Edward Adelson

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Edward Adelson

Interim Director, School of Music
Professor, School of Music

Areas of Expertise
• Viola performance

Edward Adelson, professor of viola, received his training at the Eastman School of Music and Yale University. A student of Francis Tursi and Raphael Hillyer, he has given master classes and performed recitals in Europe and throughout the United States. As a member of Duo Contemporain, Professor Adelson has premiered a number of new works for viola and piano. From 1990 to 1998, he was a member of the artist faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp, and has participated in the Spoleto, Blossom, Norfolk, and Manitou Music Festivals. He also has been a faculty member of the International Workshops held in France, Scotland, and Austria. Professor Adelson is past president of the American String Teachers Association, past president of the Ohio String Teachers Association, and a member of the Music Teachers National Association National Convention Planning Committee and National Pedagogy Committee. He is an active clinician, having presented workshops and master classes at the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic, at numerous state Music Educator Association meetings and summer teacher workshops, and at national teaching association conventions. He was awarded The Ohio State University Colleges of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award in 1999, as well as the School of Music Distinguished Teaching Award in 1993.

Education
• MM, Viola, Yale University
• BM, Viola Performance, Eastman School of Music