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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.
2021-2022 Dates & Events
*NOTE* As of July 19, all the dates and event information are yet to be confirmed.
2021:
Sept 4 [Sat] 9:10am at MU FAB: Odyssey's Columbia Music School - Fall semester begins (12 classes). Complete information is available at www.odysseymissouri.org/columbiamusicschool
Sept 18 or 25 [Sat] All day, TBA: MMTA District - Pre-collegiate
Sept 19 [Sun] 3pm, Whitmore Hall, MU: Julie Rosenfeld, violin, and Janice Wenger, fortepiano. Concert of violin sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.
Oct 4 [Mon]: Deadline - Piano Showcase in Columbia, Application and Entry Fee, $25 per student. For details, contact Nancy Griggs.
Oct 10 [Sun] 3pm, Whitmore Hall, MU: Steven Tharp, tenor, and Janice Wenger, fortepiano. Concert of art songs by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert.
Oct 15 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Fall Reunion: Colorado String Quartet performs Samuel Barber's "Dover Beach" with baritone Steven Jepson; Alberto Ginastera's String Quartet No. 2, and Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 with pianist Peter Miyamoto. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Oct 30 [Sat] 10am-5pm: Missouri Symphony League presents Piano Showcase Auditions at MU SMC OR Memorial Baptist Church (to be confirmed).
Oct 30 [Sat] TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra
Nov 5 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents A Musical Cornucopia, featuring oboist Alison Robuck with pianist Ayako Tsuruta in Poulenc Oboe Sonata; Megan Arns leads the MU Percussion Studio, and more! FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Nov 7 [Sun] 3pm, Missouri Theatre: Missouri Symphony League presents: The Piano Showcase
Nov 11-13 [Thu-Sat] All day, MU: MTNA and MMTA State Auditions - Collegiate; Pre-collegiate (Sat)
Nov 14 [Sun] All day, MU: MMTA State Auditions - Pre-collegiate (Piano)
Nov 21 [Sun] 2pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents The Brahms Piano Trios, featuring violinist Scott Yoo, cellist Bion Tsang and pianist Ayako Tsuruta. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Dec 3 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Grand Holiday, featuring George Walker's two-piano work performed by pianists Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta; Anthony Blatter in songs to be announced; and Ludwig van Beethoven's Archduke Piano Trio, Op. 97 with violinist Julie Rosenfeld, cellist Emma Hoeft and pianist Peter Miyamoto. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Dec 11 or 12: TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra
Dec 11 [Sat] TBA, Missouri Theatre: Missouri Symphony presents Symphony of Toys
Dec 18 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Winter Piano Recital
2022:
Jan 8 (snow 15) [Sat] 3pm: First Baptist Church in Columbia: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition
Jan 22 or 29 [Sat] 3pm, TBA: MMAMTA presents Teachers' Recital
Jan 22 or 29 [Sat] 4pm, TBA: MMAMTA Winter Business Meeting
Jan 29 [Sat] 9:10am at MU FAB: Odyssey's Columbia Music School - Spring semester begins (13 classes)
Feb 11 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series (Snow date: Feb 13) presents The Evolution of the African American Spiritual (Part I). FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Feb 18 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Concerto (Snow date: Feb 20), featuring the three winners from the Concerto Competition the previous month; Bach Cantata with Bach Collegium Choir directed by R. Paul Crabb. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Feb 26 [Sat] TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra
Feb/Mar: Federated Music Junior Festivals in Jefferson City
Mar 4 [Fri], 5 [Sat], 7 [Mon]: Federated Music Junior Festivals in Columbia
Mar 12 [Sat]: CONCERTO - Federated Music Junior Festivals in Columbia
Mar 18 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "M-Odyssey." Program to be announced in February 2022. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Mar 19 [Sat] TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra - MOCOP
Mar 26-30 [Sat-Wed] Minneapolis, MN: MTNA National Conference
April 1 [Fri]: Deadline: MMAMTA College and Summer Camp Scholarship application (online)
April 29 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Emma Lou Diemer's "Fiesta" for two pianos with Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta; Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzer, with singers Christine Seitz and Kyle Stegall - others to be announced. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
May 14 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Spring Piano Recital
May 20 or 27 [Fri] 11am, TBA: MMAMTA Spring Luncheon
May 19-20 [Thu-Fri] TBA: The Piano Guild in Jefferson City
May 25-27 [Wed-Fri] TBA: The Piano Guild in Columbia
May 28 [Sat] 3pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Kids@Heart", Carnival of the Animals. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
2021:
Sept 4 [Sat] 9:10am at MU FAB: Odyssey's Columbia Music School - Fall semester begins (12 classes). Complete information is available at www.odysseymissouri.org/columbiamusicschool
Sept 18 or 25 [Sat] All day, TBA: MMTA District - Pre-collegiate
Sept 19 [Sun] 3pm, Whitmore Hall, MU: Julie Rosenfeld, violin, and Janice Wenger, fortepiano. Concert of violin sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.
Oct 4 [Mon]: Deadline - Piano Showcase in Columbia, Application and Entry Fee, $25 per student. For details, contact Nancy Griggs.
Oct 10 [Sun] 3pm, Whitmore Hall, MU: Steven Tharp, tenor, and Janice Wenger, fortepiano. Concert of art songs by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert.
Oct 15 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Fall Reunion: Colorado String Quartet performs Samuel Barber's "Dover Beach" with baritone Steven Jepson; Alberto Ginastera's String Quartet No. 2, and Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 with pianist Peter Miyamoto. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Oct 30 [Sat] 10am-5pm: Missouri Symphony League presents Piano Showcase Auditions at MU SMC OR Memorial Baptist Church (to be confirmed).
Oct 30 [Sat] TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra
Nov 5 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents A Musical Cornucopia, featuring oboist Alison Robuck with pianist Ayako Tsuruta in Poulenc Oboe Sonata; Megan Arns leads the MU Percussion Studio, and more! FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Nov 7 [Sun] 3pm, Missouri Theatre: Missouri Symphony League presents: The Piano Showcase
Nov 11-13 [Thu-Sat] All day, MU: MTNA and MMTA State Auditions - Collegiate; Pre-collegiate (Sat)
Nov 14 [Sun] All day, MU: MMTA State Auditions - Pre-collegiate (Piano)
Nov 21 [Sun] 2pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents The Brahms Piano Trios, featuring violinist Scott Yoo, cellist Bion Tsang and pianist Ayako Tsuruta. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Dec 3 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Grand Holiday, featuring George Walker's two-piano work performed by pianists Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta; Anthony Blatter in songs to be announced; and Ludwig van Beethoven's Archduke Piano Trio, Op. 97 with violinist Julie Rosenfeld, cellist Emma Hoeft and pianist Peter Miyamoto. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Dec 11 or 12: TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra
Dec 11 [Sat] TBA, Missouri Theatre: Missouri Symphony presents Symphony of Toys
Dec 18 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Winter Piano Recital
2022:
Jan 8 (snow 15) [Sat] 3pm: First Baptist Church in Columbia: MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition
Jan 22 or 29 [Sat] 3pm, TBA: MMAMTA presents Teachers' Recital
Jan 22 or 29 [Sat] 4pm, TBA: MMAMTA Winter Business Meeting
Jan 29 [Sat] 9:10am at MU FAB: Odyssey's Columbia Music School - Spring semester begins (13 classes)
Feb 11 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series (Snow date: Feb 13) presents The Evolution of the African American Spiritual (Part I). FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Feb 18 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Baroque Concerto (Snow date: Feb 20), featuring the three winners from the Concerto Competition the previous month; Bach Cantata with Bach Collegium Choir directed by R. Paul Crabb. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Feb 26 [Sat] TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra
Feb/Mar: Federated Music Junior Festivals in Jefferson City
Mar 4 [Fri], 5 [Sat], 7 [Mon]: Federated Music Junior Festivals in Columbia
Mar 12 [Sat]: CONCERTO - Federated Music Junior Festivals in Columbia
Mar 18 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "M-Odyssey." Program to be announced in February 2022. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
Mar 19 [Sat] TBA: Columbia Civic Orchestra - MOCOP
Mar 26-30 [Sat-Wed] Minneapolis, MN: MTNA National Conference
April 1 [Fri]: Deadline: MMAMTA College and Summer Camp Scholarship application (online)
April 29 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Emma Lou Diemer's "Fiesta" for two pianos with Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta; Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzer, with singers Christine Seitz and Kyle Stegall - others to be announced. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
May 14 [Sat] 2pm, MU Whitmore Hall: Tsuruta Studio Spring Piano Recital
May 20 or 27 [Fri] 11am, TBA: MMAMTA Spring Luncheon
May 19-20 [Thu-Fri] TBA: The Piano Guild in Jefferson City
May 25-27 [Wed-Fri] TBA: The Piano Guild in Columbia
May 28 [Sat] 3pm, First Baptist Church: Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents "Kids@Heart", Carnival of the Animals. FREE admission; donations are accepted.
~~~ 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
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.
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
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
6 [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/
March 7 [Sun] - 31 [Wed] Virtual Music-a-thon
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 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major with Julie Rosenfeld, violin, and Peter Miyamoto, 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
6 [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/
March 7 [Sun] - 31 [Wed] Virtual Music-a-thon
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 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major with Julie Rosenfeld, violin, and Peter Miyamoto, 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 includes Brahms Clarinet Trio with Andrew Wiele, clarinet, Andrew Lewis, cello, and Bomi Kim, piano. Live-stream at https://youtu.be/-kN3F-iT95A ; check the web site 24 hour before the event to see if it 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, transcription of Philippine folksongs by Leo Saguiguit for saxophone and piano, and more. Live-stream; event is open to the public with RSVP to the e-Newsletter, up to 50 people. 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 includes Brahms Clarinet Trio with Andrew Wiele, clarinet, Andrew Lewis, cello, and Bomi Kim, piano. Live-stream at https://youtu.be/-kN3F-iT95A ; check the web site 24 hour before the event to see if it 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, transcription of Philippine folksongs by Leo Saguiguit for saxophone and piano, and more. Live-stream; event is open to the public with RSVP to the e-Newsletter, up to 50 people. No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
May 2021
15 [Sat] 2-3:30pm: Tsuruta Piano Studio Spring Recital at the First Baptist Church in Columbia
17-18 [Mon-Tue] Piano Guild in Jefferson City
20-21 [Thu-Fri] Piano Guild in Columbia - online. Contact coordinator Nancy Dreier for details.
21 [Fri] 11am: MMAMTA Spring Luncheon via Zoom.
26-27 [Wed-Thu] 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 includes works from Haiti, Canada, Ireland, Philippines and South Africa. Broadway Christian Church Ampitheater (outside), 2601 W Broadway in Columbia; social distancing is encouraged. Rain venue: First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia (limited to 80 masked audiences). No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
17-18 [Mon-Tue] Piano Guild in Jefferson City
20-21 [Thu-Fri] Piano Guild in Columbia - online. Contact coordinator Nancy Dreier for details.
21 [Fri] 11am: MMAMTA Spring Luncheon via Zoom.
26-27 [Wed-Thu] 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 includes works from Haiti, Canada, Ireland, Philippines and South Africa. Broadway Christian Church Ampitheater (outside), 2601 W Broadway in Columbia; social distancing is encouraged. Rain venue: First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia (limited to 80 masked audiences). No tickets; donations only. www.OdysseyMissouri.org .
June 2021
26 [Sat] 4-5pm, Boone County History & Culture Center presents "Open House, Open Air" with Carrie Conklin. https://boonehistory.org/events/open-house-open-air/
Missouri Symphony's Hot Summer Nights, 2021:
13 [Sun] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Mostly Mozart
17 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: "Eroica:" Heroes of the Frontline
19 [Sat] 7pm, Jesse Auditorium: "Lift Every Voice and Sing:" A Juneteenth Concert
20 [Sun] 7pm, Stephens Lake Park: Cheers to Dad! Father's Day Special
24 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Silent Movie: Peter Pan
26 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: A Grand Night at the Opera
(Continues in July)
1 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Sinatra Concert
Missouri Symphony's Hot Summer Nights, 2021:
13 [Sun] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Mostly Mozart
17 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: "Eroica:" Heroes of the Frontline
19 [Sat] 7pm, Jesse Auditorium: "Lift Every Voice and Sing:" A Juneteenth Concert
20 [Sun] 7pm, Stephens Lake Park: Cheers to Dad! Father's Day Special
24 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Silent Movie: Peter Pan
26 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: A Grand Night at the Opera
(Continues in July)
1 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Sinatra Concert
July 2021
1 [Thu] Annual MTNA/MMTA/MMAMTA membership fees are due. Please renew NOW!
1 [Thu] 7pm, First Christian Church, 327 E Capitol Ave in Jefferson City: Odyssey Chamber Music Series celebrates COMO Bicentennial. Works by Fred Onovwerouske, Florence Price and George Gershwin, with pianists Peter Miyamoto, Ayako Tsuruta, and soprano Carline Waugh. Special event; FREE admission.
2 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series celebrates COMO Bicentennial. Works by Fred Onovwerouske, Johannes Brahms, Florence Price and George Gershwin/arr. Patrick Dell, with pianists Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, Alan Evans on trumpet, Sam Chen on trombone, soprano Carline Waugh, conductor Kirk Trevor and 13 musicians. Special event; FREE Admission.
Missouri Symphony's Hot Summer Nights, 2021:
1 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Sinatra Concert
3 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: The City That I Love
8 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Orchestral Fireworks - pianist Emi Kagawa performs Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto
10 [Sat] 7pm, Jesse Auditorium: Fly Concert
1 [Thu] 7pm, First Christian Church, 327 E Capitol Ave in Jefferson City: Odyssey Chamber Music Series celebrates COMO Bicentennial. Works by Fred Onovwerouske, Florence Price and George Gershwin, with pianists Peter Miyamoto, Ayako Tsuruta, and soprano Carline Waugh. Special event; FREE admission.
2 [Fri] 7pm, First Baptist Church in Columbia: Odyssey Chamber Music Series celebrates COMO Bicentennial. Works by Fred Onovwerouske, Johannes Brahms, Florence Price and George Gershwin/arr. Patrick Dell, with pianists Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta, Alan Evans on trumpet, Sam Chen on trombone, soprano Carline Waugh, conductor Kirk Trevor and 13 musicians. Special event; FREE Admission.
Missouri Symphony's Hot Summer Nights, 2021:
1 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Sinatra Concert
3 [Sat] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: The City That I Love
8 [Thu] 7pm, Missouri Theatre: Orchestral Fireworks - pianist Emi Kagawa performs Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto
10 [Sat] 7pm, Jesse Auditorium: Fly Concert