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MTAC Marin Branch Newsletter
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MARGARET B. DAVIS MUSIC COMPETITION WINNER’S RECITALSunday, April 23rd, 2:00 PM This year’s winners of the Margaret B. Davis Competition are: Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Senior Level Congratulations to these students! In keeping with tradition, we have invited a guest pianist to perform at the Winner’s Recital on April 23rd. This year, we are delighted to have Bethany Wang, a member of the Young Artists’ Guild (YAG), to perform for us. Young Artists’ Guild is the highest achievement a CM student can attain. Students belong to the Guild for five years. The YAG offers semi-professional, paid performance experience to our most gifted young soloists through branch-sponsored concerts. Bethany has won numerous piano competitions and awards, and is currently a senior at San Ramon Valley High School with an above 4.0 GPA. Her program will include Ballade No.4 by Chopin; Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel;Mephisto waltz by Liszt. Admission for this recitalis free. Please encourage your students to take advantage of this wonderful musical fare and rich learning opportunity.
COMPOSERS TODAY WORKSHOPSunday 28 May at 2 PM Here’s an opportunity for your students to showcase their original compositions! Pieces do not have to be written down or memorized. They can be works in progress. Teachers with email access can email their student information to George Tingley at GeorgePTingley@yahoo.com or can mail student information to: George Tingley,
FESTIVAL RECITALSunday May 21, 2006 Here is another opportunity for your students to perform. The recital rules for regular student recitals apply for this recital as well (10 minutes &/or 7 students). Apply by using the Festival Recital Form at our branch website: www.mtacmarin.org. Download and print this form, fill out the student information and send it along with your check(s) to Stephen Shen, 27 Miwok Way, Mill Valley, Ca 94941 no later than Monday, May 15, 2006.
NEW CERTIFICATE OF MERIT CHAIRWe wish to welcome Helen Konowitz as our new Certificate of Merit chair. Helen has been on our Board as Treasurer and is valued member of our branch. Please join with me in extending our best wishes and support to Helen as she begins her tenure in this important position.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT NEWSA very heart-filled THANK YOU goes to our out-going chair Judy Lichterman. Judy took this post many years ago having had practically no experience in Certificate of Merit. She is a natural leader, a terrific organizer and truly wonderful person to work with. We will miss you Judy, but not for long. Judy has agreed to take over the post of branch historian from our beloved member Barbara Vonk. Congratulations to our wonderful students and their teachers on a successful Certificate of Merit year. We had 264 students registered for the exam and 194 successfully passed. Our CM Honors Recital held at 2 locations, JB Piano, San Rafael and United Methodist Church, Mill Valley. The performances were terrific. Two students received their Senior Medallions: Betty Cho and Yuekai Sun. Bravo! Thanks to all the teachers, students and parents who made the event special by helping on the May 25th, the day of CM. Kuddos to Claire Marchand who always wows the evaluators with her delicious scones. Feedback from the evaluators should make us proud to be part of the Marin Branch of MTAC stated: “Great Food! They do a fantastic job relaxing the kids. Of all the branches I’ve been this year, the Marin Kids have been the friendliest, most outgoing and polite. Many of them said hello, goodbye and thank you. (Not so at other branches.)” Certificate of Merit success depends on all of us doing our share to make things go smoothly. Most of you probably know that, due to a family emergency, I was not able to be at CM on March 25th. Therefore, I must give a special thanks to past CM Chair, Audrey Mahler, and future Chair, Helen Konowitz, who took over my duties. Thanks to their leadership, everything went well and CM was again a great success. This is my last not to all of you. It has been quite a ride! Congratulations and thanks to all! Judy Lichterman, Chair
MARIN BRANCH OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-2007The following MTAC Marin Branch teachers been selected by the nominating committee to run for branch officers and board of directors for the upcoming year. President: Janice Clark Board of Directors: Come and vote at our next General Meeting which will follow the Margaret B. Davis Winners Recital April 23, 2006 at 2:00 PM at College of Marin (Room 72).
FUNDRAISING/PUBLICITY CONSULTANT NEEDEDDonna Kline (435-3017) who chairs the Discovery Scholarship Recital Committee is looking for a fundraising/publicity consultant who would volunteer to help us develop a better plan to increase the attendance at our annual Discovery Scholarship Recital. If you know anyone who could help, please contact Donna.
MARIN BRANCH STUDENT TO ATTEND CONVENTION PANELSWe are please to announce that Allison Pang (15 years old) has completed the State Panel Final Audition and was chosen for the Panel Honors Recital at the MTAC State Convention this year. Congratulation to Allison and her teacher Kuei-Ling Pomerleau.
BELLA RESEK AUDITIONS CANCELEDThis year’s Bella Resek Scholarship Auditions have been cancelled. The reason is not enough applicants to cover this year’s expenses. We look forward to a lively audition process next year! Thanks to Marian Marsh for all her work.
NEW MARIN BRANCH LIBRARIANThank you to Judy Lichterman who has taken on the position of Branch Librarian from our esteemed member Barbara Vonk. The Branch Librarian holds copies of past Certificate of Merit theory exams which you may borrow and make copies (be sure to return them!). Any members with sight-reading booklets and ear training CD for your Path B students, please return them to Judy not Barbara. One CD from the 2005 CM program has never been returned. You may contact Judy at menuet1022@aol.com or by phone (388-1022).
IMPROVISATION IN 2006The Improvisation Program has been updated to include evaluation of the student’s improvisation performance. The new Improvisation Evaluation and State Convention Performance Application form is now available on the MTAC website. Each participant will send in a recording of an original improvisation and will receive written comments on the musicality of the performance in addition to positive feedback on the musical content of the improvisation. Students participating in this program also have the choice of one or more of three options: 1) recommendations on musical content; 2) application for performance at the State Convention; and/or 2) the Showcase Demonstration Session at the Convention, in which students will demonstrate improvisation for teachers and Convention attendees. The postmark deadline for application is April 25th. The completed application, a recording of the improvisation and the $7 fee should be sent to State Improvisation Chair, James Ramos, by April 25th postmark deadline. James Ramos (klavier@pianists.com) Dorothy Burgess (doburgess@aol.com).
STATE CONVENTION IN JUNEThis year’s MTAC State Convention will be held in Los Angeles. Get your registration forms in now! For details and registration information, check the State MTAC website at: www.mtac.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTSCongratulations to our branch member Donna Kline for her recently published article in the April 2006 issue of CLAVIER MAGAZINE. The article Madam Olga Samaroff is a beautifully written and well documented presentation of the life and times of the famed pianist and teacher Olga Samaroff. Ms. Kline gives many interesting details about Ms. Samaroff’s teaching influences, teaching style, her many famous students, mention of her four books for the Layman’s Courses, Ms. Samaroff’s autobiography written in 1939 and a handy 14-step practice guide. Donna Kline is the author of the book An American Virtuoso on the World Stage: Olga Samaroff Stokowski (Texas A&M University Press; 800-826-8911)and is in the process of making a documentary film about Samaroff. The membership extends a hearty welcome to our newest members, Barbara Sprung Wilkes (piano) in Novato, 415-897-5993 wilkesrb@aol.com and and Bertina Mitchell-Boyadjiev (harp) in Novato, 415-883-2464 bestharpist@hotmail.com. We look forward to meeting you both at our annual potluck/General Meeting on June 11th 5:00 PM at the home of Nancy Loder. All-Mozart Program. James Marchand, Piano. Sunday June 18, 2006, 2:00 PM. At The Tamalpais, 501 Via Casitas, Greenbrae, Ca. Admission: Free. For more information, call: 415-892-6065. We wish a hearty GET WELL to our member Estelle Kaplan who is in recovery from a recent surgery.
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