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Welcome to the new Virginia String Teachers Association website.  We hope you will use this as your “link” to what's going on here in Virginia for teachers and players of stringed instruments. This site is for you if you play violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, or guitar.  Teachers, post information, application forms, upcoming events on this site.  Contact us .

To advertise on our site, contact Lucy Manning for details.  Click on any ad to go to that advertiser's website.  Ads rotate at random with each click to a new page, or with each page refresh.

VASTA Special Project Grants Application Form is available: Go to the VASTA News page.

Calendar

Date Time Description Title
Sat 09/11/109:00 AM

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DC Youth Orchestra Petting Zoo
Sat 09/11/109:30 AM

Violinist Chee-Yun will give a master class at Old Dominion University.  For details, please
contact Lucy Manning.  For information about this event, see flyer with registration.

Chee Yun Violin Master Class
Sat 09/18/109:00 PM

NoVA SRO at McLean HS in Fairfax: 
Katie O'Hara at KEOHara@fcps.edu  
 
Southeastern SRO at ODU in Norfolk: 
Lucy Manning at lmanning@odu.edu  
 
North Central SRO Prep Day at Riverbend HS in Spotsylvania County: 
William Wassum at wwassum@comcast.net  
 
South Central SRO at JMU:
Carl Donakowski at donakocp@jmu.edu 
 

Senior Regional Prep Days are back!
Sat 09/25/108:00 AM

Kirsten Cassel Greer will conduct a cello masterclass Sept 24 from 5 - 7:00 p.m.  The cello choir and concert will take place at the all-day event on Sept. 25.  To perform contact EAReed@fcps.edu  Registration information and brochureApplication.

3rd Annual VA Cellobration - Sept 24 & 25
Sat 10/09/109:00 AM

Location: Welborne United Methodist in Richmond, VA

For required repertoire, see www.asta.net

Virginia State Solo Competition
Fri 11/19/107:00 PM

Violinist Tim Fain will give a master class Friday evening.  For details
about this, contact Helen Fall.  To see flyer with registration, click here.

Tim Fain Violin Masterclass

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