Viara S. Albonetti

Viara S. Albonetti serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Violin and Viola within the Music department at Southern Connecticut State University. Her teaching portfolio includes Violin and Viola Performance, Chamber Music Performance, Music Appreciation, and Aural Theory courses.

She earned her Bachelor of Music from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, followed by a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis, USA.

Dr. Albonetti's research centers on global string pedagogy methodologies, historical evolution of bowed string instruments, and the integration of Bulgarian folk traditions into classical compositions by composers like Petko Staynov and Pancho Vladigerov. Her scholarly investigations extend to Eastern European folk music traditions, with conference presentations examining Klezmer influences in Australia and transnational connections between European folk instruments and American fiddling traditions.

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