May 2013 Message from the President
Dear MMAMTA Members:
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Spring Meeting Friday, May 31 at Arris Pizza in Columbia
I hope everyone still has the date Friday, May 31 at 11:30am saved for our MMAMTA Annual Spring Luncheon and Meeting. Remember that the venue was change, so DON'T go to Sophia's - THE VENUE IS NOW Arris Pizza IN COLUMBIA, 1020 E. Green Meadows Rd, #102, Columbia MO, 65201. The restaurant (http://www.arrispizzaonline.com/) has a lunch buffet (salad bar, pizza, spaghetti, soups and appetizers) as well as a menu with salads, panini, pizzas and greek entrees. You can’t miss it, it’s in the shopping complex right next to Columbia’s Kohl’s on Nifong and Green Meadows. I'd like to start the meeting at 11:30am, so if we could actually arrive around 11:15am to order, we'll get to our meeting (and the food) that much sooner!
If you have any items that you'd like included on the agenda, please email to me no later than Monday, May 27. All Chairs of MMAMTA events, I will be soliciting summaries of your events in the coming days. If you are continuing next year as a chair, it would help if you could let me know any dates that have been confirmed, or at least a projected date of your event.
Save the Date: September 7, 2013
We now have a date for our Fall Workshop with Marvin Blickenstaff - Saturday, September 7 (approximately 9am-3:00pm) at the Kyriakos Studio in Columbia (thanks Beverly and Charlie!!!). It will be a busy "members weekend" with Janice Wenger's fortepiano recital scheduled on Friday, September 6 at 7:30pm, Trombonist Tim Howe and Pianist Savvidou in recital on Sunday September 8 at 7:30pm and Peter Miyamoto's Faculty Recital on Monday, September 9 at 7:30pm, all in MU's Whitmore Recital Hall.
RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Reminder it is time to renew your MTNA membership, which runs from July 1 and ends June 30.
Online: http://www.mtna.org/membership-information/renew-membership/
or I'm sure you have all received MTNA mailings!
Make sure you are renewed for MMAMTA as well as MMTA and MTNA.
To be listed in the hard copy of our 2014-15 MMAMTA Directory, you must renew by July 15, 2013.
Looking Back – April/May
Wow, April flew by! Congratulations to MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Audition winners Hope Keitahn (cello student of Mary Manulik) and Levi Manring (piano student of Peter Miyamoto) who performed in the master classes of Peter Wiley and Frederic Chiu. Congratulations also to MMAMTA member Ayako Tsuruta, who organized another successful Plowman Chamber Music Competition, which this year brought 15 competing ensembles from across the country (58 competing musicians), awarded $10,000 in prize money, and presented master classes by world famous judges, pianist Frederic Chiu, Randy Gardner, horn and cellist Peter Wiley, and this year was expanded to include recitals by Frederic Chiu, the Verdehr Trio and Peter Wiley with pianist Anna Polonsky as well as a lecture on stage fright by Frederic Chiu.
The 2013 MMAMTA Concerto Festival was cancelled. The MMAMTA scholarship auditions were scheduled for April 13 in Jefferson City.
Present Tense – May
Good luck to all participants in the National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions (Teacher Division of American College of Musicians). This event runs May 14-17 in Jefferson City and May 20-15 and 28-30 in Columbia. Future Tense - 2013-2014
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Spring Meeting Friday, May 31 at Arris Pizza in Columbia
I hope everyone still has the date Friday, May 31 at 11:30am saved for our MMAMTA Annual Spring Luncheon and Meeting. Remember that the venue was change, so DON'T go to Sophia's - THE VENUE IS NOW Arris Pizza IN COLUMBIA, 1020 E. Green Meadows Rd, #102, Columbia MO, 65201. The restaurant (http://www.arrispizzaonline.com/) has a lunch buffet (salad bar, pizza, spaghetti, soups and appetizers) as well as a menu with salads, panini, pizzas and greek entrees. You can’t miss it, it’s in the shopping complex right next to Columbia’s Kohl’s on Nifong and Green Meadows. I'd like to start the meeting at 11:30am, so if we could actually arrive around 11:15am to order, we'll get to our meeting (and the food) that much sooner!
If you have any items that you'd like included on the agenda, please email to me no later than Monday, May 27. All Chairs of MMAMTA events, I will be soliciting summaries of your events in the coming days. If you are continuing next year as a chair, it would help if you could let me know any dates that have been confirmed, or at least a projected date of your event.
Save the Date: September 7, 2013
We now have a date for our Fall Workshop with Marvin Blickenstaff - Saturday, September 7 (approximately 9am-3:00pm) at the Kyriakos Studio in Columbia (thanks Beverly and Charlie!!!). It will be a busy "members weekend" with Janice Wenger's fortepiano recital scheduled on Friday, September 6 at 7:30pm, Trombonist Tim Howe and Pianist Savvidou in recital on Sunday September 8 at 7:30pm and Peter Miyamoto's Faculty Recital on Monday, September 9 at 7:30pm, all in MU's Whitmore Recital Hall.
RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Reminder it is time to renew your MTNA membership, which runs from July 1 and ends June 30.
Online: http://www.mtna.org/membership-information/renew-membership/
or I'm sure you have all received MTNA mailings!
Make sure you are renewed for MMAMTA as well as MMTA and MTNA.
To be listed in the hard copy of our 2014-15 MMAMTA Directory, you must renew by July 15, 2013.
Looking Back – April/May
Wow, April flew by! Congratulations to MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Audition winners Hope Keitahn (cello student of Mary Manulik) and Levi Manring (piano student of Peter Miyamoto) who performed in the master classes of Peter Wiley and Frederic Chiu. Congratulations also to MMAMTA member Ayako Tsuruta, who organized another successful Plowman Chamber Music Competition, which this year brought 15 competing ensembles from across the country (58 competing musicians), awarded $10,000 in prize money, and presented master classes by world famous judges, pianist Frederic Chiu, Randy Gardner, horn and cellist Peter Wiley, and this year was expanded to include recitals by Frederic Chiu, the Verdehr Trio and Peter Wiley with pianist Anna Polonsky as well as a lecture on stage fright by Frederic Chiu.
The 2013 MMAMTA Concerto Festival was cancelled. The MMAMTA scholarship auditions were scheduled for April 13 in Jefferson City.
Present Tense – May
Good luck to all participants in the National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions (Teacher Division of American College of Musicians). This event runs May 14-17 in Jefferson City and May 20-15 and 28-30 in Columbia. Future Tense - 2013-2014
- MMAMTA Fall Workshop with Marvin Blickenstaff: September 7, 2013
- MMTA District (Pre-Collegiate) Auditions: September 28 and 29, 2013
- MMTA State Auditions: November 7-10, 2013 at Washington University in St. Louis
- MTNA National Conference: March 22-26, 2014 in Chicago
April 2013 Message from the President Elect
Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 5:17 pm
Subject: Re: MMAMTA FW: 2013 Summer Music Camps at Mizzou
Dear MMAMTA Members,
Just a reminder that the deadline to apply for the MU 2013 Summer Piano Camp is fast approaching (April 22nd)! For more information as well as a sample schedule, please visit:http://music.missouri.edu/camps/index.html
If you have questions, please contact me, Janice Wenger (WengerJ@missouri.edu) or Jonathan Kuuskoski, Camp Coordinator, (KuuskoskiJ@missouri.edu).
Best,
Paola Savvidou
Subject: Re: MMAMTA FW: 2013 Summer Music Camps at Mizzou
Dear MMAMTA Members,
Just a reminder that the deadline to apply for the MU 2013 Summer Piano Camp is fast approaching (April 22nd)! For more information as well as a sample schedule, please visit:http://music.missouri.edu/camps/index.html
If you have questions, please contact me, Janice Wenger (WengerJ@missouri.edu) or Jonathan Kuuskoski, Camp Coordinator, (KuuskoskiJ@missouri.edu).
Best,
Paola Savvidou
March 2013 Message from the President
Sent: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 2:51 pm
Subject: MMAMTA Newsletter 3.30.13
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Happy Spring to all! Let's hope we have some spring like weather now!
Looking Back – February/March
We had great participation in the Jefferson City and Columbia MMAMTA’s Musicathon Events on February 23rd and 24th, raising funds for our MMAMTA scholarships, Hurricane Sandy Relief through the Red Cross, and the Samaritan Center in Jefferson City. Thanks to Jan Houser, Paola Savvidou and and especially Chris Vitt, in her last year of co-chairing the event, as well as all the participants and their families for making this such a great event for our community.
I’m happy to announce we had TWO winners in the MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Auditions for the Plowman Master Classes. Hope Keithahn (cello student of Mary Manulik) will perform the Saint-Saens Allegro Appassionato, op. 43, in the master class of Peter Wiley (former member of the Beaux Arts Trio and the Guarneri String Quartet) on Friday, April 5th at 12pm in Whitmore Recital Hall on the MU Campus. Pianist Levi Manring (piano student of Peter Miyamoto) will perform the first movement of the Beethoven Les Adieux Sonata in the Frederic Chiu Master Class on Friday, April 5th at 2pm in Whitmore. Both events are free and open to the public. Come out and see some inspiring teaching by master performers and teachers!
Present Tense – PLOWMAN Events and MMAMTA deadlnes
A complete list of the Plowman events appears at the end of this newsletter, but I think some events that may be of particular interest to the MMAMTA membership are:
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Frederic Chiu Piano Recital, 7pm at Missouri Theatre (tickets are $20 general admission, $10 Students), but group rate $5 tickets are available to you, your students, families and friends if you respond to a previous email “MMAMTA Special Discount” before midnight on April 2, with the check arriving by April 2 (firm deadline) to Odyssey Chamber Music Series at First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201-4910.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Frederic Chiu Lecture: “Stage Fright – A Different Perspective,” at 10:30am in McKee Gym on the MU Campus. McKee is located about a half block from the MU School of Music. From the School of Music, walk south on Hitt Street and it is a building on the left hand side about three buildings down from the Memorial Union. The building is located right across from the parking lot for the new MU Student Center, just walk up the stairs to the Gymnasium. Free and open to the public.
Peter Wiley Master Class, at 12pm in Whitmore. Free and open to the public
Frederic Chiu Master Class, at 2pm in Whitmore. Free and open to the public
SUNDAY, APRIL 7
Plowman Chamber Music Competition Final Concert and Awards Ceremony, 1:30pm at Missouri Theatre. Hear the five finalist chamber groups compete for the $5,000 grand prize, and vote for the audience prize! Tickets - $20 at the door.
MONDAY, APRIL 8
Recital with Peter Wiley, cello and Anna Polonsky, piano, 7pm at the First Baptist Church (1112 E. Broadway) – Free event!
MMAMTA co-sponsors the Master Class events and Frederic Chiu Lecture events, so I hope to see lots of you at these events!
IMPORTANT MMAMTA EVENT DEADLINES:
Don’t forget that the deadlines for the MMAMTA Camp and College Scholarshps and the Student Concerto Festival are coming up in the coming weeks:
MMAMTA Camp and College Scholarships, April 13, 2013 at Central United Church of Christ in Jefferson City
Application Due: April 4 (MMAMTA Handbook, pages 42-44)
MMAMTA Student Concerto Festival, Saturday, April 27th at 1:30 and 3:30pm at Piano Distributors
Application Due: April 13 (MMAMTA Handbook, page 41)
Forms can be downloaded from the website handbook (remember the password for members is MusicalEducation).
NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE – MAY
I hope everyone still has the date Friday, May 31 at 11:30am saved for our MMAMTA Annual Spring Luncheon and Meeting. Due to a new reservation minimum that Sophia’s Restaurant in Columbia has imposed, WE ARE CHANGING THE VENUE, so please take note! The luncheon/meeting will now take place at Arri's Pizza, 1020 E. Green Meadows Rd, #102, Columbia MO, 65201. The restaurant has a lunch buffet (salad bar, pizza, spaghetti, soups and appetizers) as well as a menu with salads, panini, pizzas and greek entrees. You can’t miss it, it’s in the shopping complex right next to Columbia’s Kohl’s on Nifong and Green Meadows. I think the plan will be to meet at 11:30, and start the meeting at around 11:45, or promptly after we have ordered the food.
If there’s anything you’d like to have discussed at the meeting, please don’t hesitate to email me anytime before the meeting, and I’ll include it on the agenda.
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
Complete Plowman Competition and Festival Schedule
www.PlowmanCompetition.org
April 4 (Thu)
3-4pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Verdehr Trio Convocation (discussion)
7pm, Missouri Theatre [$$] - Plowman Commencement & Piano Solo Recital by Frederic Chiu
April 5 (Fri)
10:30-11:30am, MU McKee - Lecture by Frederic Chiu "Stage Fright: A Different Perspective"
12-2pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Cello Master Class by Peter Wiley
2-4pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Piano Master Class by Frederic Chiu
7pm, FBC [$$] - Verdehr Trio, co-presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series & the Mizzou New Music Initiative
April 6 (Sat)
9:30am-5:30pm, FBC [$$] - Plowman Competition Semi-Finals (15 Ensembles, 20 min each)
9:30am piano trio (piano, oboe, bassoon)
9:50am saxophone quartet
10:10am string quartet
10:30am saxophone quartet
10:50am - 15 min break -
11:05am piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
11:25am woodwind quintet
11:45am string quartet
12:05pm piano trio (piano, flute, clarinet)
Lunch
2:30pm brass quintet
2:50pm piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
3:10pm saxophone quartet
3:30pm string quartet
3:50pm - 10 min break -
4:00pm saxophone quartet
4:20pm piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
4:40pm woodwind quintet
7pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Horn Master Class by Randy Gardner
April 7 (Sun)
1:30pm, Missouri Theatre [$$] - Plowman Competition Finals Concert & Awards Ceremony (5 Ensembles, 30 min ea) - Includes our famous reception while the judges deliberate, and Vote for your favorite ensemble for the Audience Prize!
6-8pm, Private Home - "A Celebration of Chamber Music" sponsored by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. $25 /$40 for two Tickets are sold online beginning March 1 [Click Here] and at the door.
April 8 (Mon)
7pm, FBC - Recital by Peter Wiley, cello & Anna Polonsky, piano (FREE admission)
FBC - First Baptist Church in Columbia, MU - University of Missouri
Odyssey - Odyssey Chamber Music Series
[$$] - Tickets available for purchase
[^] - Event for Judges & Participants only
Subject: MMAMTA Newsletter 3.30.13
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Happy Spring to all! Let's hope we have some spring like weather now!
Looking Back – February/March
We had great participation in the Jefferson City and Columbia MMAMTA’s Musicathon Events on February 23rd and 24th, raising funds for our MMAMTA scholarships, Hurricane Sandy Relief through the Red Cross, and the Samaritan Center in Jefferson City. Thanks to Jan Houser, Paola Savvidou and and especially Chris Vitt, in her last year of co-chairing the event, as well as all the participants and their families for making this such a great event for our community.
I’m happy to announce we had TWO winners in the MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Auditions for the Plowman Master Classes. Hope Keithahn (cello student of Mary Manulik) will perform the Saint-Saens Allegro Appassionato, op. 43, in the master class of Peter Wiley (former member of the Beaux Arts Trio and the Guarneri String Quartet) on Friday, April 5th at 12pm in Whitmore Recital Hall on the MU Campus. Pianist Levi Manring (piano student of Peter Miyamoto) will perform the first movement of the Beethoven Les Adieux Sonata in the Frederic Chiu Master Class on Friday, April 5th at 2pm in Whitmore. Both events are free and open to the public. Come out and see some inspiring teaching by master performers and teachers!
Present Tense – PLOWMAN Events and MMAMTA deadlnes
A complete list of the Plowman events appears at the end of this newsletter, but I think some events that may be of particular interest to the MMAMTA membership are:
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Frederic Chiu Piano Recital, 7pm at Missouri Theatre (tickets are $20 general admission, $10 Students), but group rate $5 tickets are available to you, your students, families and friends if you respond to a previous email “MMAMTA Special Discount” before midnight on April 2, with the check arriving by April 2 (firm deadline) to Odyssey Chamber Music Series at First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201-4910.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Frederic Chiu Lecture: “Stage Fright – A Different Perspective,” at 10:30am in McKee Gym on the MU Campus. McKee is located about a half block from the MU School of Music. From the School of Music, walk south on Hitt Street and it is a building on the left hand side about three buildings down from the Memorial Union. The building is located right across from the parking lot for the new MU Student Center, just walk up the stairs to the Gymnasium. Free and open to the public.
Peter Wiley Master Class, at 12pm in Whitmore. Free and open to the public
Frederic Chiu Master Class, at 2pm in Whitmore. Free and open to the public
SUNDAY, APRIL 7
Plowman Chamber Music Competition Final Concert and Awards Ceremony, 1:30pm at Missouri Theatre. Hear the five finalist chamber groups compete for the $5,000 grand prize, and vote for the audience prize! Tickets - $20 at the door.
MONDAY, APRIL 8
Recital with Peter Wiley, cello and Anna Polonsky, piano, 7pm at the First Baptist Church (1112 E. Broadway) – Free event!
MMAMTA co-sponsors the Master Class events and Frederic Chiu Lecture events, so I hope to see lots of you at these events!
IMPORTANT MMAMTA EVENT DEADLINES:
Don’t forget that the deadlines for the MMAMTA Camp and College Scholarshps and the Student Concerto Festival are coming up in the coming weeks:
MMAMTA Camp and College Scholarships, April 13, 2013 at Central United Church of Christ in Jefferson City
Application Due: April 4 (MMAMTA Handbook, pages 42-44)
MMAMTA Student Concerto Festival, Saturday, April 27th at 1:30 and 3:30pm at Piano Distributors
Application Due: April 13 (MMAMTA Handbook, page 41)
Forms can be downloaded from the website handbook (remember the password for members is MusicalEducation).
NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE – MAY
I hope everyone still has the date Friday, May 31 at 11:30am saved for our MMAMTA Annual Spring Luncheon and Meeting. Due to a new reservation minimum that Sophia’s Restaurant in Columbia has imposed, WE ARE CHANGING THE VENUE, so please take note! The luncheon/meeting will now take place at Arri's Pizza, 1020 E. Green Meadows Rd, #102, Columbia MO, 65201. The restaurant has a lunch buffet (salad bar, pizza, spaghetti, soups and appetizers) as well as a menu with salads, panini, pizzas and greek entrees. You can’t miss it, it’s in the shopping complex right next to Columbia’s Kohl’s on Nifong and Green Meadows. I think the plan will be to meet at 11:30, and start the meeting at around 11:45, or promptly after we have ordered the food.
If there’s anything you’d like to have discussed at the meeting, please don’t hesitate to email me anytime before the meeting, and I’ll include it on the agenda.
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
Complete Plowman Competition and Festival Schedule
www.PlowmanCompetition.org
April 4 (Thu)
3-4pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Verdehr Trio Convocation (discussion)
7pm, Missouri Theatre [$$] - Plowman Commencement & Piano Solo Recital by Frederic Chiu
April 5 (Fri)
10:30-11:30am, MU McKee - Lecture by Frederic Chiu "Stage Fright: A Different Perspective"
12-2pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Cello Master Class by Peter Wiley
2-4pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Piano Master Class by Frederic Chiu
7pm, FBC [$$] - Verdehr Trio, co-presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series & the Mizzou New Music Initiative
April 6 (Sat)
9:30am-5:30pm, FBC [$$] - Plowman Competition Semi-Finals (15 Ensembles, 20 min each)
9:30am piano trio (piano, oboe, bassoon)
9:50am saxophone quartet
10:10am string quartet
10:30am saxophone quartet
10:50am - 15 min break -
11:05am piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
11:25am woodwind quintet
11:45am string quartet
12:05pm piano trio (piano, flute, clarinet)
Lunch
2:30pm brass quintet
2:50pm piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
3:10pm saxophone quartet
3:30pm string quartet
3:50pm - 10 min break -
4:00pm saxophone quartet
4:20pm piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
4:40pm woodwind quintet
7pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Horn Master Class by Randy Gardner
April 7 (Sun)
1:30pm, Missouri Theatre [$$] - Plowman Competition Finals Concert & Awards Ceremony (5 Ensembles, 30 min ea) - Includes our famous reception while the judges deliberate, and Vote for your favorite ensemble for the Audience Prize!
6-8pm, Private Home - "A Celebration of Chamber Music" sponsored by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. $25 /$40 for two Tickets are sold online beginning March 1 [Click Here] and at the door.
April 8 (Mon)
7pm, FBC - Recital by Peter Wiley, cello & Anna Polonsky, piano (FREE admission)
FBC - First Baptist Church in Columbia, MU - University of Missouri
Odyssey - Odyssey Chamber Music Series
[$$] - Tickets available for purchase
[^] - Event for Judges & Participants only
March 21, 2013 - Frederic Chiu Recital Special Discount
Due this Tuesday, April 2, 2013!
Concert Pianist Frederic Chiu
April 4, 2013 - Thursday at 7pm
Missouri Theatre
Frederic Chiu, Piano Recital Program
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Sent: Fri, Mar 22, 2013
Subject: MMAMTA Special Discount (& Competition!) on Frederic Chiu Piano Recital/Plowman Commencement, Apr 4
Dear MMAMTA Members:
The 2013 Plowman Competition (run by MMAMTA member Ayako Tsuruta) is just around the corner, featuring 15 stellar chamber ensembles from across the country competing for a $5,000 grand prize on April 6-7. Along with the competition semi-finals and gala finals concert, the Plowman Chamber Music Festival (April 4-8) features performances, master classes and lectures by the 2013 judges Frederic Chiu (international concert pianist), cellist Peter Wiley (former member of the Beaux Arts Trio and Guaneri String Quartet), and Randy Gardner (Philadelphia Orchestra and Cincinnati Conservatory) as well as the Verdehr Trio, composer Don Freund, and pianist Anna Polonsky (see complete listing at the bottom of the email, or visit the www.plowmancompetition.org website).
As a thank you to Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association (MMAMTA) for its support, Odyssey/Plowman is offering $5 Group Discount to all the MMAMTA members, their families, friends and students to the Plowman Commencement & Frederic Chiu Piano Recital at the Missouri Theatre, Thursday at 7pm on April 4, 2013. One ticket per name/person, please.
The offer is good ONLY until Tuesday, April 2 at 11:59pm.
Here is what you need to do:
1. Provide the name of an MMAMTA member (or yourself if you are a member) as a reference, either by using this form to mail with the check, or by filling the “Special Instruction to the Seller” box on Paypal;
2. Check payable to "Plowman" MUST arrive on/before April 1, 2013, to Odyssey Chamber Music Series at First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201-4910, - OR - Pay via Paypal (surcharge) from Odyssey's web site under "Tickets" web page – scroll down to "MMAMTA Special” at www.OdysseyMissouri.org/tickets,
3. Pick up the ticket at the Missouri Theatre beginning 6pm on April 4, 2013;
4. AND, a MMAMTA member who is referenced the most wins a pair of tickets to Plowman Competition's Finals Concert & Awards Ceremony on April 7, Sunday at 1:30pm! (You do not need to be present at the concert. Announcement will be made on the Plowman's "Blog & Laureate News" web page.)
Your MMAMTA member reference:
Your Information Name:
Mailing Address:
Email:
Number of Tickets ($5/each per name): 1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8.
Missouri Theatre
Frederic Chiu, Piano Recital Program
- Chopin’s Etudes Op. 25-1, Op. 10-3,4,10,11,12
- Debussy Cloches à travers les feuilles from Images
- Ravel Une barque sur l’océan
- Chiu’s own transcription of Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé Suite
- The fiendishly difficult Prokofiev Toccata
- Beethoven/Liszt: Symphony No. 5
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Sent: Fri, Mar 22, 2013
Subject: MMAMTA Special Discount (& Competition!) on Frederic Chiu Piano Recital/Plowman Commencement, Apr 4
Dear MMAMTA Members:
The 2013 Plowman Competition (run by MMAMTA member Ayako Tsuruta) is just around the corner, featuring 15 stellar chamber ensembles from across the country competing for a $5,000 grand prize on April 6-7. Along with the competition semi-finals and gala finals concert, the Plowman Chamber Music Festival (April 4-8) features performances, master classes and lectures by the 2013 judges Frederic Chiu (international concert pianist), cellist Peter Wiley (former member of the Beaux Arts Trio and Guaneri String Quartet), and Randy Gardner (Philadelphia Orchestra and Cincinnati Conservatory) as well as the Verdehr Trio, composer Don Freund, and pianist Anna Polonsky (see complete listing at the bottom of the email, or visit the www.plowmancompetition.org website).
As a thank you to Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association (MMAMTA) for its support, Odyssey/Plowman is offering $5 Group Discount to all the MMAMTA members, their families, friends and students to the Plowman Commencement & Frederic Chiu Piano Recital at the Missouri Theatre, Thursday at 7pm on April 4, 2013. One ticket per name/person, please.
The offer is good ONLY until Tuesday, April 2 at 11:59pm.
Here is what you need to do:
1. Provide the name of an MMAMTA member (or yourself if you are a member) as a reference, either by using this form to mail with the check, or by filling the “Special Instruction to the Seller” box on Paypal;
2. Check payable to "Plowman" MUST arrive on/before April 1, 2013, to Odyssey Chamber Music Series at First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201-4910, - OR - Pay via Paypal (surcharge) from Odyssey's web site under "Tickets" web page – scroll down to "MMAMTA Special” at www.OdysseyMissouri.org/tickets,
3. Pick up the ticket at the Missouri Theatre beginning 6pm on April 4, 2013;
4. AND, a MMAMTA member who is referenced the most wins a pair of tickets to Plowman Competition's Finals Concert & Awards Ceremony on April 7, Sunday at 1:30pm! (You do not need to be present at the concert. Announcement will be made on the Plowman's "Blog & Laureate News" web page.)
Your MMAMTA member reference:
Your Information Name:
Mailing Address:
Email:
Number of Tickets ($5/each per name): 1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8.
February 2013 Message from the President
February 21, 2013 - Winter Storm Q!
Fri, Feb 22, 2013 10:59 pm
MMAMTA Newsletter, February 2013
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Looking Back – January/February
It has almost been a month since MMAMTA kicked off the calendar year with the terrific MMAMTA Teachers’ Recital, which included performances by members Susan Quigley-Duggan, Meg Gray, Karen Larvick, Peter Miyamoto, Jennifer Muniz, Ruth Robertson, Paola Savvidou, and Tim Werts, and guest spouse Jonathan Kuuskoski! Bravo to all for wonderful Mostly Mozart performances. A nice audience filled Jefferson City’s First Christian Church. Thanks to Ruth Robertson for organizing this event’s third edition, and Gretchen Huedepohl for helping to procure the venue.
Our organization’s semi-annual meeting took place right after the concert. Thank you to all who were willing to stay after the concert and share your thoughts on a wide range of topics. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 31 in Columbia. Look for more information on that over the coming months.
Present Tense – MUSICATHON WEEKEND
Musicathon 2013 is upon us – February 23rd and 24th at Macy’s of Columbia and Capital Mall in Jefferson City. Student and Member performances at these music marathons will help raise funds for the MMAMTA Student and Camp Scholarships as well as the Samaritan Center (Jefferson City), and the Red Cross (Columbia).* Please come out and support this great fundraiser! Many thanks to Jan Houser, Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou for all their help in organizing this event, and to Piano Distributors for their support, as well as all participating MMAMTA Studios.
We are now making an effort to document all our events. If you make a program for your segment of the marathon, can you please send a copy (probably electronic is easiest) to the appropriate Musicathon chair. Jan, Chris and Paola/can you compile the programs along with a schedule of all the studio blocks and forward to Nancy?
*Columbia fundraising was originally going to be directed toward the MTNA Recovery Fund, but due to the generosity of MTNA members, state affiliates and local associations, MTNA was able to give grants of $1,000 to those individuals who requested disaster assistance from MTNA and have taken the drive off their website. In place of this charity, Musicathon Columbia will support Hurricane Sandy Relief through the Red Cross.
NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE – February/March/April
MMAMTA Event Deadline Reminders:
MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Auditions for Plowman Judge Master Classes (cello, piano, horn)
Application Due Mar 1 (MMAMTA Handbook, page 40)
Audition for Participation: Saturday, March 23,1-3pm at MU Whitmore
If chosen, you must be available for the appropriate master class:
http://www.plowmancompetition.org/complete-schedule.html
MMAMTA Camp and College Scholarships,
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Central United Church of Christ in Jefferson City
Application Due: April 4 (MMAMTA Handbook, pages 42-44)
MMAMTA Student Concerto Festival,
Saturday, April 27th at 1:30 and 3:30pm at Piano Distributors
Application Due: April 13 (MMAMTA Handbook, page 41)
Junior Festival Participants:
Good luck to all participants of the MFMC Junior Festivals in Jefferson City and Columbia, and the MFMC Student/Collegiate Auditions in Jefferson City.
Into the Future:
Keep the Date: Friday, May 31 for the next MMAMTA Semi-Annual Meeting. Details about the Columbia location coming soon.
I’m pleased to announce that we have received a MMTA Matching Grant Award to fund the guest artist workshop to be presented in the fall by Marvin Blickenstaff. If the scheduling works out, we may be able to use this as our fall workshop event.
The Missouri Music Teachers Association needs two people to serve as pre-collegiate auditions chair and collegiate auditions chair. Some hotel and mileage is reimbursed for attending the competitions/conference in November. This year the MMTA State auditions will take place at Washington University on November 7-10, 2013.
I have been contacted by photojournalism student at MU who is interested in photographing a “high achieving pianist” for a project on child musicians. If you have a student who you think might be interested, I can get you in touch.
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
MMAMTA Newsletter, February 2013
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Looking Back – January/February
It has almost been a month since MMAMTA kicked off the calendar year with the terrific MMAMTA Teachers’ Recital, which included performances by members Susan Quigley-Duggan, Meg Gray, Karen Larvick, Peter Miyamoto, Jennifer Muniz, Ruth Robertson, Paola Savvidou, and Tim Werts, and guest spouse Jonathan Kuuskoski! Bravo to all for wonderful Mostly Mozart performances. A nice audience filled Jefferson City’s First Christian Church. Thanks to Ruth Robertson for organizing this event’s third edition, and Gretchen Huedepohl for helping to procure the venue.
Our organization’s semi-annual meeting took place right after the concert. Thank you to all who were willing to stay after the concert and share your thoughts on a wide range of topics. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 31 in Columbia. Look for more information on that over the coming months.
Present Tense – MUSICATHON WEEKEND
Musicathon 2013 is upon us – February 23rd and 24th at Macy’s of Columbia and Capital Mall in Jefferson City. Student and Member performances at these music marathons will help raise funds for the MMAMTA Student and Camp Scholarships as well as the Samaritan Center (Jefferson City), and the Red Cross (Columbia).* Please come out and support this great fundraiser! Many thanks to Jan Houser, Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou for all their help in organizing this event, and to Piano Distributors for their support, as well as all participating MMAMTA Studios.
We are now making an effort to document all our events. If you make a program for your segment of the marathon, can you please send a copy (probably electronic is easiest) to the appropriate Musicathon chair. Jan, Chris and Paola/can you compile the programs along with a schedule of all the studio blocks and forward to Nancy?
*Columbia fundraising was originally going to be directed toward the MTNA Recovery Fund, but due to the generosity of MTNA members, state affiliates and local associations, MTNA was able to give grants of $1,000 to those individuals who requested disaster assistance from MTNA and have taken the drive off their website. In place of this charity, Musicathon Columbia will support Hurricane Sandy Relief through the Red Cross.
NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE – February/March/April
MMAMTA Event Deadline Reminders:
MMAMTA Pre-Collegiate Auditions for Plowman Judge Master Classes (cello, piano, horn)
Application Due Mar 1 (MMAMTA Handbook, page 40)
Audition for Participation: Saturday, March 23,1-3pm at MU Whitmore
If chosen, you must be available for the appropriate master class:
- Peter Wiley, cello master class, Friday, April 5th, 12-2pm Whitmore
- Frederic Chiu, piano master class, Friday, April 5th, 2-4pm Whitmore
- Randy Gardner, horn master class, Saturday, April 6th, 7:30-9:30pm Whitmore
http://www.plowmancompetition.org/complete-schedule.html
MMAMTA Camp and College Scholarships,
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Central United Church of Christ in Jefferson City
Application Due: April 4 (MMAMTA Handbook, pages 42-44)
MMAMTA Student Concerto Festival,
Saturday, April 27th at 1:30 and 3:30pm at Piano Distributors
Application Due: April 13 (MMAMTA Handbook, page 41)
Junior Festival Participants:
Good luck to all participants of the MFMC Junior Festivals in Jefferson City and Columbia, and the MFMC Student/Collegiate Auditions in Jefferson City.
Into the Future:
Keep the Date: Friday, May 31 for the next MMAMTA Semi-Annual Meeting. Details about the Columbia location coming soon.
I’m pleased to announce that we have received a MMTA Matching Grant Award to fund the guest artist workshop to be presented in the fall by Marvin Blickenstaff. If the scheduling works out, we may be able to use this as our fall workshop event.
The Missouri Music Teachers Association needs two people to serve as pre-collegiate auditions chair and collegiate auditions chair. Some hotel and mileage is reimbursed for attending the competitions/conference in November. This year the MMTA State auditions will take place at Washington University on November 7-10, 2013.
I have been contacted by photojournalism student at MU who is interested in photographing a “high achieving pianist” for a project on child musicians. If you have a student who you think might be interested, I can get you in touch.
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
January 2013 Message from the President
TO MMAMTA MEMBERS:
Wishing you all a Happy New Year, with all the best wishes for a musical 2013!
1. The MMAMTA Teachers' Recital and Semi-Annual Meeting are on Sunday, January 27 at 3pm and 4pm respectively at First Christian Church in Jefferson City. If you are interested in performing in the recital (Mozart repertoire especially welcome), please contact Ruth Robertson. If you have any agenda items for the meeting, please contact Peter Miyamoto (MiyamotoP@missouri.edu).
2. Good luck to members with students participating in the West Central Division MTNA Competition at KU in Lawrence, KS on Jan 11-13! Good luck to all those performing in the Missouri Music Educators Association Workshop/Conference in Tan-Tar-A on Jan 23-26!
3. Consider participating in the MMAMTA Musicathons presented on Feb 23 and 24 at the Columbia Mall in Columbia (Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou, co-chairs), and on Feb 23 at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City (Jan Houser, chair).
Remember the following other deadlines for musical events in the area:
January 12 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival deadline for Junior Festival forms and fees for District II (Held at Columbia College, First Christian Church and First Baptist Church on March 2 -with make-up date on March 4, First Baptist Church). If you have questions, please contact Chris Vitt or Cara McMillan.
January 15 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Auditions in Voice, piano and instruments. Auditions held March 2 at the First Christian Church in Jefferson City - make-up day is Sunday, March 3rd at First Christian Church in Jefferson City.
January 20 – Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra Piano Auditions. Competition on February 2 in Mitchell (Richardson) Auditorium, with winners concert on April 23, 2013.
January 23 - Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival District III (held on March 9 at the First Baptist Church in Jefferson City). Critique sheets (to Denise Gillam) have a February 22 deadline. If you have questions, please contact Jan Houser.
February 1 MMAMTA Musicathon application deadline (see pp. 37-39 of MMAMTA Handbook).
Again, Happy New Year to All, and hope to see you at the MMAMTA Teachers Recital, Semi-Annual Meeting, and Musicathon events!
-Dr. Miyamoto
Wishing you all a Happy New Year, with all the best wishes for a musical 2013!
1. The MMAMTA Teachers' Recital and Semi-Annual Meeting are on Sunday, January 27 at 3pm and 4pm respectively at First Christian Church in Jefferson City. If you are interested in performing in the recital (Mozart repertoire especially welcome), please contact Ruth Robertson. If you have any agenda items for the meeting, please contact Peter Miyamoto (MiyamotoP@missouri.edu).
2. Good luck to members with students participating in the West Central Division MTNA Competition at KU in Lawrence, KS on Jan 11-13! Good luck to all those performing in the Missouri Music Educators Association Workshop/Conference in Tan-Tar-A on Jan 23-26!
3. Consider participating in the MMAMTA Musicathons presented on Feb 23 and 24 at the Columbia Mall in Columbia (Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou, co-chairs), and on Feb 23 at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City (Jan Houser, chair).
Remember the following other deadlines for musical events in the area:
January 12 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival deadline for Junior Festival forms and fees for District II (Held at Columbia College, First Christian Church and First Baptist Church on March 2 -with make-up date on March 4, First Baptist Church). If you have questions, please contact Chris Vitt or Cara McMillan.
January 15 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Auditions in Voice, piano and instruments. Auditions held March 2 at the First Christian Church in Jefferson City - make-up day is Sunday, March 3rd at First Christian Church in Jefferson City.
January 20 – Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra Piano Auditions. Competition on February 2 in Mitchell (Richardson) Auditorium, with winners concert on April 23, 2013.
January 23 - Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival District III (held on March 9 at the First Baptist Church in Jefferson City). Critique sheets (to Denise Gillam) have a February 22 deadline. If you have questions, please contact Jan Houser.
February 1 MMAMTA Musicathon application deadline (see pp. 37-39 of MMAMTA Handbook).
Again, Happy New Year to All, and hope to see you at the MMAMTA Teachers Recital, Semi-Annual Meeting, and Musicathon events!
-Dr. Miyamoto
December 2012 Message from the President
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Looking Back - November
It has been a busy month - MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions in Jefferson City and Columbia as well as the MOSS Piano Showcase on November 17, and of course the MMTA and MTNA State Auditions and the MMTA Conference held in Bolivar, MO Nov 8-11. Congratulations to all teachers, students and parents for all the triumphs and personal bests, publicly recognized or not. It’s so often in these performance crucibles that students take their biggest strides forward!
I wanted to recognize some MMAMTA member results from Bolivar. Congratulations to:
MMTA 6 Winner – Kathleen Meininger, piano (Mabel Kinder, teacher)
MMTA 10 Winner - Junyi Wu, piano (Beverly Kyriakos, teacher)
MTA Sr. High Winner – Mingu Kim, violin (Amy Appold, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Lower Runner-Up - Xiaoxiao Du, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Upper Honorable Mention - Bendict Sin, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Upper Honorable Mention - Tamara Kitchen, violin (Eva Szekely, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Upper Honorable Mention - Michael O'Neill, trumpet (John Perkins, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Winner – Verena Abufaiad, piano (Peter Miyamoto, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Runner-Up - Hyunki Yoon, piano (Peter Miyamoto, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Winner - Erik Hassell, violin (Eva Szekely, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Runner Up - Rachel Edwards, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Honorable Mention - Katherine Jones, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Honorable Mention - Courtney Burris, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MTNA Junior Strings Winner – Priscilla Liow, violin (Carolina Neves, teacher)
MTNA Young Artist Senior Voice Winner - Levi Gerke (Susan Quigley-Duggan, teacher)
MTNA Young Artist String Winner – Graham Woodland, violin (Eva Szekely, teacher)
Good luck to Priscilla, Levi, and Graham, who will proceed to the West Central Division Competitions at Kansas University in Lawrence, KS Jan 11-13, 2013.
The 2013 MMTA State Auditions have been announced as happening at Washington University, November 7-10, 2013 in St. Louis.
Present Tense - December
December is a busy month, with lots of music making in the area. A few MMAMTA member related concerts coming up fast:
Odyssey Chamber Music Series Concert “Holiday Bells and Drums: on Friday, Dec 7 at 7pm, First Baptist Church, Columbia $20/10
Jefferson City Cantorum: The Christmas Concert, led by Glenn Webb, Jan Houser, piano. Sat, Dec 8 at 7pm in Miller PAC, JC $10/$8/$5 or $25 Family
Odyssey Music @ Lenoir Woods. Miyamoto/Tsuruta Duo (Nutcracker, Gershwin, Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and more) on Wed, Dec 12 at 6pm at Lenoir Woods in Columbia. Open to the Public; Free Admission.
Into the New Year- January and Beyond
Don’t forget that on Sunday, January 27th (Mozart’s Birthday), we will hold the third annual MMAMTA TEACHERS’ RECITAL at First Christian Church in Jefferson City at 3pm, followed by the MMAMTA Semi-Annual Meeting (all members encouraged to attend). It’s a great way for members to get to know each other musically. If you are interested in participating in the recital, please contact our Vice-President, Ruth Robertson (singeruth@hotmail.com), and I hope to see you ALL at the meeting!
It is not too early to be planning for your studio’s participation in the MMAMTA Musicathon – fundraising marathons of presented at the Columbia Mall on Feb 23-24 (Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou, co-chairs), and on February 23 at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City. A great, low-stress opportunity for your students to perform and raise money for our programs and chosen charities, and to have fun while doing it! Dates and locations will be confirmed over the next month.
Upcoming Application Deadlines to watch for:
January 12 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival deadline for Junior Festival forms and fees for District II (Held at Columbia College, First Christian Church and First Baptist Church on March 2 -with make-up date on March 4, First Baptist Church). If you have questions, please contact Chris Vitt or Cara McMillan.
January 15 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Auditions in Voice, piano and instruments. Auditions held March 2 at the First Christian Church in Jefferson City - make-up day is Sunday, March 3rd at First Christian Church in Jefferson City.
January 20 – Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra Piano Auditions. Competition on February 2 in Mitchell (Richardson) Auditorium, with winners concert on April 23, 2013.
January 23 - Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival District III (held on March 9 at the First Baptist Church in Jefferson City). Critique sheets (to Denise Gillam) have a February 22 deadline. If you have questions, please contact Jan Houser.
February 1 - MMAMTA Musicathon application deadline (see pp. 37-39 of MMAMTA Handbook).
One item to note:
MMAMTA will not proceed with a pre-collegiate concerto competition in 2013. Details will follow at the January 27 Semi-Annual Meeting.
Season’s Greetings
On behalf of the Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association, I wish you all season’s greetings. May your holiday season be filled with friends, family, and… music, and may you all have a healthy and happy 2013!
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
Looking Back - November
It has been a busy month - MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions in Jefferson City and Columbia as well as the MOSS Piano Showcase on November 17, and of course the MMTA and MTNA State Auditions and the MMTA Conference held in Bolivar, MO Nov 8-11. Congratulations to all teachers, students and parents for all the triumphs and personal bests, publicly recognized or not. It’s so often in these performance crucibles that students take their biggest strides forward!
I wanted to recognize some MMAMTA member results from Bolivar. Congratulations to:
MMTA 6 Winner – Kathleen Meininger, piano (Mabel Kinder, teacher)
MMTA 10 Winner - Junyi Wu, piano (Beverly Kyriakos, teacher)
MTA Sr. High Winner – Mingu Kim, violin (Amy Appold, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Lower Runner-Up - Xiaoxiao Du, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Upper Honorable Mention - Bendict Sin, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Upper Honorable Mention - Tamara Kitchen, violin (Eva Szekely, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Upper Honorable Mention - Michael O'Neill, trumpet (John Perkins, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Winner – Verena Abufaiad, piano (Peter Miyamoto, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Runner-Up - Hyunki Yoon, piano (Peter Miyamoto, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Winner - Erik Hassell, violin (Eva Szekely, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Runner Up - Rachel Edwards, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Honorable Mention - Katherine Jones, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MMTA Collegiate Graduate Honorable Mention - Courtney Burris, violin (Susan Jensen, teacher)
MTNA Junior Strings Winner – Priscilla Liow, violin (Carolina Neves, teacher)
MTNA Young Artist Senior Voice Winner - Levi Gerke (Susan Quigley-Duggan, teacher)
MTNA Young Artist String Winner – Graham Woodland, violin (Eva Szekely, teacher)
Good luck to Priscilla, Levi, and Graham, who will proceed to the West Central Division Competitions at Kansas University in Lawrence, KS Jan 11-13, 2013.
The 2013 MMTA State Auditions have been announced as happening at Washington University, November 7-10, 2013 in St. Louis.
Present Tense - December
December is a busy month, with lots of music making in the area. A few MMAMTA member related concerts coming up fast:
Odyssey Chamber Music Series Concert “Holiday Bells and Drums: on Friday, Dec 7 at 7pm, First Baptist Church, Columbia $20/10
Jefferson City Cantorum: The Christmas Concert, led by Glenn Webb, Jan Houser, piano. Sat, Dec 8 at 7pm in Miller PAC, JC $10/$8/$5 or $25 Family
Odyssey Music @ Lenoir Woods. Miyamoto/Tsuruta Duo (Nutcracker, Gershwin, Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and more) on Wed, Dec 12 at 6pm at Lenoir Woods in Columbia. Open to the Public; Free Admission.
Into the New Year- January and Beyond
Don’t forget that on Sunday, January 27th (Mozart’s Birthday), we will hold the third annual MMAMTA TEACHERS’ RECITAL at First Christian Church in Jefferson City at 3pm, followed by the MMAMTA Semi-Annual Meeting (all members encouraged to attend). It’s a great way for members to get to know each other musically. If you are interested in participating in the recital, please contact our Vice-President, Ruth Robertson (singeruth@hotmail.com), and I hope to see you ALL at the meeting!
It is not too early to be planning for your studio’s participation in the MMAMTA Musicathon – fundraising marathons of presented at the Columbia Mall on Feb 23-24 (Chris Vitt and Paola Savvidou, co-chairs), and on February 23 at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City. A great, low-stress opportunity for your students to perform and raise money for our programs and chosen charities, and to have fun while doing it! Dates and locations will be confirmed over the next month.
Upcoming Application Deadlines to watch for:
January 12 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival deadline for Junior Festival forms and fees for District II (Held at Columbia College, First Christian Church and First Baptist Church on March 2 -with make-up date on March 4, First Baptist Church). If you have questions, please contact Chris Vitt or Cara McMillan.
January 15 – Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Auditions in Voice, piano and instruments. Auditions held March 2 at the First Christian Church in Jefferson City - make-up day is Sunday, March 3rd at First Christian Church in Jefferson City.
January 20 – Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra Piano Auditions. Competition on February 2 in Mitchell (Richardson) Auditorium, with winners concert on April 23, 2013.
January 23 - Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival District III (held on March 9 at the First Baptist Church in Jefferson City). Critique sheets (to Denise Gillam) have a February 22 deadline. If you have questions, please contact Jan Houser.
February 1 - MMAMTA Musicathon application deadline (see pp. 37-39 of MMAMTA Handbook).
One item to note:
MMAMTA will not proceed with a pre-collegiate concerto competition in 2013. Details will follow at the January 27 Semi-Annual Meeting.
Season’s Greetings
On behalf of the Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association, I wish you all season’s greetings. May your holiday season be filled with friends, family, and… music, and may you all have a healthy and happy 2013!
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
November 2012 Message from the President
Sent: Thu, Nov 1, 2012 8:31 am
Subject: MMAMTA November Newsletter
To All:
Hope you and your families had a Happy Halloween. Don’t forget to set your clocks backwards this Saturday night – I’m sure the extra hour will come in handy!
EVALUATIVE AUDITIONS DEADLINE IS TODAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012.
Please send your enrollment forms (pp.26-27 of the MMAMTA Handbook) to the appropriate Chair (Deborah McAlexander for Jefferson City and Janice Wenger for Columbia). Remember that there were some inaccuracies in the original Handbook – the correct date for both JC and Columbia is Saturday, November 17, 2012, and the events take place at Lincoln University and the MU School of Music, respectively. The updated form and information is available on the online version of the handbook on our mmamta.org website (thanks, Ayako!)
MMTA/MTNA AUDITIONS AND MMTA CONFERENCE
Good luck to all participants, teachers and parents of the 2012 MMTA Auditions and MTNA Competitions at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO November 7-11. Directions and maps and parking permits as well as a copy of the Auditions Booklet are all available at the missourimta.org website. Remember that this year, the MMTA Conference will be held at the same time, and will feature a piano recital by Cliburn Competition winner Haochen Zhang in Pike Hall, Saturday, Nov 10 at 7:30pm.
MOSS FALL PIANO SHOWCASE, NOVEMBER 17 in MISSOURI THEATRE
The Moss Fall Piano Showcase will take place on November 17 at 7pm in the Missouri Theatre. Congratulations to all who participated in the October 6 audition.
UPCOMING MMAMTA MEMBERS CONCERTS:
Mon, 11/5, 7:30pm MU Faculty Brass Quintet (Howe), WRH
Tue, 11/6, 7:00pm The Mikado with the JC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Ruth Robertson, director).
Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University
Fr/Sa, 11/9-10, 7:30 MU Show-Me Opera Scenes (Seitz, director). Missouri Theatre
Sun, 11/11, 7:00pm Amy Appold with the Columbia Civic Orchestra in Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Missouri Theatre. $15 General, $5 Students
Mon, 11/12, 7:30pm MU Faculty Violin Recital (Szekely), all-Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
Whitmore Recital Hall at the MU School of Music.
Sat, 11/17, 7:00pm Women's Symphony League presents Fall Piano Showcase, Missouri Theatre.
Mon, 11/26, 7:30pm MU Faculty Piano-Duo Recital (Savvidou). Program includes Mozart Variations, Schubert
Fantasie and Debussy Petite Suite. Whitmore Recital Hall at the MU School of Music
Hope you all have a wonderful and musical month!
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
Subject: MMAMTA November Newsletter
To All:
Hope you and your families had a Happy Halloween. Don’t forget to set your clocks backwards this Saturday night – I’m sure the extra hour will come in handy!
EVALUATIVE AUDITIONS DEADLINE IS TODAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012.
Please send your enrollment forms (pp.26-27 of the MMAMTA Handbook) to the appropriate Chair (Deborah McAlexander for Jefferson City and Janice Wenger for Columbia). Remember that there were some inaccuracies in the original Handbook – the correct date for both JC and Columbia is Saturday, November 17, 2012, and the events take place at Lincoln University and the MU School of Music, respectively. The updated form and information is available on the online version of the handbook on our mmamta.org website (thanks, Ayako!)
MMTA/MTNA AUDITIONS AND MMTA CONFERENCE
Good luck to all participants, teachers and parents of the 2012 MMTA Auditions and MTNA Competitions at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO November 7-11. Directions and maps and parking permits as well as a copy of the Auditions Booklet are all available at the missourimta.org website. Remember that this year, the MMTA Conference will be held at the same time, and will feature a piano recital by Cliburn Competition winner Haochen Zhang in Pike Hall, Saturday, Nov 10 at 7:30pm.
MOSS FALL PIANO SHOWCASE, NOVEMBER 17 in MISSOURI THEATRE
The Moss Fall Piano Showcase will take place on November 17 at 7pm in the Missouri Theatre. Congratulations to all who participated in the October 6 audition.
UPCOMING MMAMTA MEMBERS CONCERTS:
Mon, 11/5, 7:30pm MU Faculty Brass Quintet (Howe), WRH
Tue, 11/6, 7:00pm The Mikado with the JC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Ruth Robertson, director).
Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University
Fr/Sa, 11/9-10, 7:30 MU Show-Me Opera Scenes (Seitz, director). Missouri Theatre
Sun, 11/11, 7:00pm Amy Appold with the Columbia Civic Orchestra in Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Missouri Theatre. $15 General, $5 Students
Mon, 11/12, 7:30pm MU Faculty Violin Recital (Szekely), all-Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
Whitmore Recital Hall at the MU School of Music.
Sat, 11/17, 7:00pm Women's Symphony League presents Fall Piano Showcase, Missouri Theatre.
Mon, 11/26, 7:30pm MU Faculty Piano-Duo Recital (Savvidou). Program includes Mozart Variations, Schubert
Fantasie and Debussy Petite Suite. Whitmore Recital Hall at the MU School of Music
Hope you all have a wonderful and musical month!
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
October 2012 Message from the President
From: Miyamoto, Peter M.
Sent: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 12:16 pm
Subject: MMAMTA Newsletter, October 8, 2012
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Happy Columbus Day! It has been a busy month!
First (long overdue), I want to thank all of you who made the Amy Greer MMAMTA Fall Workshop such a great success. By all the comments I’ve received from members, I think it was extremely informative and enjoyable (who knew it was so difficult to walk and clap at the same time!). Thanks especially to Beverly Kyriakos (and Charlie) for opening their BEAUTIFUL home for the event, to Denise, Jan, Ruth and Paola for their help in organizing the event, and to all the members who brought such yummy dishes!
PLEASE NOTE (ERRATA):
In the PROGRAMS CALENDAR section of the handbook, the Federation events in March 2013 need some clarification:
The March 2 Federation Festival event at Columbia College is a junior festival (gold cup) event whose parallel Jefferson City event takes place on Saturday, March 9 at First Christian Church in Jefferson City (correctly listed). The JEFFERSON CITY event listed on March 2 (Sat) is the NFMC State Auditions for collegiate students. In that entry, I think I might have confused people by incorrectly including the term “Federation Festival” – strike that!!! Hope it’s clear now.
REMINDERS:
MMAMTA Honors Recitals are set up for October 21 (contact Beverly Kyriakos) and October 27 (contact Ayako Tsuruta) at First Baptist Church in Columbia.
The 2013-2014 Odyssey Concert Series kicks off on Friday, October 12 with a program including Beethoven, Ravel, Saint-Saens, Schoenberg and Liebermann ($20/$10). Check out further listings of the Music and New Media at the Crossroads October 2012 Festival and other events in the Classical Music Listing of the Handbook!
CONGRATULATIONS:
1. Congratulations to all teachers with students who passed District Auditions, and good luck at the State Auditions at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Nov 8-11. Reminder that you must enroll your students by 5pm today, and that your registration and check must be postmarked by tomorrow, Tuesday, October 9 (MMTA is giving us the extra day since today is a federal holiday).
2. Congratulations also to all teachers with students competing in the Women’s Symphony League/Missouri Symphony Society’s Fall Piano Showcase Auditions this past weekend. Reminder to send in the bio for the concert by Oct 29, and good luck at the Nov 13 rehearsal and Nov 17th event in Missouri Theatre.
3. Congratulations to so many of our members with recitals and performances in the last few weeks (Janice Wenger, Jackie Lordo and Jennifer Muniz, Ayako Tsuruta, Judy Shaw, Tim Howe, Susan Jensen and Eva Szekely with the Esterhazy Quartet). Don’t be shy, if I’ve inadvertently left your upcoming concert out of the Handbook, feel free to contact me (MiyamotoP@missouri.edu) and I will try to include it in a future newsletter, or on the up-to-date website version of the handbook.
Best of luck with all the preparations for MMTA and MTNA Auditions and MOSS Showcase!
-Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
Sent: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 12:16 pm
Subject: MMAMTA Newsletter, October 8, 2012
Dear MMAMTA Members:
Happy Columbus Day! It has been a busy month!
First (long overdue), I want to thank all of you who made the Amy Greer MMAMTA Fall Workshop such a great success. By all the comments I’ve received from members, I think it was extremely informative and enjoyable (who knew it was so difficult to walk and clap at the same time!). Thanks especially to Beverly Kyriakos (and Charlie) for opening their BEAUTIFUL home for the event, to Denise, Jan, Ruth and Paola for their help in organizing the event, and to all the members who brought such yummy dishes!
PLEASE NOTE (ERRATA):
In the PROGRAMS CALENDAR section of the handbook, the Federation events in March 2013 need some clarification:
The March 2 Federation Festival event at Columbia College is a junior festival (gold cup) event whose parallel Jefferson City event takes place on Saturday, March 9 at First Christian Church in Jefferson City (correctly listed). The JEFFERSON CITY event listed on March 2 (Sat) is the NFMC State Auditions for collegiate students. In that entry, I think I might have confused people by incorrectly including the term “Federation Festival” – strike that!!! Hope it’s clear now.
REMINDERS:
MMAMTA Honors Recitals are set up for October 21 (contact Beverly Kyriakos) and October 27 (contact Ayako Tsuruta) at First Baptist Church in Columbia.
The 2013-2014 Odyssey Concert Series kicks off on Friday, October 12 with a program including Beethoven, Ravel, Saint-Saens, Schoenberg and Liebermann ($20/$10). Check out further listings of the Music and New Media at the Crossroads October 2012 Festival and other events in the Classical Music Listing of the Handbook!
CONGRATULATIONS:
1. Congratulations to all teachers with students who passed District Auditions, and good luck at the State Auditions at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Nov 8-11. Reminder that you must enroll your students by 5pm today, and that your registration and check must be postmarked by tomorrow, Tuesday, October 9 (MMTA is giving us the extra day since today is a federal holiday).
2. Congratulations also to all teachers with students competing in the Women’s Symphony League/Missouri Symphony Society’s Fall Piano Showcase Auditions this past weekend. Reminder to send in the bio for the concert by Oct 29, and good luck at the Nov 13 rehearsal and Nov 17th event in Missouri Theatre.
3. Congratulations to so many of our members with recitals and performances in the last few weeks (Janice Wenger, Jackie Lordo and Jennifer Muniz, Ayako Tsuruta, Judy Shaw, Tim Howe, Susan Jensen and Eva Szekely with the Esterhazy Quartet). Don’t be shy, if I’ve inadvertently left your upcoming concert out of the Handbook, feel free to contact me (MiyamotoP@missouri.edu) and I will try to include it in a future newsletter, or on the up-to-date website version of the handbook.
Best of luck with all the preparations for MMTA and MTNA Auditions and MOSS Showcase!
-Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
August 2012 Message from the President
From: Miyamoto, Peter
Subject: MMAMTA Announcements - August, 2012
Date:Thu, Aug 2, 2012 12:21 am
Dear MMAMTA Members:
I hope you are all having wonderful summers, full of music, friends, family and fun!
I’ll be working on updating the MMAMTA handbook this month as well as the current membership list. Event chairs – please send me updated info for 2012-13.
I’m pleased to announce that MMAMTA’s fall workshop will be presented by pianist, writer and teacher, Amy Greer (http://tenthousandstars.net/bio.php):
Amy Greer Workshop
2012 MMTA and MTNA Auditions and Competitions Dates:
September 8 Honors Theory Project Deadline
September 10 District Pre-Collegiate Deadline
September 12, 2pm MTNA Competitions Deadline
September 29-30 District Auditions
October 8 Pre-Collegiate Deadline (for State Auditions)
October 8 Collegiate MMTA Honors Auditions Deadline
November 8-11 MMTA and MTNA Competitions at Southern Baptist University in Bolivar, MO
January 11-13, 2013 West Central Division MTNA Competitions, KU, Lawrence, KS
March 8-12, 2013 National Rehearsals and Competitions, Anaheim, CA
Other MMAMTA dates to save (more dates to come as event chairs check in with me!):
August 18 Pot-luck gathering for MMAMTA members at Miyamoto residence pending interest
October 21 Honors Recital, First Baptist Church, Columbia
October 27 Honors Recital, First Baptist Church, Columbia
January 27, 2013 MMAMTA Teachers Recital & Semi-Annual Meeting, First Christian Church, Jefferson City
Happy to report that MMAMTA Camp Scholarship winners Jade Forck, Lucia Blankenship and Eddie Crouse all attended the MU Piano Camp where they had private lessons, music history and music theory classes, ensemble and chamber coachings, attended concerts and demonstrations (organ, percussion and orchestral), and performed in a final concert. MMAMTA Camp Scholarship winners Cynthia Graeler and Taylor Burkhardt both attended the Brevard Music Center in western North Carolina, where they attended chamber, orchestral and opera performances throughout the festival’s six weeks and participated in concerts, master classes and lessons.
Several MMAMTA members were featured as soloists with the Missouri Symphony in its Hot Summer Night’s Series this summer. Peter Miyamoto performed Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Beverly Kyriakos performed the featured part in Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony, and Leo Saguiguit soloed in Lee Actor’s Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra.
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
Subject: MMAMTA Announcements - August, 2012
Date:Thu, Aug 2, 2012 12:21 am
Dear MMAMTA Members:
I hope you are all having wonderful summers, full of music, friends, family and fun!
I’ll be working on updating the MMAMTA handbook this month as well as the current membership list. Event chairs – please send me updated info for 2012-13.
I’m pleased to announce that MMAMTA’s fall workshop will be presented by pianist, writer and teacher, Amy Greer (http://tenthousandstars.net/bio.php):
Amy Greer Workshop
- Date: Saturday, September 22nd, from 9am-3pm
- Location: Beverly Kyriakos’ house - 103 Knollwood Court in Columbia
- Parking will be limited – so members should consider carpooling
- Topics: Topics will be confirmed later, but will most likely include a session on Rhythm and Movement and a session on the psychological issues of practicing and performing.
- Potluck: As always, the event will include a potluck lunch, so start thinking about that favorite dish to bring!
2012 MMTA and MTNA Auditions and Competitions Dates:
September 8 Honors Theory Project Deadline
September 10 District Pre-Collegiate Deadline
September 12, 2pm MTNA Competitions Deadline
September 29-30 District Auditions
October 8 Pre-Collegiate Deadline (for State Auditions)
October 8 Collegiate MMTA Honors Auditions Deadline
November 8-11 MMTA and MTNA Competitions at Southern Baptist University in Bolivar, MO
January 11-13, 2013 West Central Division MTNA Competitions, KU, Lawrence, KS
March 8-12, 2013 National Rehearsals and Competitions, Anaheim, CA
Other MMAMTA dates to save (more dates to come as event chairs check in with me!):
August 18 Pot-luck gathering for MMAMTA members at Miyamoto residence pending interest
October 21 Honors Recital, First Baptist Church, Columbia
October 27 Honors Recital, First Baptist Church, Columbia
January 27, 2013 MMAMTA Teachers Recital & Semi-Annual Meeting, First Christian Church, Jefferson City
Happy to report that MMAMTA Camp Scholarship winners Jade Forck, Lucia Blankenship and Eddie Crouse all attended the MU Piano Camp where they had private lessons, music history and music theory classes, ensemble and chamber coachings, attended concerts and demonstrations (organ, percussion and orchestral), and performed in a final concert. MMAMTA Camp Scholarship winners Cynthia Graeler and Taylor Burkhardt both attended the Brevard Music Center in western North Carolina, where they attended chamber, orchestral and opera performances throughout the festival’s six weeks and participated in concerts, master classes and lessons.
Several MMAMTA members were featured as soloists with the Missouri Symphony in its Hot Summer Night’s Series this summer. Peter Miyamoto performed Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Beverly Kyriakos performed the featured part in Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony, and Leo Saguiguit soloed in Lee Actor’s Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra.
All the Best,
Peter Miyamoto,
MMAMTA President
