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By 1989, Talbot had married Viola Pratka (with the permission of the Catholic Church), a former Incarnate Word Sister who had come to the community in 1986. [5] In accordance with the community's general constitutions, Talbot's title is "General Minister and Spiritual Father". For many years, he has promoted the work of Mercy Corps. [6] [7]
This is a list of Wikipedia articles on notable viola players. In cases where a violist has also achieved fame in another musical area, such as conducting or composing, this is noted. In cases where a violist has also achieved fame in another musical area, such as conducting or composing, this is noted.
David Dalton, Maurice W. Riley, and Franz Zeyringer at International Viola Congress XV, Ann Arbor, Michigan The Primrose International Viola Archive was initially proposed in 1974 using the existing viola holdings of the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) at Brigham Young University (BYU) along with contributions from Scottish-American violist William Primrose, forming the William Primrose Viola ...
Viola Herms Drath (February 8, 1920 – August 11, 2011) was a Washington, D.C., author, socialite and a German-American member of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy for over thirty years. She was murdered, at age 91, by her second husband, Albrecht Gero Muth.
Slapin was the first person to record the complete cycle of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas (originally for violin) on viola, [15] a set which he rerecorded in 2006. [13] He has premiered and recorded many 20th and 21st Century recital works featuring the viola, and he is the featured soloist on the first album produced by the American Viola ...
Vernee Christell Johnson (née Watson; born September 28, 1949) [1] [2] [3] is an American actress, author, and acting coach. Watson-Johnson is known for her recurring roles as Vernajean Williams on Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979), as Viola "Vy" Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), playing the mother of Will Smith's character [4] and head nurse Gloria Tyler on Bob Hearts ...
The Primrose International Viola Competition was created in 1979 as the first competition solely for the instrument. In subsequent years other major viola competitions arose: the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the now defunct Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition and, most recently, the Tokyo International Viola Competition.
Melia Watras is an American violist, composer and professor of viola.She is a soloist, chamber musician and recording artist, who has commissioned, premiered and recorded numerous new compositions, and appeared at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall and Alice Tully Hall.