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MMAMTA Calendar
2022-2023 Dates & Events
2023:
March 23-27: The 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival
Mar 23 [Thu] 7pm, Whitmore Recital Hall, MU School of Music: Solo Piano Recital - Lucille Chung, piano, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Mar 24 [Fri] 12-2pm, Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, MU: Lucille Chung, piano master class. Free admission.
Mar 24 [Fri] 2pm, MU Sinquefield Music Center: Amit Peled, cello master class. Free admission.
Mar 24 [Fri] 7pm FBC: Cello Recital - Amit Peled, cello; Peter Miyamoto, piano, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Mar 25 [Sat] 9:30am-5:30pm FBC: The 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - Semi-Finals, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Mar 25 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: Chloe Trevor, violin. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Mar 26 [Sun] 1:30pm Missouri Theatre: The 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - The Finals, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $25 / $10 Students
Mar 27 [Mon] 12pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Horn Recital - Jeff Scott, horn; TBA, piano, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
2023, March 25-29: MTNA Conference in Reno, Nevada
April 1 [Sat] DEADLINE, Intent Form to apply for the MMAMTA music scholarships. See https://www.mmamta.org/auditions.html Video submission due 4/15.
April 1 [Sat] Enrollment Opens for Summer@MOSY, music camp for piano & strings, with Dr Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta. Early registration $350 begins April 1, $500 after May 15. https://themosy.org/summermosy/
April 15 [Sat] Deadline: MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions (Online Only)
April 16 [Sun] 7:30pm, TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents "Missouri Composers Orchestra Project," in collaboration with Premiere Choral Artists.
April 25 [Tue] 7pm, Lincoln University: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents "Piano Concerto Concert." Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
May 5 [Fri] 7pm: Spring Concert - Cinco de mayo, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $10 Students, includes reception.
May 5 & 6 [Fri/Sat]: TBA: Missouri State Federation Convention
May 7 [Sun] 4:30pm, Battle High School: CAAM presents Columbia Youth Choirs with special guests, "You Can't Stop the Beat."
May 13 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Spring Piano Recital
May 15-18 [Mon-Thu] TBA, MU: Piano Guild Auditions in Columbia (tentative)
May 18 & 19 [Wed & Thu] TBA: Piano Guild Auditions in Jefferson City (tentative)
May 19 [Fri] 5pm+: MMAMTA/Odyssey: Kids@Heart - Dress Rehearsal
May 20 [Sat] 3pm: Kid@Heart, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Free Admission. First Baptist Church of Columbia, 1112 E Broadway.
June 1 [Thu] Deadline: 2023-2024 MTNA/MMTA Annual Fee Due. To be eligible in our MMAMTS directory for 2023-2024, please pay your dues before July 15, 2022. Details at: MTNA.org
June 3 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: The Gaslight Squares, Dixieland, Jazz. Admission $10/$5 Student.
June 19-23: Summer@MOSY, music camp for piano & strings, with Dr Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta. Early registration $350 begins April 1, $500 after May 15. https://themosy.org/summermosy/
March 23-27: The 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival
Mar 23 [Thu] 7pm, Whitmore Recital Hall, MU School of Music: Solo Piano Recital - Lucille Chung, piano, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Mar 24 [Fri] 12-2pm, Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, MU: Lucille Chung, piano master class. Free admission.
Mar 24 [Fri] 2pm, MU Sinquefield Music Center: Amit Peled, cello master class. Free admission.
Mar 24 [Fri] 7pm FBC: Cello Recital - Amit Peled, cello; Peter Miyamoto, piano, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Mar 25 [Sat] 9:30am-5:30pm FBC: The 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - Semi-Finals, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Mar 25 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: Chloe Trevor, violin. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Mar 26 [Sun] 1:30pm Missouri Theatre: The 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition - The Finals, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $25 / $10 Students
Mar 27 [Mon] 12pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Horn Recital - Jeff Scott, horn; TBA, piano, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students
2023, March 25-29: MTNA Conference in Reno, Nevada
April 1 [Sat] DEADLINE, Intent Form to apply for the MMAMTA music scholarships. See https://www.mmamta.org/auditions.html Video submission due 4/15.
April 1 [Sat] Enrollment Opens for Summer@MOSY, music camp for piano & strings, with Dr Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta. Early registration $350 begins April 1, $500 after May 15. https://themosy.org/summermosy/
April 15 [Sat] Deadline: MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions (Online Only)
April 16 [Sun] 7:30pm, TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents "Missouri Composers Orchestra Project," in collaboration with Premiere Choral Artists.
April 25 [Tue] 7pm, Lincoln University: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents "Piano Concerto Concert." Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
May 5 [Fri] 7pm: Spring Concert - Cinco de mayo, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $10 Students, includes reception.
May 5 & 6 [Fri/Sat]: TBA: Missouri State Federation Convention
May 7 [Sun] 4:30pm, Battle High School: CAAM presents Columbia Youth Choirs with special guests, "You Can't Stop the Beat."
May 13 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Spring Piano Recital
May 15-18 [Mon-Thu] TBA, MU: Piano Guild Auditions in Columbia (tentative)
May 18 & 19 [Wed & Thu] TBA: Piano Guild Auditions in Jefferson City (tentative)
May 19 [Fri] 5pm+: MMAMTA/Odyssey: Kids@Heart - Dress Rehearsal
May 20 [Sat] 3pm: Kid@Heart, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Free Admission. First Baptist Church of Columbia, 1112 E Broadway.
June 1 [Thu] Deadline: 2023-2024 MTNA/MMTA Annual Fee Due. To be eligible in our MMAMTS directory for 2023-2024, please pay your dues before July 15, 2022. Details at: MTNA.org
June 3 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: The Gaslight Squares, Dixieland, Jazz. Admission $10/$5 Student.
June 19-23: Summer@MOSY, music camp for piano & strings, with Dr Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta. Early registration $350 begins April 1, $500 after May 15. https://themosy.org/summermosy/
Planning Ahead: Fall 2023 and beyond
2023 Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Season 20 (Dates to be confirmed in July)
Mar 16-20, 2024: MTNA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 15-19, 2025: MTNA National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 8/18 (Fri) 7pm – Summer Winds – with Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI guest players from St. Louis)
- 9/22 (Fri) 7pm – First Baptist Church’s 200th Anniversary
- 10/13 (Fri) 7pm – Fall Rhapsody
- 10/27 (Fri) 7pm – Spirituals with Evelyn Curenton Smith [Online to be confirmed]
- 12/1 (Fri) 7pm – Candlelight Holiday
- 1/19 or 26 (Fri) 7pm Schumanns & Brahms
- 2/10 (Fri) 7pm M-Odyssey, 2/11 (Sun) 3pm snow date
- 3/10 (Sun) 3pm Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition Concert
- ca. 3/22 (Fri) 7pm Plowman Grand Prize Winner’s Concert
- 4/5 (Fri) 7pm Baroque Concerto – with Prometheus
- 5/3 (Fri) 7pm – Odyssey’s 20th Celebration
- 5/18 (Sat) 2pm Instrumental Zoo, 3pm Kids@Heart: Carnival of the Animals
Mar 16-20, 2024: MTNA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 15-19, 2025: MTNA National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Past Events:
2022:
Aug 19 [Fri] MMAMTA Fall Gathering at Tsuruta-Miyamoto Home Studio, 2713 Burrwood Dr in Columbia. Fall Program: 9:30-10:20am "Share the Rep" - Bring 2-3 piano pieces to share with fellow teachers; 10:20am break as needed, 10:30am Handbook Review, 11am Bring you own lunch. Pending weather, we can sit outside.
Sept 7 [Wed]: Last day to enroll pre-collegiate students for MMTA District Evaluative Auditions.
Sept 9 [Fri] 7:30pm, MU Sinquefield Music Center: Peter Miyamoto, Solo Recital. Works by J. S. Bach/Brahms, Schubert, Chopin, and Robert Schumann's "Kreisleriana." Sheryl Crow Hall, SMC. Admission: $5.
Sept 18 [Sun] 1:30pm, Capitol Rotunda, Jefferson City - MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital
Sept 18 [Sun] 1:30 and 3pm, Launer Auditorium, Columbia College - MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital
Sept 23 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Fall Europa, Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Performers include violinist Julie Rosenfeld, tenor Steven Tharpe, pianist Peter Miyamoto. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Sept 24 [Sat]: MMTA District Auditions, Columbia College in Columbia
Sept 26 [Mon]: Deadline, the 21st Piano Showcase Auditions
Oct 5 [Wed] Deadline: MMTA Auditions (Collegiate and Pre-Collegiate) Application Registration Deadline: https://missourimta.org/auditions
Oct 6 [Thu] 7pm, Second Missionary Baptist Church: Evolution of the African American Spiritual, "Blessed Assurance," presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. FREE admission.
Oct 7 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Evolution of the African American Spiritual, FINALE: ""Way Over in Beulah Lan'," presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $10 Students with I.D.; includes post-concert reception.
Oct 8 [Sat] 10am-5pm, MU Whitmore Hall: The 21st Annual Piano Showcase Auditions
Oct 9 [Sun] MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) request deadline. Chair: Judith Shaw.
Oct 15 [Sat] Stephens Lake Park: CAAM presents Columbia Youth Choirs
Oct 22 [Sat] 11:30am-5pm MMAMTA Honors Recital (Collegiate & Pre-Collegiate) Recital for everyone who earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. The MU's Whitmore Recital Hall. No fee. Chairs: Dr. Peter Miyamoto, Ayako Tsuruta.
Oct 23 [Sun] 2pm: MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) Recital for everyone who earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions, at Columbia College. Chair: Judith Shaw. - CANCELLED.
Oct 25 [Tue] 6:30pm, Lincoln University: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Spooktacular! Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
Oct 27 [Thu] 7pm, MU Jesse Auditorium in Columbia: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents Combined Concert with the MU Philharmonic Orchestra. Program includes Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, and Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Admission $5, MU community free with I.D.
Oct 29 [Sat] 9am-3pm, MU Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music Center: MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) Recital for everyone who earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions, at Columbia College. Chair: Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta.
Oct 30 [Sun] 4pm, Missouri Theatre: The 21st Piano Student Showcase, presented by the Missouri Symphony League
Nov 1 [Fri] Deadline (extended to 11/4 in Columbia): MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions Application. Chairs: Dr. Peter Miyamoto (Columbia), Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
Nov 3-6 [Thu-Sun], Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) in Cape Girardeau: MMTA State Auditions
Nov 5 [Sat] 6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia: CAAM presents Columbia Chorale in "For Here is Rest:" Rutter's Requiem.
Nov 19 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Fall Piano Recital
Nov 20 [Sun] 5pm, First Baptist Church: CAAM presents "Change Sings" with Columbia Youth Choirs with the CPS Fifth Grade Honors Choir
Nov 23-27: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 2 [Fri] 7pm, Jesse Auditorium: Choral Union ad University Philharmonic. Admission.
Dec 3 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: MU Holiday Brass. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Dec 10 [Sat] 5pm, FBC: Columbia Civic Orchestra and CAAM: Handel's Messiah. Free Admission
Dec 10 [Sat] 7pm, Jefferson City Cantorum Christmas concert, Miller Performing Arts Center [6-6:50 p.m. - Pre-concert performances in the Atrium by students of Jan Houser, the Cantorum pianist.]
Dec 11 [Sun] 2pm, Missouri Theatre: Symphony of Toys, presented by the Missouri Symphony. Admission.
Dec 17 [Sat] 7pm, The Dade-Yoo Residence: Jet Whistle Holiday - program of "Jet Whistle" by Villa-Lobos, Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major by Beethoven, and 'Dumky' Piano Trio by Dvořák presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students; limited to 60 seats, and advance ticket purchase is required.
Dec 17 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: MUMC Christmas Concert. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Jan 5 [Tue] Deadline: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria & Concerto Competition Application. See pp. 41-44 of MMAMTA Handbook. *NOTE* Instructor MUST be a member of the MMAMTA confirmed by the MTNA national office.
Jan 8 (snow 15) [Sun] 3pm, First Baptist Church: The 6th MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition. Free Admission.
Jan 13 [Fri] 9:30am "Share the Rep" Piano Teachers' Gathering, and 11am: MMAMTA Winter Business Meeting. In-person attendance at the Tsuruta-Miyamoto Piano Studio, or Zoom 11am Winter Meeting. Contact Ayako for more information.
Jan 14 [Sat] TBA, Central Methodist University: CMU Piano Workshop - Open to High School Juniors and Seniors, the day consists of ensemble playing, workshops on music preparation and practice techniques, and individual coachings. To register, complete the form https://forms.office.com/r/1u62fhgA0W, for inquiries, contact Dr. Melissa Loehnig Simons at msimons@centralmethodist.edu or (660) 248-6318.
Jan 18 [Wed] Deadline: Missouri Federated Junior Music Festival Registration for District 2 (Columbia).
Jan 20 [Fri] 7:30pm, SMC MU: Guest Artist Concert with Michael Heald, violin with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music Center, University of Missouri in Columbia. Admission $5, Free for MU community with I.D.
Jan 29 [Sat] 4pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Church: CAAM presents Columbia Chamber Choir in "Sounds of Brazil"
Feb 1 [Mon] Deadline: MMAMTA Musicathon Time Request. See Handbook. Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
Feb 11 [Sat] 7pm, Launer Auditorium, Columbia College: Unity: A Benefit Concert, with Columbia Community Gospel Choir & Columbia Kids Gospel Choir and guests.
Feb 11 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: Elisa Bickers, Organ Virtuoso. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Feb 14 [Tue] 7pm, Lincoln University: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents "I Love You to the Moon and Back." Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
Feb 17 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Baroque Concerto, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students.
Feb 23 [Thu]: Deadline: MMAMTA Musicathon Time Request. See Handbook. Chair: Ayako Tsuruta (Columbia)
Feb 25 [Sat] 11am-5pm, MU Whitmore Hall: MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. Chair: Ayako Tsuruta
Mar 1 [Wed] Deadline: MMAMTA/Odyssey Chamber Music Series' "Kids@Heart" Request. Details in Handbook.
Mar 1 [Wed] Deadline: Plowman Festival: Master Class Audition Registration for Piano (Lucille Chung) or Cello (Amit Peled). TBA: Horn (Jeff Scott)
Mar 3, 4 and 6 [Fri, Sat, Mon] Missouri Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival in Columbia
Mar 4 [Sat] MMAMTA Musicathon in Jefferson City, at the Capital Music Company. Chair: Jan Houser
Mar 5 [Sun] 2pm, MU SOM: Plowman Master Class Auditions (piano, cello, horn)
Mar 11 [Sat] 10:45am+ MU: Missouri Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival in Columbia
Mar 18 [Sat] NFMC Collegiate Audition in person, at Columbia College. Inquire Judith Shaw.
Aug 19 [Fri] MMAMTA Fall Gathering at Tsuruta-Miyamoto Home Studio, 2713 Burrwood Dr in Columbia. Fall Program: 9:30-10:20am "Share the Rep" - Bring 2-3 piano pieces to share with fellow teachers; 10:20am break as needed, 10:30am Handbook Review, 11am Bring you own lunch. Pending weather, we can sit outside.
Sept 7 [Wed]: Last day to enroll pre-collegiate students for MMTA District Evaluative Auditions.
Sept 9 [Fri] 7:30pm, MU Sinquefield Music Center: Peter Miyamoto, Solo Recital. Works by J. S. Bach/Brahms, Schubert, Chopin, and Robert Schumann's "Kreisleriana." Sheryl Crow Hall, SMC. Admission: $5.
Sept 18 [Sun] 1:30pm, Capitol Rotunda, Jefferson City - MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital
Sept 18 [Sun] 1:30 and 3pm, Launer Auditorium, Columbia College - MMAMTA Honors Preview Recital
Sept 23 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Fall Europa, Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Performers include violinist Julie Rosenfeld, tenor Steven Tharpe, pianist Peter Miyamoto. Admission $20 / $5 Students
Sept 24 [Sat]: MMTA District Auditions, Columbia College in Columbia
Sept 26 [Mon]: Deadline, the 21st Piano Showcase Auditions
Oct 5 [Wed] Deadline: MMTA Auditions (Collegiate and Pre-Collegiate) Application Registration Deadline: https://missourimta.org/auditions
Oct 6 [Thu] 7pm, Second Missionary Baptist Church: Evolution of the African American Spiritual, "Blessed Assurance," presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. FREE admission.
Oct 7 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Evolution of the African American Spiritual, FINALE: ""Way Over in Beulah Lan'," presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $10 Students with I.D.; includes post-concert reception.
Oct 8 [Sat] 10am-5pm, MU Whitmore Hall: The 21st Annual Piano Showcase Auditions
Oct 9 [Sun] MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) request deadline. Chair: Judith Shaw.
Oct 15 [Sat] Stephens Lake Park: CAAM presents Columbia Youth Choirs
Oct 22 [Sat] 11:30am-5pm MMAMTA Honors Recital (Collegiate & Pre-Collegiate) Recital for everyone who earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions. The MU's Whitmore Recital Hall. No fee. Chairs: Dr. Peter Miyamoto, Ayako Tsuruta.
Oct 23 [Sun] 2pm: MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) Recital for everyone who earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions, at Columbia College. Chair: Judith Shaw. - CANCELLED.
Oct 25 [Tue] 6:30pm, Lincoln University: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents Spooktacular! Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
Oct 27 [Thu] 7pm, MU Jesse Auditorium in Columbia: Columbia Civic Orchestra presents Combined Concert with the MU Philharmonic Orchestra. Program includes Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, and Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Admission $5, MU community free with I.D.
Oct 29 [Sat] 9am-3pm, MU Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music Center: MMAMTA Honors Recital (Pre-Collegiate) Recital for everyone who earned a "I" rating at MMTA District Auditions, at Columbia College. Chair: Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta.
Oct 30 [Sun] 4pm, Missouri Theatre: The 21st Piano Student Showcase, presented by the Missouri Symphony League
Nov 1 [Fri] Deadline (extended to 11/4 in Columbia): MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions Application. Chairs: Dr. Peter Miyamoto (Columbia), Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
Nov 3-6 [Thu-Sun], Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) in Cape Girardeau: MMTA State Auditions
Nov 5 [Sat] 6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia: CAAM presents Columbia Chorale in "For Here is Rest:" Rutter's Requiem.
Nov 19 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Fall Piano Recital
Nov 20 [Sun] 5pm, First Baptist Church: CAAM presents "Change Sings" with Columbia Youth Choirs with the CPS Fifth Grade Honors Choir
Nov 23-27: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 2 [Fri] 7pm, Jesse Auditorium: Choral Union ad University Philharmonic. Admission.
Dec 3 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri United Methodist Church: MU Holiday Brass. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Dec 10 [Sat] 5pm, FBC: Columbia Civic Orchestra and CAAM: Handel's Messiah. Free Admission
Dec 10 [Sat] 7pm, Jefferson City Cantorum Christmas concert, Miller Performing Arts Center [6-6:50 p.m. - Pre-concert performances in the Atrium by students of Jan Houser, the Cantorum pianist.]
Dec 11 [Sun] 2pm, Missouri Theatre: Symphony of Toys, presented by the Missouri Symphony. Admission.
Dec 17 [Sat] 7pm, The Dade-Yoo Residence: Jet Whistle Holiday - program of "Jet Whistle" by Villa-Lobos, Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major by Beethoven, and 'Dumky' Piano Trio by Dvořák presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students; limited to 60 seats, and advance ticket purchase is required.
Dec 17 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: MUMC Christmas Concert. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Jan 5 [Tue] Deadline: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria & Concerto Competition Application. See pp. 41-44 of MMAMTA Handbook. *NOTE* Instructor MUST be a member of the MMAMTA confirmed by the MTNA national office.
Jan 8 (snow 15) [Sun] 3pm, First Baptist Church: The 6th MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition. Free Admission.
Jan 13 [Fri] 9:30am "Share the Rep" Piano Teachers' Gathering, and 11am: MMAMTA Winter Business Meeting. In-person attendance at the Tsuruta-Miyamoto Piano Studio, or Zoom 11am Winter Meeting. Contact Ayako for more information.
Jan 14 [Sat] TBA, Central Methodist University: CMU Piano Workshop - Open to High School Juniors and Seniors, the day consists of ensemble playing, workshops on music preparation and practice techniques, and individual coachings. To register, complete the form https://forms.office.com/r/1u62fhgA0W, for inquiries, contact Dr. Melissa Loehnig Simons at msimons@centralmethodist.edu or (660) 248-6318.
Jan 18 [Wed] Deadline: Missouri Federated Junior Music Festival Registration for District 2 (Columbia).
Jan 20 [Fri] 7:30pm, SMC MU: Guest Artist Concert with Michael Heald, violin with Peter Miyamoto, piano. Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music Center, University of Missouri in Columbia. Admission $5, Free for MU community with I.D.
Jan 29 [Sat] 4pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Church: CAAM presents Columbia Chamber Choir in "Sounds of Brazil"
Feb 1 [Mon] Deadline: MMAMTA Musicathon Time Request. See Handbook. Jan Houser (Jefferson City)
Feb 11 [Sat] 7pm, Launer Auditorium, Columbia College: Unity: A Benefit Concert, with Columbia Community Gospel Choir & Columbia Kids Gospel Choir and guests.
Feb 11 [Sat] 7pm?, Missouri United Methodist Church: Elisa Bickers, Organ Virtuoso. Admission $10/$5 Student.
Feb 14 [Tue] 7pm, Lincoln University: Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra presents "I Love You to the Moon and Back." Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium of the Richardson Fine Arts Center, 710 E. Dunklin St. in Jefferson City.
Feb 17 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Baroque Concerto, presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Admission $20 / $5 Students.
Feb 23 [Thu]: Deadline: MMAMTA Musicathon Time Request. See Handbook. Chair: Ayako Tsuruta (Columbia)
Feb 25 [Sat] 11am-5pm, MU Whitmore Hall: MMAMTA Musicathon in Columbia. Chair: Ayako Tsuruta
Mar 1 [Wed] Deadline: MMAMTA/Odyssey Chamber Music Series' "Kids@Heart" Request. Details in Handbook.
Mar 1 [Wed] Deadline: Plowman Festival: Master Class Audition Registration for Piano (Lucille Chung) or Cello (Amit Peled). TBA: Horn (Jeff Scott)
Mar 3, 4 and 6 [Fri, Sat, Mon] Missouri Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival in Columbia
Mar 4 [Sat] MMAMTA Musicathon in Jefferson City, at the Capital Music Company. Chair: Jan Houser
Mar 5 [Sun] 2pm, MU SOM: Plowman Master Class Auditions (piano, cello, horn)
Mar 11 [Sat] 10:45am+ MU: Missouri Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival in Columbia
Mar 18 [Sat] NFMC Collegiate Audition in person, at Columbia College. Inquire Judith Shaw.