REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT
Last Sunday’s Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert was another memorable event. The performances were stunning! Thanks especially to our chairperson Donna Kline for putting together such a fine musical program. Also special thanks to Mariko Heenan our reception chair as well as volunteers Joan Weinstein, Chris Bradley, Judy Lichterman and Paul Agricola for their help behind the scenes. But most of all, thanks to our tremendous performers who volunteered their talents and all of you who bought tickets in order to help us raise funds for the music education of needy students in Marin County!
Everyone who attended last month’s Sylvia Jenkins Teachers Workshop is still talking about what a fabulous afternoon of repertoire sharing. The handouts alone were worth
the effort to attend! Ms. Jenkins brought a rich assortment of recommended editions. But as always, so much information and so little time! Many suggested we invite
Sylvia back next year for Part 2! A very special thanks to Hilary Thompson for her work as program coordinator!
CM: IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR THIS YEAR
This year the MTAC State CM Council is requiring teachers complete their Student Evaluation Forms ONLINE. (This is the online version of ‘white paper form’ where each teacher enters the syllabus and other pieces a student will play, as well as indicates whether the student wishes to apply for Branch Honors, Convention, Convention Panels etc.) This evaluation form will be available ONLY ONLINE for teachers to complete beginning January 2, 2007.
This new procedure will be a learning process for all of us! I will give you more information about how this procedure will work at a later date. This process should be just as easy as the CM Online Registration process! For those teachers with limited computer skills, you might want to work with your ‘computer buddy.’ And remember,
I will be there to help answer questions. You can contact me if you need a computer
buddy, don’t have access to a computer or are just plan lost!
If there are any teachers willing to help a fellow teacher or two by volunteering to BE a
computer buddy, let me know.
Remember, you MUST complete the registration of your students by November 15th, as there is NO LATE REGISTRATION. Earlier is better—then we can correct or solve problems that crop up. Please send me one check for the total fees due for all your students. The check should be made out to: MTAC-Marin, along with a copy of your Student List and your Student Fees List. Deadline for receipts of fees: November 20.
Helen Konowitz, CM Chair
MTAC Marin Branch
helenkonow@aol.com (preferred); 456-2132
DISCOVERY SCHOLARSHIP
Attention teachers! Last call for any students to apply for this year’s Discovery Scholarship Program. We have already sent a notice to the Marin Schools asking for potential students. For information, contact Chris Bradley, Discovery Scholarship Chair
302-0396 or email MusicaMarin@pacbell.net.
Monthly Student Recital
The Monthly Student Recital Schedule is posted on our website calendar at www.mtacmarin.org. Deadline for student applications is one week before the recital
date. Late applicants are accepted only at the discretion of the recital chair. The student
entry fee is $5. Remember the limit: 10 minutes of music or 7 students per teacher per recital, which ever comes first. Just download the form from our website. The next 3
recitals will be:
Sunday January 7, 2007 at JB Piano (Chair: Sally Fletcher 492-8034)
Sunday January 21 2007 at JB Piano (Chair: TBA)
Sunday February 4 2007 at JB Piano (Chair: TBA)
BRANCH CALENDAR UPDATES/CHANGES
Next year our Adult Recital originally scheduled for February 25 2007 will now be held on March 4 2007. For information call Barbara Vonk recital chair 388-3270.
The upcoming Discovery Scholarship/MB Davis Competition Benefit Play-A-Thon scheduled for December 2-3 has been postponed until further notice.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(NOV/DEC 2006 & JAN 2007)
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November 18-4:30pm Board Meeting (127 Bolinas, San Anselmo) (Saturday)
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November 29-Deadline to submit items for December Newsletter
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December 27-Deadline to submit items for January 2007 Newsletter
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January 6-4:30pm Board Meeting (127 Bolinas, San Anselmo) (Saturday)
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January 7-2pm Monthly Student Recital (JB) Chair: Sally Fletcher (492-8034)
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January 21-2pm Monthly Student Recital (JB) Chair: TBA
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January 24-Deadline to Submit items for February Newsletter
MARGARET BEAN DAVIS MEMORIAL MUSIC COMPETITION
The Margaret Bean Davis Memorial Music Competition will be held Sunday, March 11 2007 at JB Piano, and the Winners’ Recital on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at the Mill Valley Methodist Church (UMC). Applications and checks must be received or postmarked by Friday, February 9, 2007. The competition rules and entry forms are available to download from our website www.mtacmarin.org. If you prefer, you can ‘snail mail’ a request—specify either piano, instrumental or vocal—with an enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope to: Carol LaRusso, 14 San Benito Way, Novato, Ca 94945.
Thanks!
MTAC MARIN BRANCH NEWS
We are pleased to announce our branch member Sally Christian will present a solo piano recital where Ms. Christian will perform Albeniz Suite Iberia in its entirety. The concert is Sunday 19 November 2006 2 pm at the Legion or Honor, 34th Avenue & Clement,
in San Francisco. This is a Benefit Concert for the Marin Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund. Come meet Ms. Christian and Maestro Alasdair Neal at a private reception in a Pacific Heights Home immediately following the concert. Concert tickets are $35. Reception tickets ($125) include complementary concert tickets & Gold Circle
Seating. For more information call 415-479-8100.
Our branch member Sandra Simich will give a duo piano concert with Dimitri Kogan at JB Piano, 540 Irwin Street on Sunday 17 December at 3PM. Included in the program are works by Mozart, Brahms and Grieg. For information call 415-482-9903.
Congratulations to our branch member Marie Carbone, in her sixth year as Musical Director or Little Gems Productions, lead her band at “Standing Orvation 6, Broadway Musical Madness” this last weekend at the Osher Marin JCC. The show benefited Breast
Cancer Research, Education and Services.
Our member John Boyajy will perform in the Concert Grand Classical Piano Series at their San Rafael location, JB Piano, 540 Irwin Sunday 21 January 2007 at 3PM. The concert will include works by Bach/Siloti, Schubert, Ravel and Debussy. For ticket
Information call 707-526-2447 or email tjmcneill@comcast.net. Also check their
website at www.concertsgrand.com.
Congratulations to our member Barbara Sprung-Wilkes and Sandra Simich who performed with the SF Concerto Orchestra at the Victorian Englander House in San Francisco this past weekend.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Choir Director Job: Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda has an opening for Music Director/Choir Director and Children’s Choir Director. This can be one or two persons. For job description, go to www.cpcinterralinda.org. You can also call or email their organist or member Sally Fletcher 492-8034 or sally@heavenlyharpist.com.
Organist Job: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mill Vally is looking for an organist for their Sunday morning services—either permanent or substitute. For information call
Michael Taylor at 415-388-9652.
Announcing the first Valencia Young Pianist Competition at California State University, Sacramento, School of the Arts/Department of Music.
First Prize: $400, Second Prize: $300.
Eligibility: any pianist aged 15-22 years (born after Feb 17, 1985 and before
Feb. 17 1992).
Repetoire: any two contrasting, standard repertoire compositions written for solo piano. Application deadline & procedure: postmark must be no later than January 10, 2007.
Competition takes place at CSUS on 17019 February 2007.
For an application or information, call 916-278-7983 or email recionco@saclink.csus.edu
Junior Bach Festival audition application deadline is December 1, 2006. See their
website at www.juniorbach.org. for more information.
Artist Faculty Concert San Domenico School Sunday, November 19, 3PM
Florence Aquilina, Jane Lenoire, Phoebe Dong and Marian Marsh with guest Anne
Lerner Wright.
Deadline for the next newsletter is 29 November 2006.
Attention members: Let us know what’s happening!
Send updates, announcements and special requests in writing (no phone calls) to
Janice Clark, Editor at jblegend@aol.com or to Janice Clark, 119 Legend Road, San Anselmo, Ca 94960.
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