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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.
February 2021
5 (Fri): Registration and entry fees due to Denise Gillam for 2021 District 3, Jefferson City, Junior (Gold cup) Festival.
12 (snow 14) [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Concerto. Program includes the three winners from the 2021 MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition in movements of Mozart piano concerto, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich cello concerti. Also featured are Siri Geenen, Amy Appold, Julie Rosenfeld and D. Lydia Redding in Vivaldi's concerto for four violins, Organ and Piano Duo by Colleen Ostercamp and Ayako Tsuruta, and CPE Bach Trio performed by flutist Alice Dade, pianist Peter Miyamoto and cellist Eli Lara. Live-stream; event is closed to the general public due to COVID. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
24 [Wed] Columbia Federation Video Submission Deadline at 11:59pm
24 [Wed] Jefferson City: All judges' critique sheets due to Denise Gillam
26 [Fri] Venue TBA in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival (Gold Cup) Auditions (no Concerto)
27 [Sat] Venue TBA in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival (Gold Cup) Auditions (no Concerto)
February/March: MMAMTA Musicathon fundraiser in Jefferson City
28 [Sun] Video submission for Virtual Music-a-thon is due
12 (snow 14) [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Concerto. Program includes the three winners from the 2021 MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition in movements of Mozart piano concerto, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich cello concerti. Also featured are Siri Geenen, Amy Appold, Julie Rosenfeld and D. Lydia Redding in Vivaldi's concerto for four violins, Organ and Piano Duo by Colleen Ostercamp and Ayako Tsuruta, and CPE Bach Trio performed by flutist Alice Dade, pianist Peter Miyamoto and cellist Eli Lara. Live-stream; event is closed to the general public due to COVID. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
24 [Wed] Columbia Federation Video Submission Deadline at 11:59pm
24 [Wed] Jefferson City: All judges' critique sheets due to Denise Gillam
26 [Fri] Venue TBA in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival (Gold Cup) Auditions (no Concerto)
27 [Sat] Venue TBA in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival (Gold Cup) Auditions (no Concerto)
February/March: MMAMTA Musicathon fundraiser in Jefferson City
28 [Sun] Video submission for Virtual Music-a-thon is due
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March 2021
March 1 [Mon] Jerry's Instrument Shop in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Make-Up (Concerto incl.)
March 6 [Sat] Jerry's Instrument Shop in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival - Concerto Only
March 7 [Sun] - 31 [Wed] Virtual Music-a-thon6 [Sat] First Baptist Church, 301 E. Capitol: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Jefferson City
8 [Mon] 5pm Application Deadline: The First Annual Mostly Mozart Concerto Competition: https://themosy.org/mostly-mozart-concerto-competition/
13-17 [Sat-Wed]: 2021 MTNA National Conference.(Virtual): https://www.mtna.org/Conference/Conference_Home/Conference/Home.aspx?hkey=cecd079e-f62b-4ed5-8575-57e2283ba248
14 Sun] Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1529 Southwest Blvd, Jefferson City: Festival Make-Up
19 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Soma Quartet," featuring Soma Quartet, the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize Winner. Program also includes Brahms Horn Trio with Julie Rosenfeld, violin, Amanda Collins, horn, and Ayako Tsuruta, piano. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
March 6 [Sat] Jerry's Instrument Shop in Columbia: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival - Concerto Only
March 7 [Sun] - 31 [Wed] Virtual Music-a-thon6 [Sat] First Baptist Church, 301 E. Capitol: National Federated Music Clubs (NFMC) Junior Festival Auditions, Jefferson City
8 [Mon] 5pm Application Deadline: The First Annual Mostly Mozart Concerto Competition: https://themosy.org/mostly-mozart-concerto-competition/
13-17 [Sat-Wed]: 2021 MTNA National Conference.(Virtual): https://www.mtna.org/Conference/Conference_Home/Conference/Home.aspx?hkey=cecd079e-f62b-4ed5-8575-57e2283ba248
14 Sun] Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1529 Southwest Blvd, Jefferson City: Festival Make-Up
19 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Soma Quartet," featuring Soma Quartet, the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize Winner. Program also includes Brahms Horn Trio with Julie Rosenfeld, violin, Amanda Collins, horn, and Ayako Tsuruta, piano. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
April 2021
15 [Thu]: Application Deadline MMAMTA Scholarship Auditions. Auditions will be virtual (video submission) again this year. Application and details are available at: https://www.mmamta.org/auditions.html
16 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "M-Odyssey." A program expertly organized by Odyssey Performance Fellows, you can always expect unexpected musical treats at M-Odyssey concerts. This concert includes last season’s Kassandra Ormsby, this season's Andrew Wiele, and their friends to deliver everything from Brahms to Bebop to seriously hilarious P.D.Q. Bach and more! Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
30 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Folk Songs." Program includes Bela Bartok's Contrasts, Florence Price's Five Folksongs in Counterpoint, and transcription of Philippine folksongs by Leo Saguiguit for saxophone and piano. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
16 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "M-Odyssey." A program expertly organized by Odyssey Performance Fellows, you can always expect unexpected musical treats at M-Odyssey concerts. This concert includes last season’s Kassandra Ormsby, this season's Andrew Wiele, and their friends to deliver everything from Brahms to Bebop to seriously hilarious P.D.Q. Bach and more! Program TBA. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
30 [Fri] 7pm: First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Folk Songs." Program includes Bela Bartok's Contrasts, Florence Price's Five Folksongs in Counterpoint, and transcription of Philippine folksongs by Leo Saguiguit for saxophone and piano. Live-stream; check the web site 24 hour before the event, if the event will be open to the public. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
May 2021
***** To be confirmed - Details from May 2020 [COVID-19] *****
13-14 [Wed-Fri] Piano Guild in Jefferson City
15 [Sat] 2pm: Ayako Tsuruta, Piano Studio Spring Recital at the First Baptist Church in Columbia
21 [Fri] 11am - MMAMTA Spring Luncheon via Zoom.
26-28 [Wed-Fri] Piano Guild in Columbia. Contact coordinator Nancy Dreier for details.
30 [Sun] 3pm, 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. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
13-14 [Wed-Fri] Piano Guild in Jefferson City
15 [Sat] 2pm: Ayako Tsuruta, Piano Studio Spring Recital at the First Baptist Church in Columbia
21 [Fri] 11am - MMAMTA Spring Luncheon via Zoom.
26-28 [Wed-Fri] Piano Guild in Columbia. Contact coordinator Nancy Dreier for details.
30 [Sun] 3pm, 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. No tickets; donations only. 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!
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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
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://themosy.org/piano-showcase/
9 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series: RAG RHAPSODY featuring the Akhmadullins and the Miyamotos in works by Ravel, Bolcom, Olson (Joplin), Fina, Anderson (Mozart), Errollyn Wallen and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Live-stream only: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxcBiWdt7k4 ; Facebook: www.facebook.com/OdysseyMissouri/live
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! CLICK HERE to apply.
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: RAG RHAPSODY featuring the Akhmadullins and the Miyamotos in works by Ravel, Bolcom, Olson (Joplin), Fina, Anderson (Mozart), Errollyn Wallen and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Live-stream only: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxcBiWdt7k4 ; Facebook: www.facebook.com/OdysseyMissouri/live
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! CLICK HERE to apply.
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
1 [Sun] MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions application deadline. Visit https://www.mmamta.org/auditions.html for complete information and form.
6 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Music of Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms (Violin Sonata No. 3) and Clara Schumann Piano Trio with Amy Appold, Natalia Bolshakova, Eli Lara, Peter Miyamoto, Julie Rosenfeld and Ayako Tsuruta. Live-stream only; this event is closed to the in-person audience. See our program in the comfort of your home! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dRthmfnFE0
15 [Sun] 4pm, First Baptist Church - 1112 E Broadway in Columbia: MOSY presents Piano Showcase. Hybrid of live and video performances due to COVID. Rehearsals in the afternoon, TBA. Free Admission; Ticket reservations are required at: https://themosy.org/piano-showcase/
21 [Sat] MU and in JC: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City); online due to COVID-19.
6 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church of Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series. Music of Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms (Violin Sonata No. 3) and Clara Schumann Piano Trio with Amy Appold, Natalia Bolshakova, Eli Lara, Peter Miyamoto, Julie Rosenfeld and Ayako Tsuruta. Live-stream only; this event is closed to the in-person audience. See our program in the comfort of your home! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dRthmfnFE0
15 [Sun] 4pm, First Baptist Church - 1112 E Broadway in Columbia: MOSY presents Piano Showcase. Hybrid of live and video performances due to COVID. Rehearsals in the afternoon, TBA. Free Admission; Ticket reservations are required at: https://themosy.org/piano-showcase/
21 [Sat] MU and in JC: MMAMTA Evaluative Auditions. Janice Wenger, chair (Columbia); Jan Houser, chair (Jefferson City); online due to COVID-19.
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: Ayako Tsuruta, Virtual Studio Winter Recital. (Closed to the public.)
12 [Sat] 2pm: Ayako Tsuruta, Virtual Studio Winter Recital. (Closed to the public.)
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. Donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
15 [Fri] 11am: MMAMTA Semi-annual Winter Business Meeting (Online). All members are invited! See our newsletter.
20 [Wed] Missouri Federated Music Junior Festivals - Application Deadline. Information available from Janelle Lutz.
2021 Cancelled, 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. Donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
15 [Fri] 11am: MMAMTA Semi-annual Winter Business Meeting (Online). All members are invited! See our newsletter.
20 [Wed] Missouri Federated Music Junior Festivals - Application Deadline. Information available from Janelle Lutz.
2021 Cancelled, Annual MMAMTA Teachers Recital.