February 2009
MTAC MARIN BRANCH NEWSLETTER
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
President: Elenor Barcsak
Tel. 415383-0125
Email: zenezest@aol.com
The inauguration of President Obama was riveting to watch. The shift of feelings became apparent and echoed around the world. Music played a strong supporting role in all the festivities. I am once again proud to be an American!
OUR JANUARY STUDENT RECITAL:
All who were lucky enough to attend were treated to an afternoon of sheer delight. KUDOS TO KUEI-LING POMERLEAU FOR CHAIRING THE JANUARY STUDENT RECITAL. She handled everything very professionally and it was picture perfect. The fact that the piano was at the back of the hall caused some parents to complain about neck ailments. Thanks to all teachers who entered their students, including James Marchand, Steven Shen, Kuei-Ling Pomerleau, and June Choi-Oh. Please keep me posted on your activities via email: zenezest@aol.com or call 415-383-0125. Message submitted by Elenor Barcsak, president.
THE JB PIANO COMPANY is amazing. Glenn Woodruff’s Showroom has a beautiful stage and he is featuring a 9’ Grotrian Concert Grand for the MTAC Discovery Scholarship Benefit Concert on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7 at 7:30 PM. The gala features our own Gini Wilson. More details are highlighted below. Glenn has a mezzanine with rooms that can be used for meetings or teaching. Please refer anyone who needs a tuning, technician, appraisal, or is looking to purchase a piano to the expert staff at JB Piano.
When First Presbyterian Church cancelled our FEBRUARY 8 Student Recital, Glenn rescued us by agreeing to host the event in his showroom. The recital will be held on FEBRUARY 8 at 1 PM, an hour earlier than the previous posting. The MTAC Marin Branch is once again grateful for Glenn’s generosity.
Looking forward to the fruit of all our teachers’ hard work presented in our Recitals, Concerts, Competitions and Certificate of Merit Program. Please keep me posted on your efforts in the music community.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT INFO YOU NEED NOW!
Dear Music Teachers,
Here are the minimum requirements for Branch Honors in Marin for 2009 - NOTE THAT THEY INCLUDE HIGHER STANDARDS FOR SIGHT-READING AND THAT PREP LEVEL STUDENTS ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE.
HONORS RECITAL DATE: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 1 - 6 pm (several recitals in that time frame)
Sight-Reading: Good or better
Technique: Good or better
Performance: Pass
All Pieces Well-Performed Minimum CM Memory requirement met and Honors Piece memorized
Theory: 80% or better
Honors Piece 4+ or higher
Level 1 and above
Please note: the EVALUATOR chooses the Honors piece; Please do not enter a piece in the online Evaluation Form! If you have already done so, please delete it - any pieces found already entered during the syllabus check will be referred back to the teacher to delete. The only thing you should do is click the box for Honors. Please save your somewhat harried CM Chair extra, unnecessary work!
CARPOOLS/SIBLINGS: It is each teacher's responsibility to follow the instructions (found on the Eval Form and in the Forms and Information part of the state website) and enter carpool information for all sibling and friend groups who wish to have evaluations at approximately the same time. In the past, Marin CM Chairs have made the schedules by hand and so often caught sibling groups that a teacher forgot to request similar times for. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR: the schedule will be done by the computer program provided by our state organization - it has many advantages, but one disadvantage is that it is extremely difficult to change once it has been set.
EVALUATION TIME REQUESTS: Again, the computer program will generate the schedule. Students may request a morning or afternoon time but my no longer request an evaluation within a shorter time frame. For tr ue emergencies, teachers should inform the CM Chair ASAP.
DEADLINE to enter Eval Info: Midnight, Sunday, February 15, 2009
DROPS/CHANGES TO PATH B: Remember that changes from Path A to Path B may only be made before the deadline for entering Eval. info. In such a case, sign on to your home page, student list, eval form entry for the student, and click the Path B bullet near the top of the form. Please inform me that you've done so. For a student who wishes to drop, please email me with the student's name - only the branch CM Chair can enter that information in the website. Any student who is still registered as Path A after the deadline and who does not come to the Evaluation will be considered a drop (the teacher can no longer choose Path B for the student). The only exception is a rather complicated make-up procedure, for high school students only, and only for emergencies (absolutely not that the student was not ready).
Please be sure to email me with any questions you may have (after searching for the answer in the policy, syllabus, encyclopedia, etc. ;-) ).helenkonow@aol.com
Cheers,
Helen Konowitz
MTAC-Marin CM Branch Chair
DISCOVERY SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT CONCERT GALA
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR DISCOVERY SCHOLARSHIP GALA FEATURING GINI WILSON:
DATE: SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 7TH, 2009
TIME: 7:30PM
LOCATION: JB PIANO CO SHOWROOM, 540 IRWIN STREET
SAN RAFAEL CA (West side of HWY #101, access from
Anderson drive).
Chair: Christina Bradley. MusicaMarin@pacbel.net
Tel. 415 - 302-0396 for more information.
This is the program that Barbara Vonk spearheaded. We will
keep her legacy strong by supporting this important concert.
This program helps children of families that could otherwise
not afford music lessons to have scholarships. Bring friends, family and adult students to hear Gini Wilson (also know as the Dutchess of Jazz) perform her magic for this evening of Bach to Bebop. This will be spectacular!
THE CONCERT GALLERY
A Classic: The MTAC Discovery Scholarship Benefit Concert is up first on Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 PM at the JB Piano Co. Showroom (newly refurbished and fabulous). Chairing this event is our lovely Christina Bradley. The reception organizer is Mariko Heenen. How about calling her to see what help she needs? We are all volunteers and need help from time to time! Our headliner is GINI WILSON, renowned for her jazz playing. Her performance From Bach to Bee Bop is amazing! (Will she take all the repeats in the Bach Partita VI?? Come and find out!) For tickets, email Christina at musicamarin@pacbel.net or just come to the concert. We are keeping tabs on who attends just to be sure we have enough seats. So please RSVP even if you plan to buy tickets at the door. This is very important! Your support will help provide a child with music lessons which should make you feel great! There will be a reception after the performance.
The very next day, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8 at 1 PM (note: this is one hour earlier than our previous posting)we will hold our Student Recital. The location has CHANGED to the JB PIANO COMPANY SHOWROOM, 540 Irwin Street in San Rafael. Sally Fletcher is the chair and you should mail entries to #22 Surrey Lane, San Rafael, CA 94903. Tel. 415-492-8034. Email: sally@heavenlyharpist.com
Teen Recital. The Chair is Gini Wilson. Location: JB Piano Co., 540 Irwin Street in San Rafael.. DATE: MARCH 1 at 1PM (The time needs to be confirmed). Entry deadline: FEBRUARY 22. Mail entry to 338 Jean St., Mill Valley CA, 94941. Tel:388-5798. Email: chamberjazz@comcast.net
Reminder: Teens only please. No adults are to perform in our Student Recital as we have other venues for adults.
March 8 at 2PM at First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo. We are so lucky to have this venue as it is free, providing we leave the church as it was! News of a new chair just in: Karen Rogers has agreed to chair the recital which, to repeat, will be held on March 8 at 2PM at the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo Not a typo. I did book two recitals in this parish. The first one was cancelled due to a memorial service.
Karen Roger’s telephone number: 415–892-9608. Mail entries by March 1 to 25 La Costa Court, San Rafael, CA, 94947.Email: res1ctmd@verizon.net Late entries will be considered at Karen’s discretion as this recital faces a time constraint with the church.
THE ADULT RECITAL. Nervous and quivering adults await their moment in the spotlight! Hosted by chair Karen Fournier on Sunday, March 22 at 3PM. Learn more about this recital in our next newsletter. This event will be held at Karen’s home, 23 Terrace Drivein Sausalito.. Detailed directions will appear in the next newsletter. Talk about a lovely person, Karen manages to charm adults into playing in public. Now that’s a gift! As a courtesy, please send her your entries by March 12and RSVP so that she can arrange the seating.
MARGARET BEAN DAVIS MUSIC COMPETITION
The Margaret Bean Davis Competition kicks off at 1 PM on Sunday, March 29 with Kuei-Ling Pomerleau once again coming through like a champion to chair this event. No guests are allowed at the competition.
It will take place at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Avenue in Mill Valley.(It is behind the Redwoods Retirement Center and across from the middle school on Camino Alto). Winners will perform April 26 at 2:30 PM the same location. Kuei-Ling’s announcement was forwarded to our webmaster. For your convenience, teachers only can reach her at 415–455-0814 or email:
klpomerleau@comcast.net
MARIN BRANCH MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ralph Cole wants friends to know that Susan Cole has suffered a severe stroke and is now unable to communicate verbally. Elenor sent a card from our branch to Villa Marin, 100 Thorndale Dr., San Rafael CA 94903. Ralph can be reached at 415–492-2508.
My name is Susan Fritz-prey and I am in the process of re-establishing a private piano studio in Mill Valley. I have many years teaching experience and have taught all levels, both privately and at several universities, including the University of Southern California, Cal State Dominguez Hills, and San Francisco State. My training includes a Bachelor’s Degree in piano performance and both Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Accompanying from the University of Southern California. Having been focused on the raising of my two children, now ages 17 and 20, I am currently ready and eager to resume teaching. I’m delighted to have renewed my membership in the MTAC and look forward to meeting my fellow Marin members. I would very much appreciate referrals for students of all levels and for those singers or ensembles looking for extra coaching. Thanks for your help and best wishes in all your musical endeavors. My contact information is as follows:
Susan Fritz-Prey
home: (415) 383-6921
cell: (415) 497-9855
e-mail: preygroup@earthlink.net
THE ROVING REPORTER
We have two new Branch Members!
Welcome to Susan Fritz-Prey, pianist, who has renewed her membership. She has an impressive resume. Her degrees include a bachelor’s in Piano Performance and both master’s and doctoral degrees in Accompanying from USC. Singers and ensembles looking for coaching call 415–383 6921. Email: preygroup@earthlink.net/ Her studio address: 210 Cleveland Ave.m Mill Valley CA, 94941
Welcome William Kenville, pianist, who is a graduate of San Francisco State, where he studied under the fine tutelage of Professor William Corbett-Jones. As a pianist, he has performed at Old First Church and in many concerts in the South Bay. He is keen on recording and is now looking to expand his teaching and recording skills in the Marin area. Any referrals to these members would be appreciated. Williams phone number is (831) 724-5556.
JOSEPH BLOOM announced his concert with Robert Howard (cello), Patricia Farrell (flute),and Helene Zindarsian*(soprano) performingworks of Poulenc, R. Strauss, Bach, and Brahms at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley on January 25at 7:30 PM. Congratulations to Joe and his colleagues.
SANDRA SIMICH performed an all Chopin concert at JB Piano Co. Showroom in San Rafael on January 18 at 3 PM. Her memorable playing was inspiring to all who attended and thanks via rose champagne seemed as fitting as flowers!
MARIE CARBONE reminder to send her your programs! Marie received an Orchid Letter forwarded to me by our State president Lee Galloway from a parent who wanted to have an award presented to Marie for her outstanding teaching. To protect the privacy of the sender of the letter and children involved we will just say that Marie is doing her job with high standards. Your colleagues are all proud of your efforts.
KEN IISAKA Concerts Grand Performance on January 25 at the JB Piano Co. had everyone buzzing with excitement. Producer Terry McNeill is ecstatic about the success! Ken not only plays well, he is a born entertainerand crowdpleaser, but modest too! Glenn Woodruff prepped the 9’ Grotrian Concert Grand to Ken’s specifications and it sounded glorious. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to create such a memorable event. In lieu of flowers, a bottle of champagne was discreetly delivered to the wine connoiseur!
Daniel Glover has just released his eight CD Recording, "Franz Liszt" Included Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, Two Legends, Ave Maria, and Hexameron ( Six Variations on a march from Bellini's Bellini's Puritani) and Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat.
To order, please send a check for $18,00 includes shipping and handling) to:
Daniel Glover,
15 Hermann St. No. 402 San Francisco, CA 94102
Please check out Daniel's Web Site for more information www.danielgloverpianist.com
His next Concert will be Feb 7th 2009 @ 8pm Crestmont Conservatory 2575 Flores St San Mateo (near 25th).
Dmitir Rachmanov's Concert was a "knock out" huge success. Look for reviews. Congratulations to Concerts Grand once again. More details in next Newsletter.
The MTAC STATE NEWS
A celebration of the life of Marilynn Carstens will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., at the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, 160 N. 3rd St., San Jose, CA 95112.
There will be a potluck following the service. Optional: bring food. Casual attire is encouraged since there will be music and dancing/movement.
An Endowment Fund, designated for Improvisation, will be established in the MTAC Foundation in her name. Should you wish to donate to this fund, please fill out the donation form and include your check, made payable to the MTAC Foundation, and send to the MTAC State Office, 833 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco CA 94103, Attention: Rhonda Williams, Financial Coordinator.
Marilynn's husband, Patrick, has also asked that Donations can be made to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, 750 Cutner Ave., San Jose, CA 95125, www.2ndharvest.net, in Marilynn's memory.
NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC WEB SITE
(Commercial Announcement)
The North Bay has a new web site for all aspects of classical music – www.classicalsonoma.org.
Contained in this user-friendly site are concert reviews and listings, information on almost 40 presenting organizations, and photos. Presenters can update schedules and events directly on-line without delays, including uploading art work. This exciting new way to publicize MMTA events was designed by Santa Rosa violinist and attorney John Thompson. Currently there are eight reviewers for events in four counties, including Tiburon pianist and writer Donna Kline.
Thanks.
Terry McNeill
Classical Sonoma
Concerts Grand
Concerts Coming To Marin Area
(Commercial Announcement)
 Art Lande
Feb. 9, 2009 - 7:30pm, $15
J-B Piano
540 Irwin Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
(Cross Street Anderson)
415-456-9280
Please join us for a great evening with Art Lande.
Grammy-nominated Art Lande is an internationally known pianist, composer, improviser, drummer and educator who has performed with a long list of the Who's Who in jazz, including Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Swallow, Charlie Haden, Kenny Wheeler, Sheila Jordan, Mark Isham, Paul McCandless, Jan Garbarek and many others.
With guest vocalist Juliana Kohl.
For this evening's concert, the Hidden Jewel will be joined by American vocalist and composer, Juliana Kohl. She will be singing selections from the Art Lande Songbook, including several new chorales. She has collaborated many times with Paul and Art and her presence promises to add a unique facet to the music. JB Piano Company, 540 Irwin St, San Rafael, CA 415-456-9280
7:30PM $15
Click on the link (below) to learn more about Art!
http://artlande.com/home.html
 Halida Dinova
Feb. 12, 2009 - 7:30pm
J-B Piano
540 Irwin Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
(Cross Street Anderson)
The J-B Piano Company Invites you to join us for an “unforgettable evening”.
When We Proudly Present Russian Pianist Halida Dinova.
A Program of
Chopin, Haydn, Debussy, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Russian Pianist Halida Dinova
A Program of
Chopin, Haydn, Debussy, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff.
Her sincere heart strikes the listening ear with vivacious pedaling, incredible unique
special tone and grandness of phrase
A pianist of "sheer poetry, passion , and above all, incredible tone."
Cleveland Plaindealer
Wine and Champagne Reception.
Please confirm or express your regrets to Glenn@jbpiano.com We look forward to greeting you and sharing this evening together.
http://www.metronomeinc.com/HD/halidahome.htm
http://www.jbpiano.com
 Elena Kuschnerova
March 1, 2009
Newman Auditorium on the SRJC campus.
Santa Rosa
Fresh from her seventh tour of Japan, Elena Kuschnerova plays Bach’s 2nd French Suite and commemorates Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with short piano pieces and the Variations Serieuses. The second half is all Russian: a Glinka Nocturne, Tchaikovsky’s Variations in F, two pieces written for Ms. Kuschnerova by Alexander Lokshin, and Stravinsky’s formidable Three Pieces from Petrushka. Please purchase tickets from Concerts Grand (707 526-2447 and www.concertsgrand.com) or at the door. Adults are $17, seniors 55+ and students are $15.
MASTER CLASS with PAUL ROBERTS
SF CONSERVATORY of MUSIC:
MASTER CLASS with PAUL ROBERTS, an expert in French music and a Lisztian.
FEBRUARY 19th, 4-6 PM No charge! (I know, another jaw dropper!)Location: SF Conservatory, 50 Oak St. San Francisco.
Hear Paul Roberts in Concert on FEBRUARY 20th 8 P.M. at the Old First Church, , 1751 Sacramento St. at Van Ness in San Francisco. (Yes there is wheelchair access from a side elevator, just request assistance at the door).
For direction and other information, email: Oldfirstconcerts.org
Tickets: $15/seniors, $12/students.
PAID ADVERTISEMENTS FOLLOW:
CONCERTS GRAND ANNOUNCES:
The Newsletter Deadline is FEBRUARY 20.
Please submit entries to Marin Branch President Elenor Barcsak
Tel:415–383-0125. email:Zenezest@aol.com
Address: 1065 Erica Rd. Mill Valley CA, 94941
Deadline for March.'09 newsletter: Feb. 20th
Please send items to President Elenor Barcsak
email: zenezest@aol.com
send a note to:
1065 Erica Rd; Mill Valley, C.A. 94941.
or Tel. 415- -383-0125.
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