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MMAMTA Calendar
2024-2025 Dates & Events
August 2024
Aug 24 & 25 (Sat 7pm & Sun 4pm) Missouri Theatre: MOSY & Landlocked Opera present Donizetti: L'Exilir d'amour. Admission $29-49, $10 Students. Tickets: https://www.themosy.org/calendar/lelisir-damore-donizetti
September 2024
Sept 2 (Mon) Application Deadline: MMTA District Auditions ONLINE: $35/student + $20 teacher's fee. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBl1ckOwpkO0nNq9dJ2PHUghuRsyNwihfb3tmvDN9Yrenzcw/viewform
Sept 7 (Sat): FAB 146 - 9:30-11:30am - Odyssey's Columbia Music School music classes (Theory and Ensembles) begin (10-11 classes).
Sept 11 (Wed) 3pm, Application Deadline: MTNA Performance Competition. Go to MTNA.org to apply.
Sept 14 (Sat) TBA: MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital
Sept 15 (Sun) 3pm, MU Whitmore Hall: MU Faculty Recital: Pianist Peter Miyamoto performs a program of Bach/Busoni, Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 110 and Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5. $5 Admission; Free for the MU community.
Sept 15 (Sun) 1pm, Our Lord's Lutheran Church, Jefferson City - MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital. Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1529 Southwest Blvd in Jefferson City. Jan Houser, Chair.
Sept 21 (Sat) MU FAB: MMTA District Auditions at the MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building.
Sept 23 (Mon) Application Deadline: The MOSY Piano Showcase. Application information: https://themosy.org/piano-showcase/
Sept 27-28 [Fri-Sat] UMKC Conservatory in Kansas City: Joint MMTA and Kansas MTA Conference: For years MMTA has worked towards bringing back a state conference. It is becoming a reality this year with a two-day event Sep 27-28 that will feature the Anderson Roe Piano Duo in concert as well as additional programming available here. Conference registration link here.
September 28 [Sat] 4-7pm, Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 21: "Oktoberfest" Fall Event at Christopher and Mina Turner's Residence. Join us for merriment of Beers, Brats and Music! Admission $25/$10 Children Under 12 (must have parental supervision).
Sept 7 (Sat): FAB 146 - 9:30-11:30am - Odyssey's Columbia Music School music classes (Theory and Ensembles) begin (10-11 classes).
Sept 11 (Wed) 3pm, Application Deadline: MTNA Performance Competition. Go to MTNA.org to apply.
Sept 14 (Sat) TBA: MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital
Sept 15 (Sun) 3pm, MU Whitmore Hall: MU Faculty Recital: Pianist Peter Miyamoto performs a program of Bach/Busoni, Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 110 and Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5. $5 Admission; Free for the MU community.
Sept 15 (Sun) 1pm, Our Lord's Lutheran Church, Jefferson City - MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital. Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1529 Southwest Blvd in Jefferson City. Jan Houser, Chair.
Sept 21 (Sat) MU FAB: MMTA District Auditions at the MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building.
Sept 23 (Mon) Application Deadline: The MOSY Piano Showcase. Application information: https://themosy.org/piano-showcase/
Sept 27-28 [Fri-Sat] UMKC Conservatory in Kansas City: Joint MMTA and Kansas MTA Conference: For years MMTA has worked towards bringing back a state conference. It is becoming a reality this year with a two-day event Sep 27-28 that will feature the Anderson Roe Piano Duo in concert as well as additional programming available here. Conference registration link here.
September 28 [Sat] 4-7pm, Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 21: "Oktoberfest" Fall Event at Christopher and Mina Turner's Residence. Join us for merriment of Beers, Brats and Music! Admission $25/$10 Children Under 12 (must have parental supervision).
October 2024
Oct 4 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Autumn Colors," featuring Reinecke's Horn Trio with Amanda Collins, horn, oboist Alison Robuck and pianist Rachel AuBuchon. Admission $25, $5 Students.
Oct 5 (Sat) 9:30am-5pm, MU Whitmore Hall: The MOSY League presents the Piano Showcase Live Auditions.
Oct 6 (Sun) Jefferson City West School Parking Lot, Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) presents JC Porchfest! A free event.
Oct 9 (Wed) 3pm, Application Deadline: MMTA State Auditions, online: https://missourimta.org/pre-collegiate-auditions/
Oct 18 (Fri) 7pm: Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and New Music Initiative (NMI) presents an event with Guest Artist
Oct 26 (Sat) 4pm, Missouri Theatre: The MOSY League presents The 2024 Piano Showcase. Admission $15, Free for Children & Students.
Oct 26 (Sat) TBA: Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri (CAAM) presents Columbia Chorale concert
Oct 27 (Sun) 7pm, Jesse Hall: Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and University Philharmonic (UPhil) concert
Oct 5 (Sat) 9:30am-5pm, MU Whitmore Hall: The MOSY League presents the Piano Showcase Live Auditions.
Oct 6 (Sun) Jefferson City West School Parking Lot, Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) presents JC Porchfest! A free event.
Oct 9 (Wed) 3pm, Application Deadline: MMTA State Auditions, online: https://missourimta.org/pre-collegiate-auditions/
Oct 18 (Fri) 7pm: Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and New Music Initiative (NMI) presents an event with Guest Artist
Oct 26 (Sat) 4pm, Missouri Theatre: The MOSY League presents The 2024 Piano Showcase. Admission $15, Free for Children & Students.
Oct 26 (Sat) TBA: Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri (CAAM) presents Columbia Chorale concert
Oct 27 (Sun) 7pm, Jesse Hall: Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and University Philharmonic (UPhil) concert
November 2024
Nov 1 (Fri) Application Deadline: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions
Nov 1 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "L'histoire du soldat" (A Tale of a Soldier) by Igor Stravinsky. A must-see one-hour production led by violinist Julie Rosenfeld, this collaborative presentation features John McKeever and Aaron Krawitz as narrators and a dancer from the Mareck Center for Dance, with 7 musicians including Megan Arns, Tim Howe, Wesley Warnhoff, Isaac Foley, and more. Program is 1 hour for this event. Admission $25, $5 Students.
Nov 2 (Sat) 12-3pm, MU FAB 145: MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Honors Recital, for those who have earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. No fee. Contact Ayako Tsuruta, Chair with completed form on Handbook, p.22.
Nov 3 (Sun) TBA, First Baptist Church of Columbia: FBC presents Ecumenical Concert (Rutter) - Dr. Jonathan Ray, FBC Music Dir.
Nov 7 (Thu), 6pm Kimball Room at Stephens College: MOSY presents "Mozart in Prague: A musical and culinary experience." Admission: $75 / $700 for a table of 10. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/mozart-in-prague-a-musical-and-culinary-experience
Nov 7-10 (Thu-Sun), MU School of Music Campus: The MMTA State Auditions. https://missourimta.org/
Nov 12 (Tue) 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium in JC: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) presents Gloria! with JCSO choir
Nov 21 (Thu) Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Young People's Concert
Nov 23 (Sat) MU SMC 132 (Sheryl Crow Hall) in Columbia: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions
Nov 23 (Sat) 10:30am-2:30pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1529 Southwest Blvd in Jefferson City.
Nov 24 (Sun) CAAM presents Columbia Youth Choirs Concert
Nov 1 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "L'histoire du soldat" (A Tale of a Soldier) by Igor Stravinsky. A must-see one-hour production led by violinist Julie Rosenfeld, this collaborative presentation features John McKeever and Aaron Krawitz as narrators and a dancer from the Mareck Center for Dance, with 7 musicians including Megan Arns, Tim Howe, Wesley Warnhoff, Isaac Foley, and more. Program is 1 hour for this event. Admission $25, $5 Students.
Nov 2 (Sat) 12-3pm, MU FAB 145: MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Honors Recital, for those who have earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. No fee. Contact Ayako Tsuruta, Chair with completed form on Handbook, p.22.
Nov 3 (Sun) TBA, First Baptist Church of Columbia: FBC presents Ecumenical Concert (Rutter) - Dr. Jonathan Ray, FBC Music Dir.
Nov 7 (Thu), 6pm Kimball Room at Stephens College: MOSY presents "Mozart in Prague: A musical and culinary experience." Admission: $75 / $700 for a table of 10. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/mozart-in-prague-a-musical-and-culinary-experience
Nov 7-10 (Thu-Sun), MU School of Music Campus: The MMTA State Auditions. https://missourimta.org/
Nov 12 (Tue) 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium in JC: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) presents Gloria! with JCSO choir
Nov 21 (Thu) Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Young People's Concert
Nov 23 (Sat) MU SMC 132 (Sheryl Crow Hall) in Columbia: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions
Nov 23 (Sat) 10:30am-2:30pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1529 Southwest Blvd in Jefferson City.
Nov 24 (Sun) CAAM presents Columbia Youth Choirs Concert
December 2024
Dec 6 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Candlelight Holiday." Immerse yourself in over 1000 candles in the beautifully decorated sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Columbia! Program TBA. Admission $25, $5 Students.
Dec 7 (Sat) 12pm, Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents Winter Concert
Dec 7 (Sat) 7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church of Columbia: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents Winter Concert
Dec 8 (Sun) 2pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Fall MOSY Conservatory / Missouri String Project Concert
Dec 14 (Sat) 10:30am, MU WRH: Odyssey's Columbia Music School presents Piano Ensemble Concert
Dec 14 (Sat) 2pm, MU WRH: Tsuruta Studio presents Winter Recital
Dec 14 (Sat) 7pm, Miller Performing Arts Center in Jefferson City: Jefferson City Cantorum Christmas Concert, with pianist Jan Houser.
Dec 15 (Sun) 2pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Pops Concert: "Holiday Market - A Missouri Christmas" presented by Shelter Insurance. Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with your Missouri Symphony Orchestra! Featuring holiday favorites from around the world, Broadway, and Hollywood, this concert will get you into the holiday spirit faster than you can sing “Jingle Bells. Admission $29-39 / Free Children 17 and under. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/holiday-market-presented-by-shelter-insurance
Dec 7 (Sat) 12pm, Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents Winter Concert
Dec 7 (Sat) 7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church of Columbia: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents Winter Concert
Dec 8 (Sun) 2pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Fall MOSY Conservatory / Missouri String Project Concert
Dec 14 (Sat) 10:30am, MU WRH: Odyssey's Columbia Music School presents Piano Ensemble Concert
Dec 14 (Sat) 2pm, MU WRH: Tsuruta Studio presents Winter Recital
Dec 14 (Sat) 7pm, Miller Performing Arts Center in Jefferson City: Jefferson City Cantorum Christmas Concert, with pianist Jan Houser.
Dec 15 (Sun) 2pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Pops Concert: "Holiday Market - A Missouri Christmas" presented by Shelter Insurance. Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with your Missouri Symphony Orchestra! Featuring holiday favorites from around the world, Broadway, and Hollywood, this concert will get you into the holiday spirit faster than you can sing “Jingle Bells. Admission $29-39 / Free Children 17 and under. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/holiday-market-presented-by-shelter-insurance
January 2025
Jan 11 [Sat] 9:30-12, 1-3:30pm, Central Methodist University: CMU Piano Workshop - Open to High School Juniors and Seniors, the day consists of ensemble playing, workshops on music preparation and practice techniques, and individual coaching. To register, complete the form (to be attached). For inquiries, contact Dr. Melissa Loehnig Simons at [email protected] or (660) 248-6318.
Jan 15 (Wed) Deadline: Missouri Federated Junior Music Festival Registration for District 2 (Columbia).
Jan 18 (Sat) CAAM presents Columbia Chamber Choir
Jan 26 (Sun) 3pm (tentative) MMAMTA Teachers Recital and 4pm Winter Business Meeting
Jan 27 (Mon) MU TBA: MU Faculty Recital - Alice Dade, flute and Peter Miyamoto, piano
Jan 15 (Wed) Deadline: Missouri Federated Junior Music Festival Registration for District 2 (Columbia).
Jan 18 (Sat) CAAM presents Columbia Chamber Choir
Jan 26 (Sun) 3pm (tentative) MMAMTA Teachers Recital and 4pm Winter Business Meeting
Jan 27 (Mon) MU TBA: MU Faculty Recital - Alice Dade, flute and Peter Miyamoto, piano
February 2025
Feb 7 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "M-Odyssey" (snow date: February 9)
Feb 8 (Sat) CAAM presents UNITY, 10th Anniversary Concert
Feb 11 (Tue) 7pm at Lincoln University's Mitchell Auditorium, JC: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents A Midwinter's Classics Concert.
Feb 14 (Fri) Missouri Theatre: The MU School of Music presents University Philharmonic. Berg Violin Concerto with Julie Rosenfeld, soloist.
Feb 22 (Sat) TBA, Musicathon in Columbia. Andrew Weir, chair.
Feb 23 (Sun) 7:30pm, Missouri Theatre: Columbia Civic Orchestra: Fiddle Traditions
Feb 27 & 28 (Thu & Fri) 7pm, Douglas High School, 310 N Providence Rd in Columbia: The MOSY presents "Tell Our Story: A Black History Month Concert." This annual concert celebrates and honors the lived black experience in our community and beyond. Featuring a panel discussion and an intimate chamber concert, this concert will allow you to learn more about Columbia’s past and leave you ready to invest in its future. Admission $25 / $10 Student. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/tell-our-story-a-black-history-month-concert
Feb 8 (Sat) CAAM presents UNITY, 10th Anniversary Concert
Feb 11 (Tue) 7pm at Lincoln University's Mitchell Auditorium, JC: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents A Midwinter's Classics Concert.
Feb 14 (Fri) Missouri Theatre: The MU School of Music presents University Philharmonic. Berg Violin Concerto with Julie Rosenfeld, soloist.
Feb 22 (Sat) TBA, Musicathon in Columbia. Andrew Weir, chair.
Feb 23 (Sun) 7:30pm, Missouri Theatre: Columbia Civic Orchestra: Fiddle Traditions
Feb 27 & 28 (Thu & Fri) 7pm, Douglas High School, 310 N Providence Rd in Columbia: The MOSY presents "Tell Our Story: A Black History Month Concert." This annual concert celebrates and honors the lived black experience in our community and beyond. Featuring a panel discussion and an intimate chamber concert, this concert will allow you to learn more about Columbia’s past and leave you ready to invest in its future. Admission $25 / $10 Student. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/tell-our-story-a-black-history-month-concert
March 2025
Mar 1 (Sat), All Day in Columbia: MFMC Federation Auditions begin.
Mar 1 (Sat) Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City: Musicathon to benefit MMAMTA. Jan Houser, chair.
Mar 8 (Sat), All Day, First Baptist Church in Jefferson City: MFMC Federation Auditions, First Baptist Church, 301 E Capitol Ave in Jefferson City.
Mar 8 (Sat), All Day in Columbia: MFMC Federation Auditions for Concerto Only
Mar 9 (Sun) 3pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents The 8th MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition
Mar 16 (Sat) 1:30-5:30pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City: District 3 Federated Music Festival make-up Day. Contact Jan Houser.
Mar 15-19, 2025: MTNA National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The 11th Plowman Chamber Music Competition and Festival (*Master classes are sponsored by MMAMTA)
Mar 19 (Wed) 7pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Plowman Festival: Edward Auer, Piano Solo Recital at the MU School of Music
Mar 20 (Thu) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Plowman Festival: Chien-Kwan Lin, Saxophone Recital, with pianist Rachel AuBuchon
Mar 21 (Fri) 12pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Plowman Festival: Edward Auer, Piano Master Class. The MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building
Mar 21 (Fri) 2pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Plowman Festival: Ida Kavafian, Violin Master Class. The MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building
Mar 21 (Fri) TBA, Plowman Festival: Chien-Kwan Lin, Saxophone Master Class. The MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building.
Mar 21 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Plowman Festival: Ida Kavafian, Violin Recital, with pianist Peter Miyamoto
Mar 22 (Sat) 9:30am-5pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: The 11th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - Semi-Finals
Mar 23 (Sun) 1:30pm, Missouri Theatre: The 11th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - The Finals and the Awards Ceremony
Mar 1 (Sat) Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City: Musicathon to benefit MMAMTA. Jan Houser, chair.
Mar 8 (Sat), All Day, First Baptist Church in Jefferson City: MFMC Federation Auditions, First Baptist Church, 301 E Capitol Ave in Jefferson City.
Mar 8 (Sat), All Day in Columbia: MFMC Federation Auditions for Concerto Only
Mar 9 (Sun) 3pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents The 8th MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition
Mar 16 (Sat) 1:30-5:30pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City: District 3 Federated Music Festival make-up Day. Contact Jan Houser.
Mar 15-19, 2025: MTNA National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The 11th Plowman Chamber Music Competition and Festival (*Master classes are sponsored by MMAMTA)
Mar 19 (Wed) 7pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Plowman Festival: Edward Auer, Piano Solo Recital at the MU School of Music
Mar 20 (Thu) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Plowman Festival: Chien-Kwan Lin, Saxophone Recital, with pianist Rachel AuBuchon
Mar 21 (Fri) 12pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Plowman Festival: Edward Auer, Piano Master Class. The MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building
Mar 21 (Fri) 2pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Plowman Festival: Ida Kavafian, Violin Master Class. The MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building
Mar 21 (Fri) TBA, Plowman Festival: Chien-Kwan Lin, Saxophone Master Class. The MU School of Music, Fine Arts Building.
Mar 21 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Plowman Festival: Ida Kavafian, Violin Recital, with pianist Peter Miyamoto
Mar 22 (Sat) 9:30am-5pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: The 11th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - Semi-Finals
Mar 23 (Sun) 1:30pm, Missouri Theatre: The 11th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - The Finals and the Awards Ceremony
April 2025
Apr 4 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Baroque Concerto" with R. Paul Crabb leading Prometheus.
Apr 11 (Fri) TBA: CAAM Columbia Chorale and Prometheus Concert
Apr 11 (Fri) TBA Columbia: MSHSAA Large Ensemble
Apr 12 (Sat) Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Spring Pops Concert
Apr 13 (Sun) 7pm, Broadway Christian Church : CCO/CAAM/NMI Missouri Composers Project Concert (MOCOP)
Apr 18-19 (Fri/Sat) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Mareck Center for Dance presents "Cinderella" by Sergei Prokofiev, performed on two pianos by Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta
Apr 27 (Sun) TBA: CAAM; Columbia Youth Choirs Concert
Apr 29 (Tue) 7pm. Lincoln University's Mitchell Auditorium: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Americana & Classical Piano Concert. Gary Sanders, piano soloist.
Apr 11 (Fri) TBA: CAAM Columbia Chorale and Prometheus Concert
Apr 11 (Fri) TBA Columbia: MSHSAA Large Ensemble
Apr 12 (Sat) Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Spring Pops Concert
Apr 13 (Sun) 7pm, Broadway Christian Church : CCO/CAAM/NMI Missouri Composers Project Concert (MOCOP)
Apr 18-19 (Fri/Sat) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Mareck Center for Dance presents "Cinderella" by Sergei Prokofiev, performed on two pianos by Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta
Apr 27 (Sun) TBA: CAAM; Columbia Youth Choirs Concert
Apr 29 (Tue) 7pm. Lincoln University's Mitchell Auditorium: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Americana & Classical Piano Concert. Gary Sanders, piano soloist.
May 2025
May 2 (Fri) 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Maytime Magic." Admission $25/$5 Student with I.D.
May 9 (Fri) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: The MOSY presents "The Music of Studio Ghibli." This new spring pops concert will close our regular season and feature the works of Joe Hisaishi. Hisaishi is recognized as one of the greatest composers of his time. With genius filmmakers such as Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahashi from Studio Ghibli, the Japanese composer has explored all music genres to demonstrate the magnificence of his orchestral sensitivity. This concert will be a wonderful exploration of this genius of Japanese music, allowing the audience to experience the great pieces from the Studio Ghibli films. Admission $39-59 / $10 Student. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/the-music-of-studio-ghibli
May 11 (Sun) TBA, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents MOSY Conservatory / Missouri String Project Spring Concert
May 17 (Sat), 10:30am, WRH: Odyssey's Columbia Music School presents Piano Ensemble Concert
May 17 (Sat) 2pm, WRH: Tsuruta Studio presents Spring Piano Recital.
May 18 (Sun) 3pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Kids@Heart" with 2pm Instrumental Petting Zoo.
May 19-22 (Mon-Thu), TBA: The Piano Guild. Nancy Dreier, chair.
May 9 (Fri) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: The MOSY presents "The Music of Studio Ghibli." This new spring pops concert will close our regular season and feature the works of Joe Hisaishi. Hisaishi is recognized as one of the greatest composers of his time. With genius filmmakers such as Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahashi from Studio Ghibli, the Japanese composer has explored all music genres to demonstrate the magnificence of his orchestral sensitivity. This concert will be a wonderful exploration of this genius of Japanese music, allowing the audience to experience the great pieces from the Studio Ghibli films. Admission $39-59 / $10 Student. https://www.themosy.org/calendar/the-music-of-studio-ghibli
May 11 (Sun) TBA, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents MOSY Conservatory / Missouri String Project Spring Concert
May 17 (Sat), 10:30am, WRH: Odyssey's Columbia Music School presents Piano Ensemble Concert
May 17 (Sat) 2pm, WRH: Tsuruta Studio presents Spring Piano Recital.
May 18 (Sun) 3pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Kids@Heart" with 2pm Instrumental Petting Zoo.
May 19-22 (Mon-Thu), TBA: The Piano Guild. Nancy Dreier, chair.
June 2025
Past Events:
2023 September
Sept 2 [Sat] 9;10am, FAB #146, MU: Odyssey's Columbia Music School (Theory, Piano Ensembles) begins.
Sept 8 [Fri]: MMTA District Auditions Application Deadline
Sept 9 [Sat] 9:30am-1pm, Fairview United Methodist Church: MFMC Fall Board Mtg
Sept 9 & 10 [Sat & Sun]: Missouri Theatre: Landlocked Opera and MOSY present The Marriage of Figaro
Sept 13 [Wed] 2pm: MTNA Performance and Composition Competitions Application Due (3pm EST)
Sept 13 [Wed]: Deadline - MMAMTA Preview Recital Entry (Columbia), Judith Shaw, chair
Sept 14-17: TBA: CAAM - Prometheus Tour I
Sept 16 [Sat] 11:30am, MU FAB #145-146: MMAMTA Fall Workshop & Potluck. Bring food to #146 at 11:15am; then at 11:30am in #145, Dr. Curtis Pavey and Dr. Helena Hyesoo Kim presents: “What We Say Matters: A Discussion of Communication Practices of Music Instructors.” Description: This presentation informs teachers of ongoing research into communication practices that can improve the ways feedback is offered. Mindset types, micro-aggressions, unconscious biases, and more will be discussed in this interactive presentation.
Sept 17 [Sun] 2-4pm, Rock Bridge Christian Church: MMAMTA Preview Recital - Judith Shaw, chair. Rock Bridge Christian Church, 301 Green Meadows, Columbia, MO
Sept 17 [Sun] 2:30pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City: MMAMTA Preview Recital - Jan Houser, chair
Sept 22 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series – First Baptist Church Bicentennial. Admission Free.
Sept 23 [Sat] All day, MU FAB: MMTA District IV Auditions. Nancy Dreier, chair
Sept 24 [Sun] 2:30pm, Broadway Christian Church: MMTA District IV Auditions, make-up day. Nancy Dreier, chair
Sept 25 [Mon]: Application Deadline: 2023 Piano Showcase, presented by the MOSY League
Sept 8 [Fri]: MMTA District Auditions Application Deadline
Sept 9 [Sat] 9:30am-1pm, Fairview United Methodist Church: MFMC Fall Board Mtg
Sept 9 & 10 [Sat & Sun]: Missouri Theatre: Landlocked Opera and MOSY present The Marriage of Figaro
Sept 13 [Wed] 2pm: MTNA Performance and Composition Competitions Application Due (3pm EST)
Sept 13 [Wed]: Deadline - MMAMTA Preview Recital Entry (Columbia), Judith Shaw, chair
Sept 14-17: TBA: CAAM - Prometheus Tour I
Sept 16 [Sat] 11:30am, MU FAB #145-146: MMAMTA Fall Workshop & Potluck. Bring food to #146 at 11:15am; then at 11:30am in #145, Dr. Curtis Pavey and Dr. Helena Hyesoo Kim presents: “What We Say Matters: A Discussion of Communication Practices of Music Instructors.” Description: This presentation informs teachers of ongoing research into communication practices that can improve the ways feedback is offered. Mindset types, micro-aggressions, unconscious biases, and more will be discussed in this interactive presentation.
Sept 17 [Sun] 2-4pm, Rock Bridge Christian Church: MMAMTA Preview Recital - Judith Shaw, chair. Rock Bridge Christian Church, 301 Green Meadows, Columbia, MO
Sept 17 [Sun] 2:30pm, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jefferson City: MMAMTA Preview Recital - Jan Houser, chair
Sept 22 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series – First Baptist Church Bicentennial. Admission Free.
Sept 23 [Sat] All day, MU FAB: MMTA District IV Auditions. Nancy Dreier, chair
Sept 24 [Sun] 2:30pm, Broadway Christian Church: MMTA District IV Auditions, make-up day. Nancy Dreier, chair
Sept 25 [Mon]: Application Deadline: 2023 Piano Showcase, presented by the MOSY League
2023 October
Oct 1 [Sun] TBA, West School (JC): Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO): Outdoor Concert at West School parking lot celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra
Oct 7 [Sat] 10am-5pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Piano Showcase Auditions
Oct 8 [Sun] 3pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Peter Miyamoto, fortepiano, in Mozart Sonatas. $5 General Admission, free for the MU Community.
Oct 9 [Mon]: MMTA State Auditions Application Deadline
Oct 13 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series – Fall Rhapsody, featuring Iskander Akhmadullin, trumpet; Amy Appold, violin; Natalia Bolshakova, piano; Peter Miyamoto, piano; Christine and Paul Seitz; Julie Rosenfeld, violin; Wes Warnhoff, clarinet - music by Bela Bartok, Stefan Freund, Sergei Gavrilov, Harry Gonzalez, Aram Khachaturian, Paul Seitz, and more! $20/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Oct 16 [Mon]: Deadline - Request for MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) - Judith Shaw, chair (10/16), Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta (10/28)
Oct 21 [Sat] 10am, Serendipity: Halloween Recital and Brunch, by Colleen Ostercamp Piano Studio. Serendipity Salon and Gallery, 1020 E Walnut St Suite 100, in downtown Columbia.
Oct 21 [Sat] 1-4pm, Steinway Piano Gallery Kansas City: Students of Dr. Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta. Steinway Piano Gallery, 9512 Marshall Dr in Lenexa, KS.
Oct 22 [Sun] 1pm, MU FAB #145 (venue and time to be confirmed): MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) for those who have earned "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. Judith Shaw, chair
Oct 22 [Sun] 3pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Steven Tharp, tenor, and Dr. Janice Wenger, piano
Oct 28 [Sat] 11am-2:30pm, MU FAB #145: MMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) Longer recital for those who have earned "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. No fee. Ayako Tsuruta, chair
Oct 28 [Sat] 7:30pm, MUMC: Columbia Civic Orchestra, at the Missouri United Methodist Church. Admission: moumc.org/concert-series
Oct 29 [Sun] 10am-1pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: MMTA Honors Recital (Collegiate) No fee. Peter Miyamoto, chair
Oct 29 [Sun] 4pm, Missouri Theatre: Piano Showcase, presented by the Missouri Symphony League
Oct 7 [Sat] 10am-5pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Piano Showcase Auditions
Oct 8 [Sun] 3pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Peter Miyamoto, fortepiano, in Mozart Sonatas. $5 General Admission, free for the MU Community.
Oct 9 [Mon]: MMTA State Auditions Application Deadline
Oct 13 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series – Fall Rhapsody, featuring Iskander Akhmadullin, trumpet; Amy Appold, violin; Natalia Bolshakova, piano; Peter Miyamoto, piano; Christine and Paul Seitz; Julie Rosenfeld, violin; Wes Warnhoff, clarinet - music by Bela Bartok, Stefan Freund, Sergei Gavrilov, Harry Gonzalez, Aram Khachaturian, Paul Seitz, and more! $20/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Oct 16 [Mon]: Deadline - Request for MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) - Judith Shaw, chair (10/16), Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta (10/28)
Oct 21 [Sat] 10am, Serendipity: Halloween Recital and Brunch, by Colleen Ostercamp Piano Studio. Serendipity Salon and Gallery, 1020 E Walnut St Suite 100, in downtown Columbia.
Oct 21 [Sat] 1-4pm, Steinway Piano Gallery Kansas City: Students of Dr. Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta. Steinway Piano Gallery, 9512 Marshall Dr in Lenexa, KS.
Oct 22 [Sun] 1pm, MU FAB #145 (venue and time to be confirmed): MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) for those who have earned "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. Judith Shaw, chair
Oct 22 [Sun] 3pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Steven Tharp, tenor, and Dr. Janice Wenger, piano
Oct 28 [Sat] 11am-2:30pm, MU FAB #145: MMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) Longer recital for those who have earned "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. No fee. Ayako Tsuruta, chair
Oct 28 [Sat] 7:30pm, MUMC: Columbia Civic Orchestra, at the Missouri United Methodist Church. Admission: moumc.org/concert-series
Oct 29 [Sun] 10am-1pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: MMTA Honors Recital (Collegiate) No fee. Peter Miyamoto, chair
Oct 29 [Sun] 4pm, Missouri Theatre: Piano Showcase, presented by the Missouri Symphony League
2023 November
Nov 1 [Wed]: Deadline - MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions Application. Chairs: Peter Miyamoto (Columbia), Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
Nov 2-5 [Thu-Sun]: UMKC: MTNA/MMTA State Auditions
Nov 4 [Sat] 7pm, TBA: Columbia Chorale (CAAM) guest conductor R. Paul Crabb presents Poulenc’s “Gloria” and Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.” Columbia Chorale begins its 45th anniversary season celebrating its past while looking toward the future with two beloved masterworks of Francis Poulenc and Leonard Bernstein. Guest conducted by Prometheus Artistic Director, Dr. R. Paul Crabb, The Perseverance of Hope uses ancient religious texts and songs to explore the human emotional experience in new and surprising ways. In his Gloria, Poulenc expresses the joy, wonder, and solemnity of the traditional Latin text with eclectic and unconventional style. Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms depicts the composer’s hope for brotherhood and peace with his hybrid of ancient and contemporary culture, Jewish and Christian faiths, and modern yet accessible melodies.
Nov 12 [Sun] 5pm, Stephen's Lake Park: CAAM: Columbia Youth Choirs with the CPS 5th Grade Honors Choir “The Journey.” The members of CYC will provide a special program for the luminary remembrance and fundraiser at Stephens Lake Park for Caring Hearts and Hands, a home for end-of-life care.
Nov 14 [Tue] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium (JC): Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Handel's Messiah
Nov 18 [Sat]: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions, in Columbia and in Jefferson City. Chairs: Peter Miyamoto (Columbia), Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
Nov 2-5 [Thu-Sun]: UMKC: MTNA/MMTA State Auditions
Nov 4 [Sat] 7pm, TBA: Columbia Chorale (CAAM) guest conductor R. Paul Crabb presents Poulenc’s “Gloria” and Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.” Columbia Chorale begins its 45th anniversary season celebrating its past while looking toward the future with two beloved masterworks of Francis Poulenc and Leonard Bernstein. Guest conducted by Prometheus Artistic Director, Dr. R. Paul Crabb, The Perseverance of Hope uses ancient religious texts and songs to explore the human emotional experience in new and surprising ways. In his Gloria, Poulenc expresses the joy, wonder, and solemnity of the traditional Latin text with eclectic and unconventional style. Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms depicts the composer’s hope for brotherhood and peace with his hybrid of ancient and contemporary culture, Jewish and Christian faiths, and modern yet accessible melodies.
Nov 12 [Sun] 5pm, Stephen's Lake Park: CAAM: Columbia Youth Choirs with the CPS 5th Grade Honors Choir “The Journey.” The members of CYC will provide a special program for the luminary remembrance and fundraiser at Stephens Lake Park for Caring Hearts and Hands, a home for end-of-life care.
Nov 14 [Tue] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium (JC): Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Handel's Messiah
Nov 18 [Sat]: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions, in Columbia and in Jefferson City. Chairs: Peter Miyamoto (Columbia), Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
2023 December
Dec 1 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series – Candlelight Holiday, featuring Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta in Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 for two pianos, "Nutcracker" selections with Curtis Pavey and Helena Hyesoo Kim, Steven Tharp with Rachel AuBuchon in holiday songs by Hugo Wolf, and more. $25/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Dec 2 [Sat] 7pm, MUMC: Holiday Brass, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Dec 4 [Mon] Deadline - National Youth Orchestra USA at Carnegie Hall - Application deadline: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/National-Youth-Ensembles/NYO-USA/Apply/Orchestra
Dec 6 [Wed] 2pm: Deadline - MTNA Division Competitions Video Submission, winners of the Missouri State MTNA Competitions.
Dec 9 [Sat] 6-6:50pm Pre-Concert / 7pm, Miller Performing Arts Center (JC): Jefferson City Cantorum Christmas Concert. Pre-Concert performances in the Atrium by students of Jan Houser, the Cantorum pianist.
Dec 9 [Sat] 7:30pm, First Baptist Church: Columbia Civic Orchestra with CAAM Chamber and Show-Me Opera presents “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Dec 14 [Thu] 6pm, Nifong Hall at Lenoir Woods: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Odyssey Music @Lenoir Woods," Concert No. 46 - Holiday Piano Ensemble, with Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, in addition to HYO-SIS, a piano duo with students of Ayako Tsuruta. Program includes Tchaikosvky's "The Nutcracker Suite" (complete), traditional carols, Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride," Christmas Medley by Bella & Luca, and more. Free admission; donations are encouraged.
Dec 15 [Fri] Deadline: Registration for CMU Piano Workshop. It will include some ensemble playing, workshops on pedaling techniques and rhythm, and individual coaching for juniors and seniors. Jan 13 (Sat), ca. 9:30-3:00 (with lunch served). Access form here:
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Dec 16 [Sat] 10:30am, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Columbia Music School's Piano Ensemble: Winter Concert. ca. 40 min. Free and open to the public.
Dec 16 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Ayako Tsuruta Piano Studio - Winter Recital. ca. 90 min. Free and open to the public.
Dec 16 [Sat] 7pm, MUMC: Annual Christmas Concert, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Dec 17 [Sun] 2pm, Missouri Theatre: "Winter Miracles," presented by the Missouri Symphony
Dec 2 [Sat] 7pm, MUMC: Holiday Brass, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Dec 4 [Mon] Deadline - National Youth Orchestra USA at Carnegie Hall - Application deadline: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/National-Youth-Ensembles/NYO-USA/Apply/Orchestra
Dec 6 [Wed] 2pm: Deadline - MTNA Division Competitions Video Submission, winners of the Missouri State MTNA Competitions.
Dec 9 [Sat] 6-6:50pm Pre-Concert / 7pm, Miller Performing Arts Center (JC): Jefferson City Cantorum Christmas Concert. Pre-Concert performances in the Atrium by students of Jan Houser, the Cantorum pianist.
Dec 9 [Sat] 7:30pm, First Baptist Church: Columbia Civic Orchestra with CAAM Chamber and Show-Me Opera presents “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Dec 14 [Thu] 6pm, Nifong Hall at Lenoir Woods: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Odyssey Music @Lenoir Woods," Concert No. 46 - Holiday Piano Ensemble, with Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, in addition to HYO-SIS, a piano duo with students of Ayako Tsuruta. Program includes Tchaikosvky's "The Nutcracker Suite" (complete), traditional carols, Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride," Christmas Medley by Bella & Luca, and more. Free admission; donations are encouraged.
Dec 15 [Fri] Deadline: Registration for CMU Piano Workshop. It will include some ensemble playing, workshops on pedaling techniques and rhythm, and individual coaching for juniors and seniors. Jan 13 (Sat), ca. 9:30-3:00 (with lunch served). Access form here:
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Dec 16 [Sat] 10:30am, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Columbia Music School's Piano Ensemble: Winter Concert. ca. 40 min. Free and open to the public.
Dec 16 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Ayako Tsuruta Piano Studio - Winter Recital. ca. 90 min. Free and open to the public.
Dec 16 [Sat] 7pm, MUMC: Annual Christmas Concert, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Dec 17 [Sun] 2pm, Missouri Theatre: "Winter Miracles," presented by the Missouri Symphony
2024 January
.Jan 13 [Sat] 9am-3pm, Central Methodist University in Fayette: CMU Piano Workshop for all high school students (9-12th grades), with opportunities for private coaching for all juniors and seniors. For inquiries, contact Dr. Melissa Simons, Associate Professor of piano and theory at: [email protected] .
Jan 14 [Sun] 3:30pm, ONLINE due to inclement weather: MMAMTA Teachers' Recital in Jefferson City.
Jan 14 [Sun] 4pm, ONLINE due to inclement weather: MMAMTA Winter Meeting. If you are interested in participating, please contact one of the executive members, listed in "About" web page, or download the agenda posted at "News."
Jan 17 [Wed] Missouri Federated Junior Music Festival applications deadline [Vivace, online]: https://festivals.nfmc-music.org/login.php
Jan 20 [Sat] 3pm, Whitmore Hall: Ema Iwasaki, Senior Piano Recital. J. S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in E Major, WTC Book II; Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3, Op. 28; Chopin: "Revolutionary" Etude Op. 10 No. 12 and Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23. Free Admission.
Jan 21 [Sun] 3pm, Whitmore Hall: Duo Recital with Julie Rosenfeld, violin, and Natalia Bolshakova, piano: "20th Century Composers and the Violinists who Inspired Them". Music by Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok and Dmitri Shostakovich. General Admission $5.
Jan 27 [Sat] 7pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Columbia Chamber Choir (CAAM) presents Songs of Children: A Holocaust Remembrance. In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Columbia Chamber Choir presents Songs of Children, a cantata composed by Robert Convery to honor the youngest victims of the Holocaust. Using poetry written by children interned at the Terezín Concentration Camp in the Czech Republic, Convery beautifully and achingly depicts the “spiritual transformation of a child,” from “the naïve state of entry into the concentration camp” to “the quick, brutal confrontation with the reality of the camp,” ending with the transcendent reality that “the soul cannot be harmed, though the body be humiliated, degraded and destroyed.”
Jan 14 [Sun] 3:30pm, ONLINE due to inclement weather: MMAMTA Teachers' Recital in Jefferson City.
Jan 14 [Sun] 4pm, ONLINE due to inclement weather: MMAMTA Winter Meeting. If you are interested in participating, please contact one of the executive members, listed in "About" web page, or download the agenda posted at "News."
Jan 17 [Wed] Missouri Federated Junior Music Festival applications deadline [Vivace, online]: https://festivals.nfmc-music.org/login.php
Jan 20 [Sat] 3pm, Whitmore Hall: Ema Iwasaki, Senior Piano Recital. J. S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in E Major, WTC Book II; Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3, Op. 28; Chopin: "Revolutionary" Etude Op. 10 No. 12 and Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23. Free Admission.
Jan 21 [Sun] 3pm, Whitmore Hall: Duo Recital with Julie Rosenfeld, violin, and Natalia Bolshakova, piano: "20th Century Composers and the Violinists who Inspired Them". Music by Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok and Dmitri Shostakovich. General Admission $5.
Jan 27 [Sat] 7pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Columbia Chamber Choir (CAAM) presents Songs of Children: A Holocaust Remembrance. In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Columbia Chamber Choir presents Songs of Children, a cantata composed by Robert Convery to honor the youngest victims of the Holocaust. Using poetry written by children interned at the Terezín Concentration Camp in the Czech Republic, Convery beautifully and achingly depicts the “spiritual transformation of a child,” from “the naïve state of entry into the concentration camp” to “the quick, brutal confrontation with the reality of the camp,” ending with the transcendent reality that “the soul cannot be harmed, though the body be humiliated, degraded and destroyed.”
2024 February
Feb 1 [Thu] MMAMTA Musicathon time request. Chairs - Andrew Weir [CLICK HERE] (C), Jan Houser (JC)
Feb 1 [Thu] DEADLINE: *NOTE - There will be Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and also they will be invited to the IPPA Honors Recitals. With many categories, students of all levels will be recognized and rewarded.* The deadline to register for the 2024 IPPA Conero International Piano Competition, U.S. Midwest Region is coming up on February 1! Applications are open: https://ippa.cc/.../general.../united-states-division/
This year the U.S. Midwest Region of the competition will be hosted at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. About the IPPA Conero International Piano competition: https://ippa.cc/, https://ippa.cc/competition/general-information/. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Hye-Jung Hong: [email protected]
Feb 2 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series - Trio Menil, the 2023 Plowman Grand Prize Winner. Program includes Beethoven's Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1; Piano Trio by Charles Ives, and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66. $20/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Feb 9 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series - M-Odyssey: Dean, Tenson and Friends. Music of J. S. Bach, Sallinen, Schumann and Shaw. $20/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Feb 10 [Sat] 7pm, Launer Auditorium at Columbia College: Community Gospel Choir & Columbia Kids Gospel Choir (CAAM) “UNITY: A Benefit Concert: Columbia Community Gospel Choir, with special guests Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis, Unified Voices Gospel Choir from Columbia College, & MU’s Legion of Black Collegians Gospel Choir. CAAM promotes Unity in the Community in its 9th-annual concert to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy through a benefit concert performance of gospel-inspired works. Hailed as one of CAAM’s most powerful and uplifting concerts, Unity brings together individuals of all faiths and backgrounds to celebrate diversity and raise money for a local nonprofit. This year, we join together, heeding Dr. King’s persistent call to work for the good of others: “Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity, and it has worth.”
Feb 13 [Tue] 6:30pm, Mitchell Auditorium of Richardson Fine Arts Center (JC): "A Night at the Zoo." Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals." Lincoln University Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St., Jefferson City, Mo. 65109. $15/$5 Tickets: CLICK HERE.
Feb 15 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: The MU School of Music presents University Philharmonic Orchestra. Information: CLICK HERE.
Feb 15 & 16 [Thu, Fri] 7:30pm, Second Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia: The Missouri Symphony presents "The Requiem for the Enslaved." For more information, go to: https://themosy.org/event/requiem-for-the-enslaved/ Tickets: $25 per person; advance ticket only.
Feb 17 [Sat] 7pm, MUMC: John Orfe Organ Concert, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Feb 24 [Sat 10am-6pm], Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia (UUCC): MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. There will be a raffle for gift cards to local restaurants! Bring extra cash and donate to MMAMTA; all funds raised will support the MMAMTA scholarship fund (summer music camps, music degrees, etc)
Feb 24 [Sat] 3pm, WRH: Meng-Chieh Liu, Guest Artist Piano Recital. https://calendar.missouri.edu/event/meng-chieh_liu_guest_artist_piano_recital Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building of MU. FREE Admission. This event is sponsored by ORG and the MU School of Music.
Feb 25 [Sun] 10am-12pm, WRH: Meng-Chieh Liu, Guest Artist Piano Master Class. Tenson Liang - MacDowell Sonata, Ryan Kee - Firebird Suite, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, first movement. Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building of MU. FREE Admission. This event is sponsored by ORG and the MU School of Music.
Feb 1 [Thu] DEADLINE: *NOTE - There will be Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and also they will be invited to the IPPA Honors Recitals. With many categories, students of all levels will be recognized and rewarded.* The deadline to register for the 2024 IPPA Conero International Piano Competition, U.S. Midwest Region is coming up on February 1! Applications are open: https://ippa.cc/.../general.../united-states-division/
This year the U.S. Midwest Region of the competition will be hosted at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. About the IPPA Conero International Piano competition: https://ippa.cc/, https://ippa.cc/competition/general-information/. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Hye-Jung Hong: [email protected]
Feb 2 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series - Trio Menil, the 2023 Plowman Grand Prize Winner. Program includes Beethoven's Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1; Piano Trio by Charles Ives, and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66. $20/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Feb 9 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series - M-Odyssey: Dean, Tenson and Friends. Music of J. S. Bach, Sallinen, Schumann and Shaw. $20/$5 Students, First Baptist Church in Columbia.
Feb 10 [Sat] 7pm, Launer Auditorium at Columbia College: Community Gospel Choir & Columbia Kids Gospel Choir (CAAM) “UNITY: A Benefit Concert: Columbia Community Gospel Choir, with special guests Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis, Unified Voices Gospel Choir from Columbia College, & MU’s Legion of Black Collegians Gospel Choir. CAAM promotes Unity in the Community in its 9th-annual concert to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy through a benefit concert performance of gospel-inspired works. Hailed as one of CAAM’s most powerful and uplifting concerts, Unity brings together individuals of all faiths and backgrounds to celebrate diversity and raise money for a local nonprofit. This year, we join together, heeding Dr. King’s persistent call to work for the good of others: “Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity, and it has worth.”
Feb 13 [Tue] 6:30pm, Mitchell Auditorium of Richardson Fine Arts Center (JC): "A Night at the Zoo." Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals." Lincoln University Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St., Jefferson City, Mo. 65109. $15/$5 Tickets: CLICK HERE.
Feb 15 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: The MU School of Music presents University Philharmonic Orchestra. Information: CLICK HERE.
Feb 15 & 16 [Thu, Fri] 7:30pm, Second Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia: The Missouri Symphony presents "The Requiem for the Enslaved." For more information, go to: https://themosy.org/event/requiem-for-the-enslaved/ Tickets: $25 per person; advance ticket only.
Feb 17 [Sat] 7pm, MUMC: John Orfe Organ Concert, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Feb 24 [Sat 10am-6pm], Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia (UUCC): MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. There will be a raffle for gift cards to local restaurants! Bring extra cash and donate to MMAMTA; all funds raised will support the MMAMTA scholarship fund (summer music camps, music degrees, etc)
Feb 24 [Sat] 3pm, WRH: Meng-Chieh Liu, Guest Artist Piano Recital. https://calendar.missouri.edu/event/meng-chieh_liu_guest_artist_piano_recital Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building of MU. FREE Admission. This event is sponsored by ORG and the MU School of Music.
Feb 25 [Sun] 10am-12pm, WRH: Meng-Chieh Liu, Guest Artist Piano Master Class. Tenson Liang - MacDowell Sonata, Ryan Kee - Firebird Suite, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, first movement. Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building of MU. FREE Admission. This event is sponsored by ORG and the MU School of Music.
2024 March
Mar 1 [Fri]: Application Deadline, MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition *Repertoire pre-1820. Complete information: www.odysseymissouri.org/concerto-competition.html
Mar 2 [Sat] Capitol Music: MMAMTA Musicathon in Jefferson City. Jan Houser, chair
Mar 1-2 [Fri-Sat] MU & FCC: Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival auditions - Solos
Mar 2 [Sat] 12:30-3pm, SMC: Mizzou Piano Area Recital of Asian and Underrepresented Composers. Free Admission.
Mar 3 [Sun] 3pm, WRH: Esterhazy Quartet. Program includes Florence Price's "Five Folksongs in Counterpoint" and Beethoven's Op. 59 No. 3. Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building of MU. Admission $5, Free with MU I.D.
Mar 4 [Mon] Music Suite: Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival auditions - Solo make-up
Mar 4 [Mon] 7:30pm, SMC: MU Faculty Recital - Leo Saguiguit, saxophone. Sinquefield Music Center (SMC), MU. Admission $5, Free with MU I.D.
Mar 8 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series: Join us for a captivating musical odyssey, 'An Evening with Evelyn Simpson Curenton – A Classical, Jazz, Gospel, and Spiritual Showcase.' Immerse yourself in the extraordinary talent of pianist, composer, and singer Evelyn Simpson Curenton as she guides us through an enchanting exploration of her own compositions and timeless classics. The concert will showcase a meticulously curated program of spirituals, hymn arrangement, instrumental, and solo vocal music by Evelyn Simpson Curenton—a night of musical brilliance that you won't want to miss. This event is made possible by Dr. Brandon A. Boyd. Admission $25 / $5 Students.
Mar 9 [Sat] 9am-6pm, MU WRH: Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival auditions - Concerto
Mar 10 [Sun] 3pm, FBC: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition Concert. Free Admission.
Mar 10 [Sun] 7:30pm, Broadway Christian Church: MOCOP - Columbia Civic Orchestra with CAAM. Free Admission.
Mar 16 [Sat] 7pm: Missouri Academy of Music, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Mar 16-20, 2024: MTNA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2 [Sat] Capitol Music: MMAMTA Musicathon in Jefferson City. Jan Houser, chair
Mar 1-2 [Fri-Sat] MU & FCC: Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival auditions - Solos
Mar 2 [Sat] 12:30-3pm, SMC: Mizzou Piano Area Recital of Asian and Underrepresented Composers. Free Admission.
Mar 3 [Sun] 3pm, WRH: Esterhazy Quartet. Program includes Florence Price's "Five Folksongs in Counterpoint" and Beethoven's Op. 59 No. 3. Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building of MU. Admission $5, Free with MU I.D.
Mar 4 [Mon] Music Suite: Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival auditions - Solo make-up
Mar 4 [Mon] 7:30pm, SMC: MU Faculty Recital - Leo Saguiguit, saxophone. Sinquefield Music Center (SMC), MU. Admission $5, Free with MU I.D.
Mar 8 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series: Join us for a captivating musical odyssey, 'An Evening with Evelyn Simpson Curenton – A Classical, Jazz, Gospel, and Spiritual Showcase.' Immerse yourself in the extraordinary talent of pianist, composer, and singer Evelyn Simpson Curenton as she guides us through an enchanting exploration of her own compositions and timeless classics. The concert will showcase a meticulously curated program of spirituals, hymn arrangement, instrumental, and solo vocal music by Evelyn Simpson Curenton—a night of musical brilliance that you won't want to miss. This event is made possible by Dr. Brandon A. Boyd. Admission $25 / $5 Students.
Mar 9 [Sat] 9am-6pm, MU WRH: Missouri Federated Music Clubs Junior Festival auditions - Concerto
Mar 10 [Sun] 3pm, FBC: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition Concert. Free Admission.
Mar 10 [Sun] 7:30pm, Broadway Christian Church: MOCOP - Columbia Civic Orchestra with CAAM. Free Admission.
Mar 16 [Sat] 7pm: Missouri Academy of Music, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. Tickets: moumc.org/concert-series
Mar 16-20, 2024: MTNA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
2024 April
Apr 1 [Mon] Application deadline: MMAMTA Camp/College Scholarship Intention/Fee. Chair: Dr. Melissa Simons
Apr 5 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20: Baroque Concerto. The three winners of the 7th MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition will perform movements from J. S. Bach's Three Violin Concerto, 1064R; W. A. Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 last movement, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, first movement, with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble led by Kirk Trevor, followed by Cantata BWV 63 by J. S. Bach, featuring Prometheus, led by R. Paul Crabb. General Admission $25, Students $5.
Apr 7 [Sun] 3pm, WRH: MU Faculty Recital - Leslie Perna, viola, and Janice Wenger, piano. Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building, MU. Admission $5, free with MU I.D.
Apr 15 [Mon]: Deadline - MMAMTA Summer Camp & Scholarship Video Auditions. Melissa Loehnig Simons, chair
Apr 18 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Choral Union, with Columbia Civic Orchestra
Apr 20 [Sat] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Quartets with Scott Yoo and Friends" in a program of Mozart Flute Quartet, Faure Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, and Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor. Performers include Alice Dade, flute; Scott Yoo, violin; Maurycy Banaszek, viola; Sophie Shao, cello; Ayako Tsuruta, piano (Faure) and Peter Miyamoto, piano (Brahms). $25 General Admission / $5 Students. First Baptist Church of Columbia.
Apr 26-27 [Fri-Sat] 7pm, Jesse Hall: Chorale with Mareck Center for Dance with CAAM presents Carmina Burana
Apr 30 [Tue] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium of Richardson Fine Arts Center (JC): Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents “Piano Concerto Concert.”
Apr 5 [Fri] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20: Baroque Concerto. The three winners of the 7th MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition will perform movements from J. S. Bach's Three Violin Concerto, 1064R; W. A. Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 last movement, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, first movement, with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble led by Kirk Trevor, followed by Cantata BWV 63 by J. S. Bach, featuring Prometheus, led by R. Paul Crabb. General Admission $25, Students $5.
Apr 7 [Sun] 3pm, WRH: MU Faculty Recital - Leslie Perna, viola, and Janice Wenger, piano. Whitmore Recital Hall (WRH), Fine Arts Building, MU. Admission $5, free with MU I.D.
Apr 15 [Mon]: Deadline - MMAMTA Summer Camp & Scholarship Video Auditions. Melissa Loehnig Simons, chair
Apr 18 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Choral Union, with Columbia Civic Orchestra
Apr 20 [Sat] 7pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Quartets with Scott Yoo and Friends" in a program of Mozart Flute Quartet, Faure Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, and Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor. Performers include Alice Dade, flute; Scott Yoo, violin; Maurycy Banaszek, viola; Sophie Shao, cello; Ayako Tsuruta, piano (Faure) and Peter Miyamoto, piano (Brahms). $25 General Admission / $5 Students. First Baptist Church of Columbia.
Apr 26-27 [Fri-Sat] 7pm, Jesse Hall: Chorale with Mareck Center for Dance with CAAM presents Carmina Burana
Apr 30 [Tue] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium of Richardson Fine Arts Center (JC): Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents “Piano Concerto Concert.”
2024 May
May 3 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series – Odyssey’s 20th Celebration. Program includes songs by Jake Heggie with baritone Darrell J. Jordan from Seattle, DRAX with Megan Arns and Leo Saguiguit. $20 / $5 Students.
May 4 [Sat] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium of Richardson Fine Arts Center (JC): Jefferson City Cantorum Spring Concert.
May 5 [Sun]: TBA: CAAM: Columbia Youth Choirs presents “Let’s Go to the Movies.” CYC concludes another dynamic season with a show-stopping performance of visual and musical art that will keep audience members on the edge of their seats. Come in your best red-carpet ensemble, grab your popcorn, and experience both familiar and new films and music, in an amazing blend of sight and sound.
May 13-17 [Mon-Thu]: MU WRH (tentative): The Piano Guild Auditions. Chair: Nancy Dreier (C),
May 16-17 [Thu-Fri]: Jan Houser Studio: The Piano Guild Auditions. Chair: Jan Houser (JC)
May 17 [Fri] 6pm, FBC: Dress Rehearsal for Odyssey's Kids@Heart: Carnival of the Animals and Friends
May 18 [Sat] 2pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series - Instrumental Zoo
May 18 [Sat] 3pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20: Kids@Heart – Carnival of the Animals. Odyssey’s family friendly, children’s concert is also for the adults who are just kids at heart. Join us for the instrumental petting zoo at 2pm, then stay for 3pm concert featuring our community teachers, their students, and ensemble students from the Columbia Music School. Performers include Ed Hanson, narrator/singer, with Ben Colagiovanni's witty, original text, pianists of MMAMTA members and their students, MU students, and Columbia Music School students. Free Admission!
May 24 [Fri] 11am: MMAMTA Spring Luncheon at the Park Restaurant, 4380 Nocona Pkwy, Columbia, MO 65201. Everyone is welcome, and encouraged to attend. Lunch menu: https://www.dineatpark.com/lunch-menu/
May 31 [Fri] 7pm, Senior Hall, Stephen's College: Vox Nova - Hans Bridger Heruth Concert, Suggested Donation $10
May 4 [Sat] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium of Richardson Fine Arts Center (JC): Jefferson City Cantorum Spring Concert.
May 5 [Sun]: TBA: CAAM: Columbia Youth Choirs presents “Let’s Go to the Movies.” CYC concludes another dynamic season with a show-stopping performance of visual and musical art that will keep audience members on the edge of their seats. Come in your best red-carpet ensemble, grab your popcorn, and experience both familiar and new films and music, in an amazing blend of sight and sound.
May 13-17 [Mon-Thu]: MU WRH (tentative): The Piano Guild Auditions. Chair: Nancy Dreier (C),
May 16-17 [Thu-Fri]: Jan Houser Studio: The Piano Guild Auditions. Chair: Jan Houser (JC)
May 17 [Fri] 6pm, FBC: Dress Rehearsal for Odyssey's Kids@Heart: Carnival of the Animals and Friends
May 18 [Sat] 2pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series - Instrumental Zoo
May 18 [Sat] 3pm, FBC: Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20: Kids@Heart – Carnival of the Animals. Odyssey’s family friendly, children’s concert is also for the adults who are just kids at heart. Join us for the instrumental petting zoo at 2pm, then stay for 3pm concert featuring our community teachers, their students, and ensemble students from the Columbia Music School. Performers include Ed Hanson, narrator/singer, with Ben Colagiovanni's witty, original text, pianists of MMAMTA members and their students, MU students, and Columbia Music School students. Free Admission!
May 24 [Fri] 11am: MMAMTA Spring Luncheon at the Park Restaurant, 4380 Nocona Pkwy, Columbia, MO 65201. Everyone is welcome, and encouraged to attend. Lunch menu: https://www.dineatpark.com/lunch-menu/
May 31 [Fri] 7pm, Senior Hall, Stephen's College: Vox Nova - Hans Bridger Heruth Concert, Suggested Donation $10
2024 June & July
May 31 [Fri] 7pm, Senior Hall, Stephen's College: Vox Nova - Hans Bridger Heruth Concert, Suggested Donation $10
June 1 [Sat] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Vox Nova, Suggested Donation $20
June 2 [Sun] 2pm, Serendipity Salon and Gallery: Vox Nova Gala, Tickets $15
June 7 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20: The Schumann Play. The complex relationship established between Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms is beyond anyone’s imagination. Last year, playwright Alice Wiley Pickett staged this fascinating story of love, music, and respect, for performances by the Springfield and Topeka Symphonies. For Odyssey, she has crafted a chamber version, featuring some original cast, with Columbia's Monica Senecal Palmer and Steve Dawson, with pianist Peter Miyamoto, violinists Julie Rosenfeld and D. Lydia Redding, violist Dominique Archambeau, cellist Eli Lara, mezzo-soprano Tara Curtis, and orchestral accompaniment Ayako Tsuruta. Admission $25 / $5 Students.
June 8-14 [Sat-Fri] Warrensburg: UCM Summer Arts Camp (formerly UCM Piano Institute)
June 20-22 [Thu-Sat]: Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia: Handbell Musicians of America.
June 23 [Sun] A private home, 2-5pm: Mrs. Anne Manahan's Celebration of Life. If you wish to participate, please contact Ayako Tsuruta.
June 22-July 24: The Missouri Symphony presents the Firefly Music Festival by Wilbur Lin, MOSY Music Director and Conductor.
ca. July 22-27: Mizzou International Composers Festival
June 1 [Sat] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Vox Nova, Suggested Donation $20
June 2 [Sun] 2pm, Serendipity Salon and Gallery: Vox Nova Gala, Tickets $15
June 7 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20: The Schumann Play. The complex relationship established between Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms is beyond anyone’s imagination. Last year, playwright Alice Wiley Pickett staged this fascinating story of love, music, and respect, for performances by the Springfield and Topeka Symphonies. For Odyssey, she has crafted a chamber version, featuring some original cast, with Columbia's Monica Senecal Palmer and Steve Dawson, with pianist Peter Miyamoto, violinists Julie Rosenfeld and D. Lydia Redding, violist Dominique Archambeau, cellist Eli Lara, mezzo-soprano Tara Curtis, and orchestral accompaniment Ayako Tsuruta. Admission $25 / $5 Students.
June 8-14 [Sat-Fri] Warrensburg: UCM Summer Arts Camp (formerly UCM Piano Institute)
June 20-22 [Thu-Sat]: Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia: Handbell Musicians of America.
June 23 [Sun] A private home, 2-5pm: Mrs. Anne Manahan's Celebration of Life. If you wish to participate, please contact Ayako Tsuruta.
June 22-July 24: The Missouri Symphony presents the Firefly Music Festival by Wilbur Lin, MOSY Music Director and Conductor.
- June 22 (Sat) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and No. 9 with Columbia Chorale, Emily Edgington Andrew, Artistic Director, and Wilbur Lin, conductor. Admission $29-49 +$6 fee
- June 25 (Tue) 7pm, Senior Hall at the Stephen College: MSO Chamber Concert, program TBA. Admission $29 + $6 fee
- June 28 (Fri) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Sibelius Violin Concerto (SooBeen Lee, violin - David Oistrakh First Prize Winner) and Finlandia, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha Overture, and more. $29-49 + $6 fee
- June 30 (Sun) 2pm, Jesse Hall Rotunda: Program TBA. $39 + $6 fee
- July 3 (Wed) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: John Williams' film scores include Star Wars and Harry Potter. Admission $29-49 + $6 fee
- July 9 (Tue) 7pm, Senior Hall at the Stephen College: MSO Chamber Concert, program TBA. Admission $29 + $6 fee
- July 13 (Sat) 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Elgar Cello Concerto (Nicholas Canellakis, soloist), Elgar Enigma Variations. Admission $39-59 + $6 fee
ca. July 22-27: Mizzou International Composers Festival
MMAMTA Fall Workshop with guest artist, composer Kevin Olson.
August 16, 2024 – Recital in Whitmore Recital Hall
7:00pm Recital of Kevin Olson Works, MU Whitmore Recital Hall in Fine Arts Building – Free and open event! Performances by MMAMTA students, teachers, and Kevin Olson.
August 17, 2024 – Morning Sessions in Sinquefield Music Center and Lunch and Master Class in FAB
8:30-9:10am Potluck Drop Off (optional) MU Fine Arts Building 134
TO ALL ATTENDEES: Our fall-workshop has always included a potluck in which members contribute their favorite dishes to share with all. Please sign up on this google doc to indicate what you plan to bring:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yMP-7w7uWVa_8bg1YnVc51zwoxMYbeI0jHcc25_fFv8/edit?usp=sharing
We have invited members of the Federation to attend the events (we hope they will join our group!), so consider enlarging your food contribution if you can.
August 16, 2024 – Recital in Whitmore Recital Hall
7:00pm Recital of Kevin Olson Works, MU Whitmore Recital Hall in Fine Arts Building – Free and open event! Performances by MMAMTA students, teachers, and Kevin Olson.
August 17, 2024 – Morning Sessions in Sinquefield Music Center and Lunch and Master Class in FAB
8:30-9:10am Potluck Drop Off (optional) MU Fine Arts Building 134
- Drop-off food your potluck food at the Parking Lot attached to FAB’s westside (you will be met by the Paveys).
- You may then drive to park in the parking lot to the back of the Sinquefield Music Center or into the Hitt Street Garage and then go up to SMC 385 – classroom on the 3rd floor (you will be met by Peter Miyamoto)
- 9:15am Greetings and Session I - “AMP”-ing up Student Motivation through Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose: a deep-dive into the latest research in the field of motivational psychology, and how we can use these techniques to increase student engagement and retention. Will also include some thoughts on teaching and retaining the Gen-Z student.
- 10:45am Session II - Teaching Tools to Combat “The Creativity Crisis”: an examination of practice teaching techniques that can encourage improvisation, arranging, and composing with a generation of students who are scoring lower and lower on creativity tests.
- 12:00pm Potluck lunch in FAB 145
- 1:30pm Master Class of Kevin Olson Pieces (Whitmore Recital Hall)
- 3:30pm End
TO ALL ATTENDEES: Our fall-workshop has always included a potluck in which members contribute their favorite dishes to share with all. Please sign up on this google doc to indicate what you plan to bring:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yMP-7w7uWVa_8bg1YnVc51zwoxMYbeI0jHcc25_fFv8/edit?usp=sharing
We have invited members of the Federation to attend the events (we hope they will join our group!), so consider enlarging your food contribution if you can.