Mid-Missouri Area
Music Teachers Association
MMAMTA is a 
Local Association of MTNA,
Est. 1978
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May 2013

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2 [Thu]           7:30pm, Missouri Theatre: pianist Paola Savvidou performs Karel 
                      Husa's Concertino with University
3 [Fri]             7pm: Odyssey Chamber Music Series Concert “Missouriana” at 
                      First Baptist Church of Columbia. Program features all Missouri- 
                      based composers, including Stefan Freund, Patrick Dell, Anthony 
                      Glise, William Lackey, and Paul Seitz. $20/$10 Admission; Annual 
                      Season Finale Reception post-concert.

May             2013 National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions
   14-17       at Houser, Gillam & Larvick Studios. Jefferson 
                        City Chairman: Jan Houser
   20-27        at MU: Columbia Chairman: Beverly Kyriakos

21 [Sat]         M.A.M.A. Festival Application Deadline

31 [Fri]  11am MMAMTA Annual Spring Luncheon at Arris' Pizza in Columbia

June 2013

1 [Fri]               2013-2014 MTNA Annaul Fee Due. To be eligible in our MMAMTA membership 
                        directory in hard copy for 2013-2014, please pay your MTNA dues before July 15.

August 2013

19 [Mon]            MU and Westminster College first day of classes
20 [Tue]            CMU first day of classes
21 [Wed]           Lincoln University first day of classes


September 2013

8 [Sat]           MMTA Honors Theory Project 
                       application deadline, midnight CST.  
                       Information available online at 
                       missourimta.org, or in the April 2012 
                       issue of Notes (Vol. XLIV, No. 3)
8 [Sat]            9am: Missouri Federation of Music Clubs 
                      Fall Board Meeting at Music Suite, 
                      Columbia
10 [Mon]         MMTA District (Pre-Collegiate) 
                      Honors Auditions application deadline, 
                      midnight CST.  Information online at 
                      missourimta.org, or in the April 2012 
                      issue of Notes (Vol. XLIV, No. 3)
9 [Mon]         7:30pm: Peter Miyamoto Piano Recital at MU Whitmore Recital Hall. 
                    Program: TBA
12 [Wed]        MTNA Performance and 
                       Composition Competitions 
                       application deadline, 3pm EST.  
                                                                                        Information available online, mtna.org  
16 [Sun]         MMMTA Honors Recital, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City
                       For students of Jefferson City MMAMTA members entering MMTA District Auditions 
                       (Jan Houser/Karen Larvick) 
23 [Sun]        1:30pm & 3pm: MMTA Honors Recital at Broadway Christian Church in 
                       Columbia: For students MMAMTA members entering MMTA District Auditions 
                       (Beverly Kyriakos, Chairman)
23 [Mon]      Missouri Symphony Society Fall Piano Showcase Auditions Application Deadline 
                       (application will be posted here when it is published)

29 [Sat]        MMTA District Auditions at Columbia College in Columbia Pre-collegiate
                      Auditions.  Participants receiving a “I” rating may proceed to State Auditions 
                      held this year at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar in November.

October 2013

5 [Sat]         8am-5pm: Missouri Symphony Society's Women's Symphony League presents
                           Piano Showcase Auditions, Missouri Theatre

8 [Mon]       MMTA State Honor’s Pre-Collegiate and Collegiate State Auditions 
                    application deadline.  Information online at missourimta.org or in April Notes 
                    (Vol. XLIV, No. 3). Pre-collegiate entrants must have earned a “I” at District auditions.


15 [Tue]        6pm: Odyssey Music @ Lenoir Woods - Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in f minor, 
                           Op. 21 with pianist Ayako Tsuruta and a string quartet
18 [Fri]           7pm: Odyssey: "PRIZM" at the First Baptist Church in Columbia

21 [Sun]       1:30pm & 3pm: MMTA Honors Recital I: Recital for piano students who earned a
                          “I” rating or Collegiate Honors Auditions participants at the MMTA State Auditions. 
                          First Baptist Church in Columbia
27 [Sat]        1pm+: MMTA Honors Recital II: Recital for piano students who earned a “I” rating or 
                    Collegiate Honors Auditions participants at the MMTA State Auditions. First Baptist 
                    Church in Columbia

28 [Mon]          WSL MOSS Piano Showcase – Biography Due via mail

November 2013

1 [Thu]       MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions Deadline
                   Event Date: Saturday, November 17 in Columbia (Janice Wenger, chairman)
                   and Jefferson City (Jan Houser and Deborah McAlexander, chairman).


7-10 [Thu-Sun]  2013 MTNA/MMTA at Webster University in St. Louis
12 [Tue]            6pm: Piano Showcase Rehearsal at Missouri Theatre
16 [Sat]      MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions: 
                    Columbia - MU School of Music; Jefferson City - Lincoln University


16 [Sat]            PM: Piano Showcase at Missouri Theatre

December 2013

6 [Fri]          7pm: Odyssey: "Holiday Songs" at First Baptist Church in Columbia. Features Columbia Handbell Ensemble and Elan Singers of Columbia, works include David Ludwig's "Hannukah Songs."
18 [Wed]     6pm: Odyssey Music @ Lenoir Woods (to be confirmed)  - Holiday Music with the 
                      Miyamoto-Tsuruta Piano Duo
22-25 [Wed-Sat] MMEA (Missouri Music Educators Association) Conference, Tan-Tar-A Resort
28 [Fri]           Application deadline for "Ovation Young Artist 
                           Piano Competition" in Overland Park, Kansas - 
                           open to students age 9-17 from Kansas and 
                           Missouri. For more information, go to 
                      www.ovationpianocompetition.org/ .

January 2014

 11-13            West Central Division MTNA Competitions, Winners of the Missouri State 
[Fri-Sun]       MTNA Competitions at University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS
11 [Fri]           Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Student Auditions (Federation Festival)                       
                      estimated deadline.
12-13 [Sat-Sun] Ovation Young Artist Piano Competition at Schmitt Music in Overland Park, Kansas
20 [Sun]         Jefferson City Symphony Piano Auditions application deadline.

27 [Sun]       3pm: MMAMTA Teachers’ Recital at First Christian Church in Jefferson City 
                     (Ruth Robertson, Chairman)
                     ca. 3:30pm: MMAMTA Semi-Annual Meeting

February 2014

1 [Fri]           MMAMTA Musicathon application deadline
                      (Columbia Co-chairs): Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou
                      (Jefferson City Chairman): Jan Houser

2 [Sat]            Jefferson City Symphony Piano Auditions at Mitchell 
                       Auditorium, Lincoln University in Jefferson City
11 [Tue]       6pm: Odyssey Music @ Lenoir Woods - Program TBA
21 [Fri]         7pm: Odyssey: "Baroque Italiano" at First Baptist Church in Columbia
22-23            MMAMTA MUSICATHON - Columbia at Macy’s, 
[Sat-Sun]      Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou, co-chairs.
22-23           MMAMTA MUSICATHON – Jefferson City at Capital 
[Sat-Sun]      Mall (JC) - Jan Houser, chairman.

March 2014

1 [Sat]            Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival at Columbia College, 
                      First Christian Church & First Baptist Church in Columbia

1 [Sat]            Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Student Auditions at First Christian Church 
                      in Jefferson City
1 [Sat]          MMCC Piano Ensemble Marathon at MU Whitmore Hall. Contact: TBA
2 [Sun]           District 3 Federation Festival Make-up at First Christian Church in Jefferson City
3 [Mon]           Make Up Day for Junior Federation Festival in Columbia, at First Baptist Church

7-8 [Fri-Sat]    7pm (Fri), 2pm & 7pm (Sat): Odyssey: "Dance with MCB: Missouri Contemporary 
                      Ballet" at Missouri Theatre - Collaborative project with Missouri Contemporary Ballet.
9 [Sat]            District 3 Missouri Federation Festival at First Baptist Church in Jefferson City
22-26             MTNA National Conference and National Competitions Finals                                          

[Sat-Wed]      at Marriott Chicago Downtown (*
2015 Las Vegas, Nevada - March 21–25, Rio Hotel)

April 2014

4 [Thu]        Application Deadline for MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions on April 13 in Jefferson City
13 [Sat]      MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions. Camp and College Scholarship Auditions at
                    Central United Church of Christ in Jefferson City. Karen Larvick, chairman.
13 [Sat]      Concerto Festival application deadline. Beverly Kyriakos, chairman.
27 [Sat]     1:30pm & 3pm: MMAMTA Concerto Festival at Piano Distributors in Columbia.
                    Open to instrumental and vocal students of all levels, these recitals feature 
                    students in one movement of a Concerto or an aria with orchestral accompaniment 
                    on piano.  Beverly Kyriakos, chairman. 

May 2014

May 2 [Fri]        7pm: Odyssey: "Makrokosmos" at First Baptist Church in Columbia. William J. 
                       Lackey's World Premiere for two pianos, percussion and electronics; a work by 
                       Jennifer Barker, and George Crumb's Makrokosmos III: "Music for a Summer Evening" 
                       for two pianos and percussion.
May 15 [Tue]     6pm: Odyssey Music @ Lenoir Woods - Schumann Liederkreis, Op. 24 with 
                        Nollie Moore, tenor with Ayako Tsuruta, piano | Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 
                        in e minor, Op. 11 with pianist Peter Miyamoto and a string quartet

Past Events - Mostly Annual

April 2013

27 [Sat]     1:30pm & 3pm: MMAMTA Concerto Festival at Piano Distributors in Columbia.
                    Open to instrumental and vocal students of all levels, these recitals feature 
                    students in one movement of a Concerto or an aria with orchestral accompaniment 
                    on piano.  Beverly Kyriakos, chairman. 

                    ~~~ DUE TO CONFLICTS OF SCHEDULE, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ~~~