HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you all survived the great rains of this New Year! And for those who suffered damage, I wish you a speedy recovery. If there is anything we can do to help, please contact us.
I will be away most of the month of January. If there are any concerns or urgent business, please contact our past President, Chris Bradley (302-0396) or email MusicaMarin@pacbell.net.
STUDENT BAROQUE FIELD TRIP
On Saturday February 4, 2006 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM our branch will sponsor a field trip to visit the wonderful Baroque keyboard instrument collection of MusicSources in Berkeley. The collections include virginals, harpsichords (single & double Italian, Flemish, French), clavichords, forte pianos, mselaaks, electronic harpsichord and a Klop chamber organ (17th cent. copy). Gilbert Martinez (who has replaced Laurette Goldberg as MusicSources director) will lead a tour with hands-on demonstrations and an “under the hood” look inside the instruments to see how they work. The trip is open all students under age 18. This is an amazing student opportunity to get a first hand understanding of baroque keyboard instruments and try out those baroque pieces. Students do not need to play or have played baroque music to attend. Use this as an opportunity to introduce baroque music to your students! This student workshop is FREE.
We have a very good enrollment for this field trip. We are taking names for a short waiting list (approximately 5 or 10 more). If you have students who are interested, please contact Chris Bradley (302-0396) or email MusicaMarin@pacbell.net who will handle registration for this even in my absence.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Certificate of Merit packets are now at The Magic Flute. This is the packet that contains the evaluation forms and the repertoire, the green work form, and the pink Honors form. These need to be back to The Magic Flute or else mailed or dropped off to me by Feb 10, 2006. Be sure that your student’s syllabus piece is from the level in the syllabus which you have registered for. Also be sure to check in the syllabus when choosing pieces from different musical periods. The main change is that the Impressionist/Early 20th c. composers are now combined with the Romantic composers.
New keyboard sight reading books, produced by MTAC, are now available. Each book contains many short tuneful examples at each level in a variety of styles and keys. These are in the same format as the CM Sight Reading Tests so they make perfect practice guides for CM sight reading preparation.
Book One, Levels Prep 1,2 $7
Book Two, Levels 3,4,5,6 $9
Book Three, Levels 8,9, Adv. $9
Buy all three for $22
There is an automated system in place for ordering these books. When calling the MTAC State Office to place your order (1-800-834-3340), press 1 after you hear the outgoing message. DO NOT DIAL A STAFF MEMBER’S EXTENSION! This automated system has been provided to you so that the State Office Staff can attend to many other pressing matters.
Reminder on repertoire: When a student plays variations, not all need to be played. You can use ones to make the piece an appropriate length. Of course, repeats should never be taken in CM.
Judy Lichterman
CM Chair
DISCOVERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Discovery Scholarship Program has room for one additional student participant. The intent of the Discovery Scholarship Program is to provide music lessons for students with special financial needs. If you are a teacher who currently has a student who qualifies, please contact Chris Bradley at 302-0396 or email Ms. Bradley at MusicaMarin@pacbell.net to obtain an application.
MARGARET B. DAVIS MUSIC COMPETITION
Competition Chair, Kuei-Ling Pomerleau reminds the teachers that the Competition will be held on April 2, 2006, for both vocal and instrumental auditions. Piano candidates are required to have performed in a monthly MTAC recital or CM Honors recital to be eligible to participate. The Winners’ Recital will be held on April 23, 2006, the second half of the recital will feature a gifted member of the Young Artist Guild, always a memorable event. For entry forms and rules, send a SASE to Kuei-Ling Pomerleau, 32 Ridgewood Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901. Please specifiy whether you are interested in the instrumental or vocal division. Completed forms must be postmarked by March 1, 2006. Inquiries—teachers only—can be directed to Kuei-Ling Pomerleau.
SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT RECITAL WILL BE TELEVISED
This last November 2005 Scholarship Benefit Recital will be aired on television, Marin Channel 26
Friday 20 January at 5:30 PM. If you missed this fabulous concert, this is your chance to see what all the talk is about. It was truly a memorable concert! Ask anyone who attended.
BRANCH CALENDAR FOR 2006
January 8-2:00PM Monthly Student Recital (JB) Chair: Sally Fletcher (492-8034)
January 30-Deadline to submit items for the February Newsletter
February 5-2:00PM Monthly Student Recital (JB) Chair: Eleanor Stern (663-1379)
February 12-2:00PM Teen Recital (JB) Chair: Gini Wilson (388-09760)
February 19-Deadline for Composers Today Evaluations & March Newsletter
February 26-2:00PM Adult Recital, Chair: Barbary Vonk (388-2270)
March 12-2:00 PM Monthly Student Recital (JB) Chair: Gloria North (459-0746)
March 18-4:30PM Board Mtg (JB) Piano
March 19-Deadline to submit items for the April Newsletter
March 25-CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (COM Fine Arts Bldg)—All day
March 30-Deadline to submit compositions for Composers Today Contest
April 2-12-5PM MBD Mem.Mus. Compet (JB) Kuei-Ling Pomerleau (455-0814)
April9-1-5PM Branch Honors Recitals (UMC) Chair: Janice Clark (721-0635)
April 22-4:30PM Board Mtg (JB)
April 23-2:00PM MBD Mus Comp Winners Recital (COM) K.L. Pomerleau
(455-0814)
April 23-3:PM Gen Mtg (brief, following MDB Recital)
April 24-Deadline to submit items for May Newsletter
May 21-Spring Festival (TBA), General Meeting Following Recital
May 28-2PM Composers Today Wkshop (JB) Chair G. Tingley (510-235-6994)
June 11-5 PM Spring Potluck & Gen Mtg Hostess: Nancy Loder (479-3557)
June 30-July 5 State Convention (Los Angeles)
MTAC MARIN BRANCH NEWS
Our member John Boyajy is pleased to announce the following events where he will perform:
Thursday, 12 January 2006 at 7:30 pm: The Redwoods, Mill Valley. Free concert of solo piano masterworks, including Chopin’s F Minor Ballade and Mozart’s A Minor Sonata.
Sunday, 15 January 2006 at 4:00pm: Program of solo piano masterworks at the Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station.
Sunday, 20 January 2006 at 2:00 pm: Vocal Master Class with sopranos Maxine Bernstein and Marcelle Dronkers at Victorian Englander House, 807 Franklin Street (between Turk and Eddy), San Francisco. For reservations and information, please contact Maxine at 415-561-0100 or mab@ClaritasCoaching.com.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Concert Grand presents the 2005-6 Season Classical Piano Series. Join local and regional artists for five recitals on Sunday at 3PM. The next concert features pianist Zeynep Ucbasaran February 26, 2006. For information contact Concert Grand 707-526-2447, 3621 Oregon Drive, Santa Rosa Ca 95405.
Producer: Terry McNeill tjmcneill@earthlink.net and www.concertsgrand.com.
Marin Music Chest Scholarship Auditions will be held on the following dates:
Senior Auditions: March 25, 2006 (application deadline is February 25, 2006)
Junior Auditions: March 11, 2006 (application deadline is February 11, 2006)
The auditions are held in the Music Pavillion of San Domenico School. For further information, contact Marin Music Chest Scholarship Chairman: 586 Trumbull Ave,
Novato, 94947 or check their website.
SF Boy’s Chorus will hold their annual auditions on Saturday January 21, 2006 in San Francisco. The Boy’s Chorus has 3 bay area campuses: San Francisco, Marin and Oakland. The auditions are open to boys kindergarten and up. No experience is required to audition. Call 415-861-7464 X319 for details and an appointment or visit their website at www.sfbc.org or email auditions@sfbc.org.
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Deadline to submit next newsletter announcements is January 30th.
Send your inquiries to Janice Clark, 119 Legend Road, San Anselmo, Ca 94960 or email JBLegend@aol.com
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