Journal of the American Viola Society Volume 6 No. 3, Fall 1990

eLYN BARRUS is a graduate of the Curtis Institute, the Vienna Ad accrny,
and the University ofMichigan where he earned his doc torate in viola. He was
principal of the Vienna Symphony and for thirteen year s occupied tha t same
pos ition in the Minnesota Orchestra. He has been heard frequently as a soloist
and recording arti st. and is now director of orchestras at BY U.
THE VIOLA
AT
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
DAVID DALTON studied at the Vienna Academy. the Mun ich Hochschulc,
and took degrees at the Eastman Schoo l and Indiana University whe re he
earned his doc tora te in viola under W illiam Primrose. He collaborated with
his teacher in produ cing the Primrose mem oirs Walk on the North Side and
Playing the Viola. He served as president of the American Viola Society .
The Primrose International Viola Archive. the largest repository ofmater ials related to the viola, is housed in the BYU Library. BYU grad uates find thems elves
in profession al orchestras and as teachers at institutes of higher learning. B.M.• B.A.• and M.M. degrees in pcrfonnance-pedagogy arc offered viola students.
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