Viola Festival
November 2, 2024
This hands-on workshop for viola players will include master classes for high school and collegiate level students, technique classes for different levels, and a final concert! The festival will be held in Russell Hall on the UNI campus. View the details and registration form below.
FREE T-shirt! All participants who are registered on or before October 24 at 5 p.m. will receive a free UNI Viola Festival t-shirt!
Festival Schedule
- 9:00am Registration
- 9:15am Viola Ensembles Block I
- 10:00am Presentation Block I
- 10:45am Collegiate Viola Masterclass
- 11:30am Viola Ensembles Block II
- 12:00noon Lunch (on your own)
- 1:00pm Viola Ensembles Block III
- 1:30pm Presentation Block II
- 2:00pm High School Viola Masterclass
- 2:30pm Viola Ensembles Block IV
- 3:15pm Transition to GBPAC & Break with String Vendors
- 4:00pm GRAND CONCERT in Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall
* You are welcome to visit our dining options on campus, or to enjoy some local cuisine off-campus on your own.
About our Guest Artist
Gregory K. Williams is the Principal Violist of Parlando and Assistant Principal Violist of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. He is a member of the Golden Williams Duo, a viola-cello duo committed to performing music written by a diverse array of composers. He has performed with the American Symphony Orchestra, American Ballet Theatre, Albany Symphony, New Haven Symphony, Vermont Symphony, Binghamton Philharmonic, The Orchestra Now, the Syracuse Symphony, and the Aspen Music Festival.