Disclaimer: Following is a list of activities and events MMAMTA members are involved. For complete listing of Mid-Missouri cultural events, please sign-up for newsletters at the Office of Cultural Affairs.
| 2021_mtna-mmta-mmamta_membership_application.pdf |
MMAMTA 2020-2021 Calendar
Due to COVID-19, events may be cancelled or rescheduled at the last minute. Please contact the organizers directly to confirm if you are not certain. All MMAMTA and Odyssey events will be updated regularly by their web master. For all other events, please call their offices.
September 2020
6 [Sun] DEADLINE for MMTA Districts I-V and VII Online Auditions' registration online. This year, you will need to submit online for separately for each student ($25 each). Application web site TBA.
16 [Wed] 3pm EST. Deadline for MTNA competitions. Application deadline. See Competitions Guidelines at https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Engage/Competitions/Competitions_Guidelines.aspx.
16 [Wed] TBA - Deadline for request submission, MMAMTA Preview Recital, Recital for students preparing for MMTA District Auditions. Contact chairs: Jefferson City - Jan Houser, Columbia - Judy Shaw. Due to Covid-19, most public performances will be cancelled this year.
20 [Sun] MMTA District Auditions Video Submission Deadline.
16 [Wed] 3pm EST. Deadline for MTNA competitions. Application deadline. See Competitions Guidelines at https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Engage/Competitions/Competitions_Guidelines.aspx.
16 [Wed] TBA - Deadline for request submission, MMAMTA Preview Recital, Recital for students preparing for MMTA District Auditions. Contact chairs: Jefferson City - Jan Houser, Columbia - Judy Shaw. Due to Covid-19, most public performances will be cancelled this year.
20 [Sun] MMTA District Auditions Video Submission Deadline.
October 2020
5 [Mon] Application Deadline for MOSY PIano Showcase Auditions. Register online: https://mosymphonysociety.z2systems.com/event.jsp?event=222& . Details now available on our web site, on "Auditions" web page.
9 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. https://www.odysseymissouri.org/
18 [Sun] DEADLINE for MMTA Auditions' Online Registration. This year, you will need to submit online for separately for each student ($25 each) - so be sure to start filling out the forms early! Appliction web site TBA.
25 [Sun] DEADLINE for MTNA and MMTA Audition Video Submission.
24 [Sat] 11:30am-5pm, MMTA Honors Recital for College and Pre-Collegiate students, (First Baptist Church) in Columbia. Ayako Tsuruta, chair. - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.
25 [Sun] 1:30 and 3pm, TBA: MMTA Honors Recitals. Judith Shaw, Chair CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.
31 [Sat] 10am-5pm, Sinquefield Music Center (SMC), MU: MOSY presents Piano Showcase Auditions.
9 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. https://www.odysseymissouri.org/
18 [Sun] DEADLINE for MMTA Auditions' Online Registration. This year, you will need to submit online for separately for each student ($25 each) - so be sure to start filling out the forms early! Appliction web site TBA.
25 [Sun] DEADLINE for MTNA and MMTA Audition Video Submission.
24 [Sat] 11:30am-5pm, MMTA Honors Recital for College and Pre-Collegiate students, (First Baptist Church) in Columbia. Ayako Tsuruta, chair. - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.
25 [Sun] 1:30 and 3pm, TBA: MMTA Honors Recitals. Judith Shaw, Chair CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.
31 [Sat] 10am-5pm, Sinquefield Music Center (SMC), MU: MOSY presents Piano Showcase Auditions.
November 2020
6 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public.
15 [Sun] 4pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Piano Showcase. $10-15 General Admission; rehearsals in the afternoon.
21 [Sat] MU and in JC: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City); tentative due to COVID-19; event to be confirmed later.
15 [Sun] 4pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Piano Showcase. $10-15 General Admission; rehearsals in the afternoon.
21 [Sat] MU and in JC: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City); tentative due to COVID-19; event to be confirmed later.
December 2020
4 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the Odyssey web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
12 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall: Ayako Tsuruta, Studio Winter Recital - to be confirmed pending COVID-19.
12 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall: Ayako Tsuruta, Studio Winter Recital - to be confirmed pending COVID-19.
January 2021
3 [Sun] Deadline: The MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria and Concerto Competition. This year, due to COVID-19, we will identify THREE winners to perform with an orchestral accompaniment on the second piano to perform at the Odyssey's Baroque Concerto concert in February. Therefore, there is no restriction for the repertoire or genre. Winners will perform an aria or a movement of a concerto at Odyssey's Baroque concert on February 12, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Honorarium $300 and mileage for the concert is awarded to the three winners; it is the responsibility of the winners to provide an accompanist at the competition and the concert, who should be the same. Students studying in Missouri are eligible. Winners and their accompanist ideally should be available for a dress rehearsal on February 11 at 7pm, an evening concert on February 12, and snow date on February 14 for the 3pm concert. If another time needs to be arranged for the dress rehearsal, we will try. Concerto must be pre-approved by the director; contact Ayako Tsuruta at info@OdysseyMissouri.org. Application will be available after September 15, in the MMAMTA Handbook, or download from https://www.odysseymissouri.org/concerto-competition.html .
10 [Sun] 3pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition. Snow date: 17th, (Sun) 3pm. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the Odyssey web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
19 [Tue] Missouri Federated Music Junior Festivals - Application Deadline. Information is usually available mid-November via e-mail from Elizabeth Couture.
TBA, Annual MMAMTA Teachers Recital.
10 [Sun] 3pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition. Snow date: 17th, (Sun) 3pm. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the Odyssey web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
19 [Tue] Missouri Federated Music Junior Festivals - Application Deadline. Information is usually available mid-November via e-mail from Elizabeth Couture.
TBA, Annual MMAMTA Teachers Recital.
February 2021
***** To be confirmed - Details from February 2020 *****
1 [Sat] AM, Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus. Audition: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra's 2020 Missouri Student Piano Competition. Free admission and open to the public.
12 (snow 14) [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Concerto. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
21 [Fri] TBA, MU Whitmore Hall - Columbia Public School Music Program 24-hour Musicathon. Dustin Frieda, organizer.
22 [Sat] all day: MMAMTA Musicathon at Capital Music Company, 213 E. Miller in Jefferson City (Snow date Mar 8) Capitol Music Company.
1 [Sat] AM, Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus. Audition: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra's 2020 Missouri Student Piano Competition. Free admission and open to the public.
12 (snow 14) [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Concerto. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
21 [Fri] TBA, MU Whitmore Hall - Columbia Public School Music Program 24-hour Musicathon. Dustin Frieda, organizer.
22 [Sat] all day: MMAMTA Musicathon at Capital Music Company, 213 E. Miller in Jefferson City (Snow date Mar 8) Capitol Music Company.
March 2021
****** To be confirmed - Details from March 2020 *****
7 & 8 [Sat & Sun] 10am-5pm: Jerry's Instrument Shop: MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. Schedule TBA. Chair: Renan Leme
13 [Fri] FCC: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Columbia
14 [Sat] MU: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Columbia - at the MU School of Music
16 [Mon] FCC: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Columbia
19 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Plowman MOdyssey," featuring Soma Quartet, the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize Winner. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
20-25 [Fri-Wed]: 2020 MTNA National Conference.
7 & 8 [Sat & Sun] 10am-5pm: Jerry's Instrument Shop: MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. Schedule TBA. Chair: Renan Leme
13 [Fri] FCC: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Columbia
14 [Sat] MU: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Columbia - at the MU School of Music
16 [Mon] FCC: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Columbia
19 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Plowman MOdyssey," featuring Soma Quartet, the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize Winner. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
20-25 [Fri-Wed]: 2020 MTNA National Conference.
April 2021
***** To be confirmed - Details from April 2020 [COVID-19] *****
3 [Fri] Application Deadline MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions
16 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Plowman MOdyssey," featuring Soma Quartet, the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize Winner. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
18 [Sat] MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions, venue to be confirmed in Jefferson City. Chair: Karen Larvick
3 [Fri] Application Deadline MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions
16 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Plowman MOdyssey," featuring Soma Quartet, the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize Winner. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
18 [Sat] MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions, venue to be confirmed in Jefferson City. Chair: Karen Larvick
May 2021
***** To be confirmed - Details from May 2020 [COVID-19] *****
7 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Folklore.". Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
13-14 [Wed-Fri] Piano Guild in Jefferson City
15 [Sat] 2pm: Ayako Tsuruta, Piano Studio Spring Recital - to be confirmed pending COVID-19.
19-22 [Tue-Fri] Piano Guild in Columbia. Contact coordinator Nancy Dreier for details.
27 [Thu] 11am - MMAMTA Spring Luncheon. Venue in Jefferson City to be confirmed pending COVID-19.
30 [Sun] 4:30pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Vox Nova," an award-winning, Columbia's premiere a capella ensemble in Odyssey's last performances as its ensemble-in-residence. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
7 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Folklore.". Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
13-14 [Wed-Fri] Piano Guild in Jefferson City
15 [Sat] 2pm: Ayako Tsuruta, Piano Studio Spring Recital - to be confirmed pending COVID-19.
19-22 [Tue-Fri] Piano Guild in Columbia. Contact coordinator Nancy Dreier for details.
27 [Thu] 11am - MMAMTA Spring Luncheon. Venue in Jefferson City to be confirmed pending COVID-19.
30 [Sun] 4:30pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Vox Nova," an award-winning, Columbia's premiere a capella ensemble in Odyssey's last performances as its ensemble-in-residence. Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. Tickets at the door: $20 General, $10 Student. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
June 2021
Missouri Symphony's "Hot Summer Nights" begins.
July 2021
1 [Thu] Annual MTNA/MMTA/MMAMTA membership fees are due. Please renew early if you can!
~~~ Past Events ~~~
June 2020
The Missouri Symphony has cancelled its annual festival, "Hot Summer Nights" - HOWEVER, they are doing a variety of interesting, interactive programs online. For details, check their web site, https://themosy.org/event/mosy-live/
6 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: Missouri Symphony presents the Hot Summer Nights: "An Ambush of Conductors: Beethoven's Anniversary Concert." Maestro Kirk Trevor has been leading internationally acclaimed conducting workshops around the world for years. He will once again, in Columbia, be teaching some of the world’s most up and coming conductors in an intensive week-long session. The culmination of this will be a full concert with the workshop participants leading the Missouri Symphony in its celebration of the 250-year anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
Week of 22: Piano Guild in Jefferson City - ONLINE.
6 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: Missouri Symphony presents the Hot Summer Nights: "An Ambush of Conductors: Beethoven's Anniversary Concert." Maestro Kirk Trevor has been leading internationally acclaimed conducting workshops around the world for years. He will once again, in Columbia, be teaching some of the world’s most up and coming conductors in an intensive week-long session. The culmination of this will be a full concert with the workshop participants leading the Missouri Symphony in its celebration of the 250-year anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
Week of 22: Piano Guild in Jefferson City - ONLINE.
July 2020
1 [Wed] 2020-2021 MTNA-MMTA-MMAMTA Membership Due. If you would like a guarantee to be included in the 2020-2021 MMAMTA Handbook, please sign-up before this date.
19 [Sun] 2:30pm, First Baptist Church: "Room at the Inn" live-stream fundraiser, featuring tenor Kyle Stegall, violinist Holly Piccoli and pianist Ayako Tsuruta. Program includes Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 (1801-2), Strauss 4 songs including "Caecilie" and "Morgen;" Bowman 2 songs with text by Michael Leunig "Solitute" and "The Home of the Appalled;" Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite de Concert for violin and piano; and more. Live stream link is active on July 19, Sunday at 2:30pm at: http://www.facebook.com/columbiaRATI .
19 [Sun] 2:30pm, First Baptist Church: "Room at the Inn" live-stream fundraiser, featuring tenor Kyle Stegall, violinist Holly Piccoli and pianist Ayako Tsuruta. Program includes Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 (1801-2), Strauss 4 songs including "Caecilie" and "Morgen;" Bowman 2 songs with text by Michael Leunig "Solitute" and "The Home of the Appalled;" Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite de Concert for violin and piano; and more. Live stream link is active on July 19, Sunday at 2:30pm at: http://www.facebook.com/columbiaRATI .
August 2020
22 [Sat] 11am: MMAMTA Fall Meeting on Zoom. Meeting I.D. / link will be shared in August newsletter, available for viewing on "News" web page. Open to all members; bring your lunch! Topics include: [a] Handbook and Calendar of events, [b] Share with us your preparations for opening your studio either privately or at your institution, how to keep music energized for your students in a difficult times like this.
*Postponed to August 2021 due to COVID-19*
21 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey presents Kids@Heart: Tribute to Diane Hidy, sponsored by MMAMTA. Guest Aritst Diane Hidy.
22 [Sat] 9am, TBA: MMAMTA Fall Workshop - Diane Hidy, Guest Clinician and Speaker
*Postponed to August 2021 due to COVID-19*
21 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey presents Kids@Heart: Tribute to Diane Hidy, sponsored by MMAMTA. Guest Aritst Diane Hidy.
22 [Sat] 9am, TBA: MMAMTA Fall Workshop - Diane Hidy, Guest Clinician and Speaker