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MMAMTA 2019-2020 Calendar
2020
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January 2020
3 [Fri] Deadline: The MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria and Concerto Competition. The winner will perform a movement of a concerto composed on or before 1800 with Odyssey Chamber Ensemble at its Baroque concert on February 14, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Honorarium $300 and mileage for the concert is awarded to the winner. Students studying in Missouri are eligible. Winner must be available for a dress rehearsal on February 13 at 7pm, an evening concert on February 14, and snow date on February 16 for the 3pm concert. Concerto must be pre-approved by the director; contact Ayako Tsuruta at info@OdysseyMissouri.org. Application is available in the MMAMTA Handbook, or download from https://www.odysseymissouri.org/concerto-competition.html .
13 [Mon]: Deadline: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra's 2020 Missouri Student Piano Competition. The winner will perform a concerto with the JCSO on its final concert of the 2019-2020 Season on April 20, and an honorarium of $500 will be awarded to the winner of the competition along with hotel and food expenses. The hotel and food expenses, paid by JCSO, shall not exceed three nights. Each Missouri college, university or private teacher is permitted to submit candidates for the competition. Also eligible are residents of Missouri studying out-of-state. Application form and $30 fee must be received by January 13, 2020. For details and repertoire eligibility, contact Gary Sanders at JCSOGary@gmail.com or download the application form at https://jcsymphony.org/piano-competition/ .
11 (now snow date 18) [Sat] 2pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Instrumental Petting Zoo, sponsored by the MU School of Music and the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust. Free Admission.
11 (now snow date 18) [Sat] 3pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Kids@Heart: Global Express featuring instrumental ensembles and dancers of Wontanara. Free Admission.
18 [Sat] 5pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition. Snow date: 19th, (Sun) 3pm. Free Admission.
21 [Tue] Missouri Federated Music Junior Festivals - Application Deadline. Information was sent on November 18, 2019 by Elizabeth Couture.
22-25 [Wed-Sat] MMEA All- State. Information: https://mmea.net/2020-mmea-in-service-workshop-conference/
26 [Sun] 3pm: MMAMTA Teachers' Recital, Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri in Columbia.
26 [Sun] 4pm: MMAMTA Winter Meeting, Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri in Columbia
31 [Fri] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano solo. Admission $5.
13 [Mon]: Deadline: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra's 2020 Missouri Student Piano Competition. The winner will perform a concerto with the JCSO on its final concert of the 2019-2020 Season on April 20, and an honorarium of $500 will be awarded to the winner of the competition along with hotel and food expenses. The hotel and food expenses, paid by JCSO, shall not exceed three nights. Each Missouri college, university or private teacher is permitted to submit candidates for the competition. Also eligible are residents of Missouri studying out-of-state. Application form and $30 fee must be received by January 13, 2020. For details and repertoire eligibility, contact Gary Sanders at JCSOGary@gmail.com or download the application form at https://jcsymphony.org/piano-competition/ .
11 (now snow date 18) [Sat] 2pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Instrumental Petting Zoo, sponsored by the MU School of Music and the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust. Free Admission.
11 (now snow date 18) [Sat] 3pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Kids@Heart: Global Express featuring instrumental ensembles and dancers of Wontanara. Free Admission.
18 [Sat] 5pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition. Snow date: 19th, (Sun) 3pm. Free Admission.
21 [Tue] Missouri Federated Music Junior Festivals - Application Deadline. Information was sent on November 18, 2019 by Elizabeth Couture.
22-25 [Wed-Sat] MMEA All- State. Information: https://mmea.net/2020-mmea-in-service-workshop-conference/
26 [Sun] 3pm: MMAMTA Teachers' Recital, Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri in Columbia.
26 [Sun] 4pm: MMAMTA Winter Meeting, Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri in Columbia
31 [Fri] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano solo. Admission $5.
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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.
1 [Sat] 7pm: Missouri United Methodist Church: Tina Christiansen International Concert Organist from Denmark. The international concert organist Tina Christiansen has performed all over the European Union and in Russia (Siberia and The Far East Coast), including venues such as St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and Riga Cathedral in Latvia. She finished the soloist class (advanced postgraduate diploma) from The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus (DK) in 2013 and she has received awards in several international competitions. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
6 [Thu] 7pm: Missouri Theatre - University Concert Series and MOSY present: Aeolus String Quartet (Plowman Grand Prize 2011). Aeolus is MOSY's Quartet-in- Residence, February 6-9, 2020. The all-American Aeolus Quartet was formed in 2008 with a vision to share the permanent power of the string quartet. They were the 2013-2015 Graduate Resident String Quartet at the Juilliard School. Praised by the Baltimore Sun for combining “smoothly meshed technique with a sense of spontaneity and discovery,” the Aeolus Quartet is committed to presenting both time-seasoned masterworks and new cutting-edge pieces to audiences with freshness, dedication, and fervor. TICKETS: $35/$28/CHILDREN
7 [Fri] Friends of MU School of Music Fundraiser.
11 [Tue] 7pm: Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus - The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Symphony Pops Concert. Tickets will be available online and at Capital Music Company, Will West Music and Sound, Jerry Fields Violins, or at the door soon! $15 (adults), $5 (students).
14 (snow 16) [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Valentine. Program features Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, first movement with soloist Anthony Wu, the winner of the 2020 MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition; Haydn Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" conducted by Kirk Trevor; J. S. Bach Cantata BWV 71 with Bach Collegium Choir directed by R. Paul Crabb. Early arrival is suggested; this is one of the more popular Odyssey Series concerts. Tickets $20/$10 Students.
16 [Sun] 3pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Valentine - SNOW DAY ONLY. Tickets $20/$10 Students.
16 [Sun] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Chamber Soloists Concert
20 [Thu] 7:30pm - MU Whitmore Hall - Quatuor Diotima in new music. Free Admission.
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) Capital Music Company.
22 [Sat] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Quatuor Diotima, sponsored by Mizzou New Music Initiative. Program features Bela Bartok String Quartet No. 4, Alban Berg String Quartet, and Shostakovich Octet with Esterhazy Quartet. Tickets $20/$10 Students.
23 [Sun] 3pm: Missouri Theatre - University Percussion Ensemble Concert
28 [Fri] 7pm: Missouri Theatre - Chancellor's Arts Showcase
29 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall - Steinway Artist, Min Kwon in a solo piano recital, in a program of Haydn, Beethoven "Waldstein" and Schubert D Major Sonata. Curtis and Juilliard grad, Dr. Kwon is on faculty at Rutgers University in NJ. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Kwon Free Admission. Whitmore Reeital Hall at MU. Sponsored by the Organization Resource Group (ORG) at the University of Missouri.
29 [Sat] 3:30pm, Missouri Theatre: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents "Music of the Stage and Screen" with Symonne Sparks and Marques Ruff.
Program includes: Lehar: Overture from The Merry Widow ; John Williams: Star Wars Epic II Suite (arr. Smith); Handel: “Piangerò la sorte Mia” from Giulio Cesare with Symonne Sparks; Mozart: “Hai Gia Vinta La Causa” from The Marriage of Figaro with Marques Ruff; Elfman: Main Title from Beetlejuice; Howard Shore: Symphonic Suite from The Fellowship of the Ring; Gershwin: Selections from Porgy and Bess with Symonne Sparks and Marques Ruff - “I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'”, “Summertime”, “There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin'”, “Bess, You Is My Woman Now.” Free Admission.
29 [Sat] 7pm: Jesse Auditorium - University Concert Series presents The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. NSOU is one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe. Nominated for multiple GRAMMY® awards, NSOU has released more than 100 recordings of both Ukrainian and international repertoire, gained international recognition, and was entrusted with the premiere performances of the works of well-known composers including Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Aram Khatchaturian. Classictoday. com raves the NSOU delivers “powerful, thrill-packed performances full of color and rhythmic excitement.” TICKETS: $40/$30/$20/CHILDREN
1 [Sat] 7pm: Missouri United Methodist Church: Tina Christiansen International Concert Organist from Denmark. The international concert organist Tina Christiansen has performed all over the European Union and in Russia (Siberia and The Far East Coast), including venues such as St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and Riga Cathedral in Latvia. She finished the soloist class (advanced postgraduate diploma) from The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus (DK) in 2013 and she has received awards in several international competitions. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
6 [Thu] 7pm: Missouri Theatre - University Concert Series and MOSY present: Aeolus String Quartet (Plowman Grand Prize 2011). Aeolus is MOSY's Quartet-in- Residence, February 6-9, 2020. The all-American Aeolus Quartet was formed in 2008 with a vision to share the permanent power of the string quartet. They were the 2013-2015 Graduate Resident String Quartet at the Juilliard School. Praised by the Baltimore Sun for combining “smoothly meshed technique with a sense of spontaneity and discovery,” the Aeolus Quartet is committed to presenting both time-seasoned masterworks and new cutting-edge pieces to audiences with freshness, dedication, and fervor. TICKETS: $35/$28/CHILDREN
7 [Fri] Friends of MU School of Music Fundraiser.
11 [Tue] 7pm: Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus - The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Symphony Pops Concert. Tickets will be available online and at Capital Music Company, Will West Music and Sound, Jerry Fields Violins, or at the door soon! $15 (adults), $5 (students).
14 (snow 16) [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Valentine. Program features Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, first movement with soloist Anthony Wu, the winner of the 2020 MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition; Haydn Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" conducted by Kirk Trevor; J. S. Bach Cantata BWV 71 with Bach Collegium Choir directed by R. Paul Crabb. Early arrival is suggested; this is one of the more popular Odyssey Series concerts. Tickets $20/$10 Students.
16 [Sun] 3pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Valentine - SNOW DAY ONLY. Tickets $20/$10 Students.
16 [Sun] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Hall - Chamber Soloists Concert
20 [Thu] 7:30pm - MU Whitmore Hall - Quatuor Diotima in new music. Free Admission.
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) Capital Music Company.
22 [Sat] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Quatuor Diotima, sponsored by Mizzou New Music Initiative. Program features Bela Bartok String Quartet No. 4, Alban Berg String Quartet, and Shostakovich Octet with Esterhazy Quartet. Tickets $20/$10 Students.
23 [Sun] 3pm: Missouri Theatre - University Percussion Ensemble Concert
28 [Fri] 7pm: Missouri Theatre - Chancellor's Arts Showcase
29 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall - Steinway Artist, Min Kwon in a solo piano recital, in a program of Haydn, Beethoven "Waldstein" and Schubert D Major Sonata. Curtis and Juilliard grad, Dr. Kwon is on faculty at Rutgers University in NJ. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Kwon Free Admission. Whitmore Reeital Hall at MU. Sponsored by the Organization Resource Group (ORG) at the University of Missouri.
29 [Sat] 3:30pm, Missouri Theatre: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents "Music of the Stage and Screen" with Symonne Sparks and Marques Ruff.
Program includes: Lehar: Overture from The Merry Widow ; John Williams: Star Wars Epic II Suite (arr. Smith); Handel: “Piangerò la sorte Mia” from Giulio Cesare with Symonne Sparks; Mozart: “Hai Gia Vinta La Causa” from The Marriage of Figaro with Marques Ruff; Elfman: Main Title from Beetlejuice; Howard Shore: Symphonic Suite from The Fellowship of the Ring; Gershwin: Selections from Porgy and Bess with Symonne Sparks and Marques Ruff - “I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'”, “Summertime”, “There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin'”, “Bess, You Is My Woman Now.” Free Admission.
29 [Sat] 7pm: Jesse Auditorium - University Concert Series presents The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. NSOU is one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe. Nominated for multiple GRAMMY® awards, NSOU has released more than 100 recordings of both Ukrainian and international repertoire, gained international recognition, and was entrusted with the premiere performances of the works of well-known composers including Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Aram Khatchaturian. Classictoday. com raves the NSOU delivers “powerful, thrill-packed performances full of color and rhythmic excitement.” TICKETS: $40/$30/$20/CHILDREN
March 2020
7 & 8 [Sat & Sun] 10am+: Jerry's Instrument Shop: MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. Schedule TBA. Chair: Renan Leme
8 [Sun] 3pm - MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
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
20 [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. Tickets $10/$5 Students.
20-25 [Fri-Wed]: 2020 MTNA National Conference at Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois.
28 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: Jamie Younkin Quartet. Performed by the Jamie Younkin Quartet, “Woman in Gold” is a soulful program of tuneful original songs and upcycled jazz standards in a variety of contemporary styles. Jamie Younkin is highly regarded for her sensuous vocals, nuanced trumpet performances and has been compared to Diana Krall and Chet Baker. She is the vice president and founding member of the United States foremost jazz competition, The American Jazz Pianist Competition. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
8 [Sun] 3pm - MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
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
20 [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. Tickets $10/$5 Students.
20-25 [Fri-Wed]: 2020 MTNA National Conference at Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois.
28 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: Jamie Younkin Quartet. Performed by the Jamie Younkin Quartet, “Woman in Gold” is a soulful program of tuneful original songs and upcycled jazz standards in a variety of contemporary styles. Jamie Younkin is highly regarded for her sensuous vocals, nuanced trumpet performances and has been compared to Diana Krall and Chet Baker. She is the vice president and founding member of the United States foremost jazz competition, The American Jazz Pianist Competition. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
March 20-25: 2020 MTNA National Conference at Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois
April 2020
3 [Fri] Application Deadline - MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions
17 [Fri] 7:30pm - MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
18 [Sat] MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions, venue to be confirmed in Jefferson City. Chair: Karen Larvick
21 [Tue] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Piano Competition Winner Concert. The winner of the Concerto Competition will perform a major piano work with the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra on its final concert of the 2019-2020 Season on April 21, 2020. Tickets will be available online and at Capital Music Company, Will West Music and Sound, Jerry Fields Violins, or at the door soon! $15 (adults), $5 (students)
30 - 2 [Thu/Sat] State Music Festival begins at MU in Columbia
17 [Fri] 7:30pm - MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
18 [Sat] MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions, venue to be confirmed in Jefferson City. Chair: Karen Larvick
21 [Tue] 7pm, Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Piano Competition Winner Concert. The winner of the Concerto Competition will perform a major piano work with the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra on its final concert of the 2019-2020 Season on April 21, 2020. Tickets will be available online and at Capital Music Company, Will West Music and Sound, Jerry Fields Violins, or at the door soon! $15 (adults), $5 (students)
30 - 2 [Thu/Sat] State Music Festival begins at MU in Columbia
May 2020
Apr 30 - 2 [Thu/Sat] State Music Festival at MU in Columbia
3 [Sun] 7pm: Missouri Theatre - World Percussion Ensemble
8 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Women Composers," featuring a handful of numerous woman composers of the past and present. Tickets $20/$10 students.
13-14 [Wed-Fri] TENTATIVE DATES - Piano Guild in Jefferson City
16 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall - Ayako Tsuruta, Studio Spring Recital.
20-23 [Wed-Sat] DATES TBA - Piano Guild in Columbia
28 [Thu] 11am - MMAMTA Spring Luncheon in Jefferson City; venue to be confirmed
31 [Sun] 4pm, 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. Don't miss this amazing group! Tickets $20/$10 students.
3 [Sun] 7pm: Missouri Theatre - World Percussion Ensemble
8 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Women Composers," featuring a handful of numerous woman composers of the past and present. Tickets $20/$10 students.
13-14 [Wed-Fri] TENTATIVE DATES - Piano Guild in Jefferson City
16 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall - Ayako Tsuruta, Studio Spring Recital.
20-23 [Wed-Sat] DATES TBA - Piano Guild in Columbia
28 [Thu] 11am - MMAMTA Spring Luncheon in Jefferson City; venue to be confirmed
31 [Sun] 4pm, 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. Don't miss this amazing group! Tickets $20/$10 students.
June 2020
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
August 2020
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
22 [Sat] 9am, TBA: MMAMTA Fall Workshop - Diane Hidy, Guest Clinician and Speaker
March 2021
27 [Sat] 9:30am, First Baptist Church - Semi-Finals to the 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition
28 [Sun] 1:30pm, TBA - Finals & Award Ceremony, the 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition
28 [Sun] 1:30pm, TBA - Finals & Award Ceremony, the 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition
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September 2019
4 [Wed] DEADLINE for MMTA Districts I-V and VII Auditions' Online Registration. (We are IV.) This year, you will need to submit online for separately for each student ($31 each) - so be sure to start filling out the forms early! Apply here: https://missourimta.org/pre-collegiate-auditions/
6 [Fri] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano solo. Admission $5.
7 [Sat] 9am, MU School of Music: Columbia Music School begins. Ayako Tsuruta, director. For more information, visit: https://www.odysseymissouri.org/columbiamusicschool.html
11 [Wed] Deadline for request submission, MMAMTA Preview Recital, Recital for students preparing for MMTA District Auditions. Contact chairs: Jefferson City - Jan Houser, Columbia - Judy Shaw.
11 [Wed] 3pm EST. Deadline for MTNA competitions. Application deadline. There will be no exceptions. See Competitions Guidelines at https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Engage/Competitions/Competitions_Guidelines.aspx.
16 [Mon] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Dan Willett, oboe and Natalia Bolshakova, piano
21 [Sat] 8:30am+, Columbia College: MMTA District Auditions
22 [Sun] 3:00pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Chamber Music with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
27 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Freedom Bound: The Evolution of the African American Spiritual, with Dr. Jolie Rocke and Marques Ruff with guests. General Admission $20/$10 students.
28 [Sat] 5pm, Missouri Theatre: All Men A-Loud Concert. $5 Admission.
29 [Sun] 3pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Leslie Perna, viola and Natalia Bolshakova, piano.
6 [Fri] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Piano Sonatas with Peter Miyamoto, piano solo. Admission $5.
7 [Sat] 9am, MU School of Music: Columbia Music School begins. Ayako Tsuruta, director. For more information, visit: https://www.odysseymissouri.org/columbiamusicschool.html
11 [Wed] Deadline for request submission, MMAMTA Preview Recital, Recital for students preparing for MMTA District Auditions. Contact chairs: Jefferson City - Jan Houser, Columbia - Judy Shaw.
11 [Wed] 3pm EST. Deadline for MTNA competitions. Application deadline. There will be no exceptions. See Competitions Guidelines at https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Engage/Competitions/Competitions_Guidelines.aspx.
16 [Mon] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Dan Willett, oboe and Natalia Bolshakova, piano
21 [Sat] 8:30am+, Columbia College: MMTA District Auditions
22 [Sun] 3:00pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Chamber Music with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
27 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Freedom Bound: The Evolution of the African American Spiritual, with Dr. Jolie Rocke and Marques Ruff with guests. General Admission $20/$10 students.
28 [Sat] 5pm, Missouri Theatre: All Men A-Loud Concert. $5 Admission.
29 [Sun] 3pm, MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Leslie Perna, viola and Natalia Bolshakova, piano.
October 2019
1 [Tue] DEADLINE for MMTA Auditions' Online Registration. This year, you will need to submit online for separately for each student ($36 each) - so be sure to start filling out the forms early! Apply here: https://missourimta.org/pre-collegiate-auditions/
5 [Sat] 4-7pm: ENCORE! Odyssey Chamber Music Series 2019 Fall Fundraiser.
6 [Sun] 3:00pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Chamber Music with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
6 [Sun] 7:30pm Swinney Conservatory of Music: Schubert's Winterreise by Steven Tharp, tenor and Janice Wenger, fortepiano. Swinney Conservatory of Music, Central Methodist University in Fayette.
9 [Wed] Application Deadline for MOSY PIano Showcase Auditions. Register online: https://mosymphonysociety.z2systems.com/np/clients/mosymphonysociety/event.jsp?event=170&
18 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Fall in France. General Admission $20/$10 students.
19 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: A Joint Recital by select students of Ayako Tsuruta. Program includes Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C Major from WTC Book 2, Chopin: Ballade No. 4 and Fataisie-Impromptu Op. 66, Mendelssohn: Andante and Rond capriccioso Op. 14, and movements from Beethoven's Op.14 No. 1 and Op. 31 No. 2, "Tempest." Free Admission.
19 [Sat] 3pm, St. Andrew's ELCA Church, 914 W Blvd in Columbia: A Violin Recital given by Linnea Geenen, violin (student of Amy Appold) and Natalia Bolshakova, piano. Works will be performed by Bach, Mozart Bruch, Sarasate and Lutoslowski. A reception will follow.
26 [Sat] 10am-5pm, Memorial Baptist Church: MOSY presents Piano Showcase Auditions.
26 [Sat] 3pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Faculty Recital: Dan Willett, oboe, Wes Warnhoff, clarinet and Natalia Bolshakova, piano
27 [Sun] 1pm-4pm, MU Whitmore Hall: All-State Prep Day
27 [Sun] 1:30 and 3pm, Bixby Hall, Columbia College: MMTA Honors Recitals. Judith Shaw, Chair
27 [Sun] 4pm & 29 [Tue] 6:30pm, Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus - The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents "Symphoony Spooktakular!" Come and have fun at the Symphony Spooktacular! Halloween is coming up and our musical selections are guaranteed to get you in a spooky mood! Tickets will be available online and at Capital Music Company, Will West Music and Sound, Jerry Fields Violins or at the door soon! $15 (adults), $5 (students).
5 [Sat] 4-7pm: ENCORE! Odyssey Chamber Music Series 2019 Fall Fundraiser.
6 [Sun] 3:00pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Chamber Music with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
6 [Sun] 7:30pm Swinney Conservatory of Music: Schubert's Winterreise by Steven Tharp, tenor and Janice Wenger, fortepiano. Swinney Conservatory of Music, Central Methodist University in Fayette.
9 [Wed] Application Deadline for MOSY PIano Showcase Auditions. Register online: https://mosymphonysociety.z2systems.com/np/clients/mosymphonysociety/event.jsp?event=170&
18 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Fall in France. General Admission $20/$10 students.
19 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: A Joint Recital by select students of Ayako Tsuruta. Program includes Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C Major from WTC Book 2, Chopin: Ballade No. 4 and Fataisie-Impromptu Op. 66, Mendelssohn: Andante and Rond capriccioso Op. 14, and movements from Beethoven's Op.14 No. 1 and Op. 31 No. 2, "Tempest." Free Admission.
19 [Sat] 3pm, St. Andrew's ELCA Church, 914 W Blvd in Columbia: A Violin Recital given by Linnea Geenen, violin (student of Amy Appold) and Natalia Bolshakova, piano. Works will be performed by Bach, Mozart Bruch, Sarasate and Lutoslowski. A reception will follow.
26 [Sat] 10am-5pm, Memorial Baptist Church: MOSY presents Piano Showcase Auditions.
26 [Sat] 3pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Faculty Recital: Dan Willett, oboe, Wes Warnhoff, clarinet and Natalia Bolshakova, piano
27 [Sun] 1pm-4pm, MU Whitmore Hall: All-State Prep Day
27 [Sun] 1:30 and 3pm, Bixby Hall, Columbia College: MMTA Honors Recitals. Judith Shaw, Chair
27 [Sun] 4pm & 29 [Tue] 6:30pm, Mitchell Auditorium, Lincoln University Campus - The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents "Symphoony Spooktakular!" Come and have fun at the Symphony Spooktacular! Halloween is coming up and our musical selections are guaranteed to get you in a spooky mood! Tickets will be available online and at Capital Music Company, Will West Music and Sound, Jerry Fields Violins or at the door soon! $15 (adults), $5 (students).
November 2019
1 [Fri] Application Deadline - MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City)
2 [Sat] 11:30am-5pm, MMTA Honors Recital for College and Pre-Collegiate students, First Baptist Church in Columbia. $10 participation fee per student. To sign-up, contact Ayako Tsuruta, chair.
2 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents An Evening with Ralph Vaughan WIlliams. The Columbia Civic Orchestra and Columbia Chorale come together to present a program of music by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The orchestra opens the concert with two contrasting works, Vaughan Williams’ jovial English Folk Song Suite and gorgeous Fantasia on Themes of Thomas Tallis. Then the Chorale joins the Orchestra for a performance of Vaughan Williams’ cantata Dona Nobis Pacem, which combines secular texts of Walt Whitman along with religious passages while pleading “on earth peace, goodwill to men.” Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
3 [Sun] 4pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tesla Quartet, Guest Artist Recital
7-10 [Thu-Sun] Missouri State University in Springfield: MTNA/MMTA State Auditions.
10 [Sun] 3pm: Missouri Theatre - Percussion Extravaganza.
11 [Mon] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Missouri Quintet Concert
15 & 16 (Fri/Sat] 7:30pm: MU Rhynsburger Theatre - Opera Scenes
16 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Piano Showcase. $10 General Admission; rehearsals in the afternoon.
17 [Sun] 3pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Chamber Music with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
17 [Sun] 5pm, First Baptist Church - MU's Concert Chorale.
17 [Sun] 7:30pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: New Music Ensemble Concert.
21 [Thu] 7pm: MU Jesse Hall - Choral Union with University Philharmonic present "Bach and Bonds" - J. S. Bach's Magnificat, and Margaret Bonds' Ballad of the Brown King. Tickets available at the University Concert Series.
23 [Sat] MU and in JC: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City)
25 [Mon] Deadline - Odyssey's Kids@Heart requests. Ayako Tsuruta, chair/director.
2 [Sat] 11:30am-5pm, MMTA Honors Recital for College and Pre-Collegiate students, First Baptist Church in Columbia. $10 participation fee per student. To sign-up, contact Ayako Tsuruta, chair.
2 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents An Evening with Ralph Vaughan WIlliams. The Columbia Civic Orchestra and Columbia Chorale come together to present a program of music by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The orchestra opens the concert with two contrasting works, Vaughan Williams’ jovial English Folk Song Suite and gorgeous Fantasia on Themes of Thomas Tallis. Then the Chorale joins the Orchestra for a performance of Vaughan Williams’ cantata Dona Nobis Pacem, which combines secular texts of Walt Whitman along with religious passages while pleading “on earth peace, goodwill to men.” Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
3 [Sun] 4pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tesla Quartet, Guest Artist Recital
7-10 [Thu-Sun] Missouri State University in Springfield: MTNA/MMTA State Auditions.
10 [Sun] 3pm: Missouri Theatre - Percussion Extravaganza.
11 [Mon] 7:30pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Missouri Quintet Concert
15 & 16 (Fri/Sat] 7:30pm: MU Rhynsburger Theatre - Opera Scenes
16 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: MOSY presents Piano Showcase. $10 General Admission; rehearsals in the afternoon.
17 [Sun] 3pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: Faculty Recital - Beethoven Series: Chamber Music with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Admission $5.
17 [Sun] 5pm, First Baptist Church - MU's Concert Chorale.
17 [Sun] 7:30pm MU Whitmore Recital Hall: New Music Ensemble Concert.
21 [Thu] 7pm: MU Jesse Hall - Choral Union with University Philharmonic present "Bach and Bonds" - J. S. Bach's Magnificat, and Margaret Bonds' Ballad of the Brown King. Tickets available at the University Concert Series.
23 [Sat] MU and in JC: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City)
25 [Mon] Deadline - Odyssey's Kids@Heart requests. Ayako Tsuruta, chair/director.
December 2019
2 [Mon] 7pm: Missouri United Methodist Church: Holiday Brass Concert. Ring in the holiday season with the sounds of brass! Join the Mizzou Brass, the University of Missouri Brass Choir, and brass studio ensembles for their annual celebration of the season. Hear seasonal favorites and some new flavors that will inspire and put everyone in the holiday spirit. A portion of the proceeds will provide funding for brass scholarships at the University of Missouri. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
6 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Tchaikovsky Holiday. Program includes Tchaikovsky Piano Trio with Julie Rosenfeld, violin; Eli Lara, cello and Ayako Tsuruta, piano; Holiday Song selections, performed by Steven Jepsen, baritone and Janice Wenger, piano. Tickets $20/$10 Student with I.D.
7 [Sat] 7:30pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Columbia Civic Orchestra with Show-Me Opera
14 [Sat] 10:30am Whitmore Recital Hall: Odyssey's Columbia Music School presents Piano Ensembles Concert, 2019 Fall Semester. Open to the public; free admission.
14 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall: Ayako Tsuruta, Studio Winter Recital.
14 [Sat] 7pm: Missouri United Methodist Church: A Gospel Christmas Celebration. The Missouri United Methodist Choirs present a Christmas concert of spiritual and gospel songs featuring the very best arrangements of your favorite Christmas classics as well as some stirring new works from the great composers of today. This concert will showcase the Missouri United Methodist Chancel Choir and Agape Singers in a manner new to our Concert Series. You will be moved toward the manger with every word as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ through music that touches the soul. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series
6 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Tchaikovsky Holiday. Program includes Tchaikovsky Piano Trio with Julie Rosenfeld, violin; Eli Lara, cello and Ayako Tsuruta, piano; Holiday Song selections, performed by Steven Jepsen, baritone and Janice Wenger, piano. Tickets $20/$10 Student with I.D.
7 [Sat] 7:30pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Columbia Civic Orchestra with Show-Me Opera
14 [Sat] 10:30am Whitmore Recital Hall: Odyssey's Columbia Music School presents Piano Ensembles Concert, 2019 Fall Semester. Open to the public; free admission.
14 [Sat] 2pm: Whitmore Recital Hall: Ayako Tsuruta, Studio Winter Recital.
14 [Sat] 7pm: Missouri United Methodist Church: A Gospel Christmas Celebration. The Missouri United Methodist Choirs present a Christmas concert of spiritual and gospel songs featuring the very best arrangements of your favorite Christmas classics as well as some stirring new works from the great composers of today. This concert will showcase the Missouri United Methodist Chancel Choir and Agape Singers in a manner new to our Concert Series. You will be moved toward the manger with every word as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ through music that touches the soul. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or online: https://moumc.org/concert-series