National/State ASTA
What city is the next National Conference held in?
CHICAGO
When is our November ASTA Meeting
November 4th, 6:45pm
Who 1
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NbjgglGErlYms8g7PFh_M0rQUyWX0eLtYtlkTShNh78/edit?usp=sharing
Johann Sebastian Bach
What is the "Curse of the 9th"?
The curse of the ninth is a superstition in classical music that the ninth symphony is destined to be a composer's last, and that the composer is fated to die before completing a tenth
When is the National Conference?
February 24–27, 2027
What hall and room are meetings held in?
HH 1308
In Camille Saint-Saëns’s Danse Macabre, what instrument represents Death playing a fiddle at midnight?
A Solo Violin
Name one thing the National or State website offers us!
Access to digital resources, weekly notes, connection with the ASTA community, etc
What percentage is considered good standing for our org?
75% and up!
Who Is This?
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14pI4NxxqfxXSY3FPW4OJrQXBEkMqxVkYKuQguKlDCDs/edit?usp=sharing
John Williams
What is a nickname for Niccolò Paganini?
He is known as the “Devil’s violinist
When was ASTA founded? Hint: Before the 1960s
1946
Name one school event ASTA helps out with!
WSMA, Honors Orchestra, Music Major for a Day, Etc
Name three string instruments other than the violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
:D will accept any 3
Who is the President of the WI-ASTA Chapter?
Kristen Tan
What is our President's full name?!
First, Middle, Last
ANGELICA FAITH ALTORO
Who Is This
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RjRn_9EiBq3IJUBHvwkk6LLHKJs9nBzba6jXImQAKPU/edit?usp=sharing
Clara Schumann
Which composer supposedly dreamed that the Devil played a violin sonata for him, and what did he create because of it?
Giuseppe Tartini, The Devil’s Trill Sonata