass: Hannah Levinson
2:45-3:45 – Workshop Sessions
3:45-4:00 – Break
4:00-5:00 – Viola Ensemble Reading Session
5:00 – End of Day (pick up bows)
2025 Guest Artist: Daniel Doña
Violist Daniel Doña has distinguished himself as an active international performer and pedagogue. His collaborations with musicians from multiple traditions has led him to explore the beauty of a polystylistic musical space, gaining praise for being “especially at home in this harmonic world” (San Francisco Classical Voice). He serves on the viola faculty of the Boston University School of Music alongside his duties as Director of Undergraduate Studies and Coordinator of String Chamber Music. Daniel is also Co-Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute String Quartet Workshop. In addition to his teaching at BU, Dr. Doña serves as Director of Chamber Music of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and teaches students in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Intensive Community Program. Equally at home as a researcher and scholar he has written program notes for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood, Caramoor Center for the Arts and other concert presenters. His notes have gained praise for being “lucid and erudite” (Boston Musical Intelligencer). An avid chamber musician, he is a member of TriChrome, BiND Ensemble, and the critically acclaimed Arneis Quartet.
Updated: 03/10/2025 04:07PM