I hope that everyone has been enjoying the New Year. The school year is already half over
and all our programs are in full swing. We have a new Master Class on the Calendar. The
Board is interested in any ideas that Members might have on events or programs that would
benefit our students.
Let me know if you haven’t received your membership renewal form from the state. The final
postmark deadline for dues payment is Saturday, July 31st, 2010. You can pay online at the
MTAC website by credit card or Pay Pal.
Here are announcements on our upcoming events.
Professor William Corbett-Jones Master Class
Mark your calendars for April 10th, 3:00PM at JB Piano Co. Professor William Corbett-
Jones from SFSU will give a Master Class for our branch for 4 students level 6 and up.
Please submit a CD or tape of your student's piece up to 12 minutes or less in length to
the Chair of the event Elenor Barcsak by the March 26th deadline. To save postage, you
may give your entry information to Elenor at the COM on the C/M Evaluation day, Saturday
March 26th. Please include the teacher and student's name, student's age, level 6 piece or
higher plus the length recorded on a the CD or tape. The 4 students selected from all the
entries will each pay an additional $15.00 to participate in the master class. It is at the
teacher's discretion to pay for or have the student pay for the participation fee. This is
to cover the cost of renting JB Piano Co. The good news is that the master class is free to
audit! Anyone can sit in and enjoy.
Teaches may mail the entry with the teacher's name, the student information listed above
along with the check made out to MTAC Marin and the CD or tape to:
Elenor Barcsak
PO Box 1624
Mill Valley CA 94941- 3720
U.S.A.
The participants will be selected by an anonymous judge. Participants will be notified as soon
as possible.
We are honored to have Professor William Corbett-Jones.
For more information please contact Elenor: zenezest@aol.com
Elenor Barcsak
Please enter your students in our
New MBD Piano Competition!
We hope that you will give our new program a test drive. This is the first year of the
program and we want to make it a success. The 2011 MBD Piano Competition will be held
on Sunday, May 15, at JB Piano in San Rafael. The Registration and Repertoire List can be
found at http://www.mtacmarin.org/activities.htm.
Contact James Marchand at musicjrm@aol.com or reach him by phone at (415) 892-6065
with any questions.
Adult Recital Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m.
Karen Fornier will be hosting The Adult Recital again this year. It is a fun, informal recital
to gather MTAC Teacher’s Adult Students and give them a chance to play their pieces
with a supportive audience.
Contact Karen for more information: Karen Fournier
23
Terrace Dr.
Sausalito, CA 94965
H) 415-332-5275
C) 415-203-3014 kfournier7@gmail.com
March Student Recital
Our next Monthly Student Recital held at JB Piano will be held on 3/6/11. Sandra
Simich is the Chairperson and you can enter your student on the Branch Activities page
on our MTAC website. http://www.mtacmarin.org/activities.htm
A Message from
MTAC West Los Angeles Branch
An announcement of the MTAC West Los Angeles Branch scholarship competition. The
competition this year is for pianists, and we will offer 2 scholarships of $2500 and
$1000. I am attaching the pertinent information as a PDF.
The competition is open to students of all MTAC members (any branch).
Concerts Grand Presents
Steven Spooner February 27, 2011
at the Newman Auditorium
in Santa Rosa.
Returning from an acclaimed European tour, the sparkling pianist Steven Spooner plays
Rameau’s Gavotte et Variations; Beethoven’s A Major Sonata, Op. 101; 6 popular Chopin
Etudes and two Liszt transcriptions from Meyerbeer operas: "Infernale" from Robert le
Diable and the "Skaters" from Le Prophete.
