The Texas State Viola Ensemble was slated to perform at the 2020 American Viola Society Festival in Knoxville this June. However, due to ongoing events with COVID-19, the festival has been postponed to 2021. While this delay is an unfortunate necessity, there is some exciting news coming out of our viola studio!
Over Spring Break, Dr. Ames Asbell, our Assistant Professor heading the viola studio, received word that she has been elected by the American Viola Society to be the organization’s next President-Elect. Dr. Asbell will serve as President-Elect from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023, and then as President of the national organization from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
Following this exciting news, Dr. Asbell has also learned both of her proposals for lecture-recital presentations at the 47th International Viola Congress in Castelo Branco, Portugal have been accepted. The congress is scheduled for mid-October 2020.