Helen Callus is a British violist who teaches at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

. Callus studied with Ian Jewel at the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is one of the oldest music schools in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the firs ...

in London, earning an Honorary ARAM (Associate of the RAM). She then continued her studies at the

Peabody Conservatory The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a private music and dance conservatory and preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857, it became affiliated with Johns Hopkins in 1977. History Philanthropist and ...

, where she served as the teaching assistant to Paul Coletti. At age 26, she was appointed to the faculty of the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

, where she taught for seven years before accepting a position at

UCSB The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers college, UCSB joine ...

. In 2016, she accepted the position of Professor of Viola at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music. Callus served as the President of the

American Viola Society The American Viola Society (AVS) is an organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas that encourages excellence in performance, pedagogy, research, composition, and lutherie by fostering communication and friendship among violists of all skill levels, ...

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.

Recordings

Callus has made recordings with several labels, including ASV, Analekta, and Dutton Epoch. * ''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 Kremer Gidon Kremer (; born 27 February 1947) is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica. Life and career Gidon Kremer was born in Riga. His father was Jewish and had survived the Holocaust. His mother had ...

, violin; featuring music by Giya Kancheli (2005) * ''Walton Viola Concerto'' with the

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Wellington, New Zealand. The national orchestra of New Zealand, the NZSO is an autonomous Crown entity owned by the New Zealand Government, per the New Zealand Symphony ...

(2006) * ''Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet'' with Philip Bush, piano (2007) * ''Gordon Jacob: Complete Music for Viola & Orchestra'' with the

BBC Concert Orchestra The BBC Concert Orchestra is a British concert 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 BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale sym ...

(2011) * ''J.S. Bach: Six Cello Suites on Viola'' (2011) * ''Bach - Krebs - Abel'' (2015)

References

Sources

Northwestern University: Helen Callus named Professor of Viola

Biography: Helen Callus’s official website

External links

Helen Callus’s official websiteHelen Callus’s official Facebook page
Living people English classical violists British women violists Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music University of California, Santa Barbara faculty Year of birth missing (living people) {{violist-stub