Helen Callus
Encyclopedia
Helen Callus is a British
violist
who currently teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara
.
Callus studied with Ian Jewel at the Royal Academy of Music
in London, earning an Honorary ARAM (Associate of the RAM). She then continued her studies at the Peabody Conservatory
, where she served as the teaching assistant to Paul Coletti
. At age 26, she was appointed to the faculty of the University of Washington
, where she taught for seven years before accepting her current position at UCSB
.
Callus served as the President of the American Viola Society
from 2005-2008. She has also served as the Viola Forum Editor for the American String Teachers Association
Journal, and she founded BRATS (Bratsche Resources And Teaching in the Schools), an educational outreach organization.
, Analekta, and Dutton Epoch
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
violist
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
who currently teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
.
Callus studied with Ian Jewel at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
in London, earning an Honorary ARAM (Associate of the RAM). She then continued her studies at the Peabody Conservatory
Peabody Institute
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a renowned conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland at the corner of Charles and Monument Streets at Mount Vernon Place.-History:...
, where she served as the teaching assistant to Paul Coletti
Paul Coletti
Paul Coletti is a prominent viola soloist and chamber musician. He has performed throughout the world, making solo appearances at the Sydney Opera House, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Teatro Colón . He has performed Béla Bartók´s Viola Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin conducting...
. At age 26, she was appointed to the faculty of the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, where she taught for seven years before accepting her current position at UCSB
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
.
Callus served as the President of the American Viola Society
American Viola Society
The American Viola Society is an organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas that promotes interest in the viola by its performers, teachers, luthiers, and enthusiasts....
from 2005-2008. She has also served as the Viola Forum Editor for the American String Teachers Association
American String Teachers Association
The American String Teacher's Association is a professional organization based in the United States for music teachers. It is the largest such national organization in the US for string teachers. It promotes learning to play string instruments in the next generation of American students, and...
Journal, and she founded BRATS (Bratsche Resources And Teaching in the Schools), an educational outreach organization.
Recordings
Callus has made recordings with several labels, including ASVASV Records
ASV Records is a London-based record label set up by Harley Usill, founder of Argo Records, Decca producer and former Argo General Manager, Kevin Daly, and producer Jack Boyce, after Argo's parent company Decca was bought by Polygram in 1980. ASV stands for "Academy Sound and Vision"...
, Analekta, and Dutton Epoch
Dutton Vocalion
Dutton Vocalion specialises in re-issuing on CD music recorded between the 1920s and 1970s, and in issuing albums of modern digital recordings. It was established by British recording and re-mastering engineer Michael J. Dutton....
.
- A Portrait of the Viola with Robert McDonald, piano (2002)
- ...Is But a Dream with Rebecca Henderson, oboe and Timothy Lovelace, piano (2004)
- In L'Istesso Tempo as a member of the Frank Bridge Ensemble with Gidon KremerGidon KremerGidon Kremer is a Latvian violinist and conductor. In 1980 he left the USSR and settled in Germany.-Biography:Kremer was born in Riga to parents of German-Jewish and Latvian-Swedish origins. He began playing the violin at the age of four, receiving instruction from his father and his grandfather,...
, violin; featuring music by Giya KancheliGiya KancheliGiya Kancheli , born 10 August 1935, in Tbilisi, is a Georgian composer resident in Belgium.Since 1991, Kancheli has lived in Western Europe: first in Berlin, and since 1995 in Antwerp, where he is composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic....
(2005) - Walton Viola Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony OrchestraNew Zealand Symphony OrchestraThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is the national orchestra of New Zealand. It is a crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, with 90 full-time players....
(2006) - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet with Philip Bush, piano (2007)
- Gordon Jacob: Complete Music for Viola & Orchestra with the BBC Concert OrchestraBBC Concert OrchestraThe BBC Concert Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London, one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's five radio orchestras. With around fifty players, it is the only one of the five which is not a full-scale symphony orchestra....
(2011) - J.S. Bach: Six Cello Suites on Viola (2011)