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MTAC OCC
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2015
TABLE of CONTENTS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, 1
CALENDAR, 2
BRANCH MTG PREVIEW, 3
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, 4-5
BAROQUE FESTIVAL, 6-7
BACH FESTIVAL, 8-10
BRANCH RECITALS, 11
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS, 12
ADVERTISEMENTS, 13
from Pamela Worcester
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Happy New Year!!! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are now
ready to input your CM students’ repertoire. :) Panel teachers remember to do this soon because the deadline is Jan. 15th. Also, you must
request Evaluation Day 2 for the Panel Regional Auditions at Saddleback
College as Marie Kaneta has instructed. Please read the CM info in this
newsletter for more details.
I want to thank Margery Burger for giving a wonderful lecture-demonstration on Beautiful Tone in Piano Playing at our November 2014
meeting. She is an amazing pedagogue who shared many of her piano
teaching secrets and helped motivate us to be better teachers. We
are very fortunate to have such a well-respected and highly successful
teacher in our branch!
Thanks go to Julie Nakamura for doing an outstanding job as the Theme
Festival chair. She made it look so simple and easy! In addition, Natalia
Gubenko (co-chair), Jamie Park (hospitality), and all the teachers that
assisted deserve a round of applause for their great work.
Editor: Lisa lwaki
[email protected]
Did you remembered to register your students for the Baroque Festival? The deadline is January 2nd. There are also two new Community
Service Recital dates for 2015: Jan. 24 and Feb. 28 at Freedom Village
in Lake Forest. Please register your students at mtacocc.org.
Come hear our annual Young Artist Guild Recital at the upcoming
branch meeting on Wednesday, January 14th. This year, Jin Joo Hong
(pianist) will be the performer. She is a student of Dr. KookHee Hong
(MTAC Orange Branch).
Best wishes for a healthy, prosperous, and productive year!!!
~Pam
CALENDAR
2015 MTAC OCC Branch Dates
JANUARY
2
On-line (www.mtac.org) database opens for entering CM
evaluation information and repertoire online.
14
Wednesday, 10:00 AM. BRANCH MEETING, LHCC.
Young Artist Guild Recital.
Jin Joo, pianist; KookHee Hong, teacher.
18
Sunday, 2:00 PM. SHOWCASE RECITAL, Saddleback Room, MVCC.
24
Saturday, 2:00 PM. COMMUNITY SERVICE RECITAL, Freedom
Village.
31
Saturday, BAROQUE FESTIVAL, Saddleback College.
DEADLINES
JANUARY
2
Baroque Festival online registration & submission of student fees, student list, and evaluator sheets.
9
Community Service Recital (for 1/24).
14 VOCE RECITAL Forms at MTAC’s VOCE online website: www.mtac.org - send entries/fees to Shelley Johnson.
15
MTAC Composers Today regional eval-
uations, MTAC Young Composers Guild (YCG) applications. Check www.mtac.
org for more info; Su-Shing Chiu, branch chair (both Composers Today and YCG).
31
Online submission of CM STUDENT FORMS (www.mtac.org) by 11:59 PM.
FEBRUARY
8
Sunday, 2:00 PM. BRANCH MEETING, LHCC.
Craig Richey Master Class with late intermediate – advanced level students.
14
Saturday, VOCE RECITAL, Saddleback College.
22
Sunday, PANEL REGIONAL AUDITIONS (South), Saddleback
College.
28
Saturday, 2:00 PM. COMMUNITY SERVICE RECITAL, Freedom
Village.
7
9
FEBRUARY
Bach Festival online registration
(www.scjbf.org). Mail fees and student list to Itoe Akimoto.
Community Service Recital (for 2/28).
15
28
30
MARCH
Composers Today Improvisation
Celebration application. (Check www.
mtac.org).
Showcase Recital (for 4/19).
Composers Today State Contest entry. (Check www.mtac.org).
MARCH
7
Saturday, BACH FESTIVAL, Geneva Presbyterian Church,
Laguna Woods.
*Specific CM dates are listed on page 4.*
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
MVCC = Mission Viejo Civic Center
LHCC = Laguna Hills Community Center
For maps and directions to branch venues:
http://mtacocc.org/maps.htm
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BRANCH MEETING PREVIEW
Wednesday, January 14th at 10 AM
Heritage Room C, Laguna Hills Community Center
Young Artist Guild Recital
Jin Joo Hong, piano
Jin Joo Hong is a sophomore at the Eastman School of Music, has been
studying piano for over ten years and is currently under the tutelage
of Professor Rebecca Penneys. Ms. Hong’s passion for musical performance was inspired by her teacher Dr. KookHee Hong.
In 2013 at the MTAC State Convention, Jin Joo was one of six young
artists presented as a Young Artist Guild member. She was also awarded
the Natensted Award for her excellent essay, and the Plumb Award for
the most outstanding performer among the young artists.
Jin Joo has been awarded top prizes in various competitions including
the Diamond Bar Performing Arts Contest, the Musical Arts Club’s competition, and the Southwestern Youth Music Festival’s open Concerto.
She has received awards for special recognition in performance from
Congressman Ed Royce and Assemblyman Curt Hagman. This performance was broadcast on Sundays Live Music and Classical KUSC. She
has also appeared as soloist with the Korean Symphony Orchestra and
the Southern California Philharmonic.
Jin Joo has performed in master classes for prestigious teachers including Dr. Lidia Boguslavsky, Dr. Edna Golandsky, Dr. Marc Silverman, Dr.
Min Kwon, Dr. Martin Canin, Dr. Pavlina Dokovska and Dr. Soloman Mikowsky.
In addition to piano studies, Jin Joo was a violinist and served as first violinist in her high school orchestra. She was
also in a chamber music group coached by Professor Alexander Suleiman. Aside from her music life, Jin Joo enjoys
reading, writing and watching classic movies and musicals.
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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CERTIFICATE of MERIT
information
Piano and General Chair: Anne Prestridge, [email protected]
Piano Repertoire Expert: Marina Sakach, [email protected]
Strings Chair: Gloria Liu Traullé, [email protected]
Voice Chair: Kathleen Martin, [email protected]
Teacher Volunteer Work Scheduler: Keiko Ikeda, [email protected]
CM DATABASE AT MTAC.ORG OPENS JANUARY 2ND AND CLOSES JANUARY 31ST at 11:59 PM.
TEACHER VOLUNTEER WORK REQUIREMENT
ALL TEACHERS: January 2nd – 31st please sign-up for working
at the CM events. Login to the branch website mtacocc.org
and click on MTAC Events and then scroll down to find each CM
event.
GOOD NEWS! The teacher volunteer work requirement has
been lessened! The work requirement is based on the number
of students you registered in the Fall. Dropped students do
not lessen your work requirement. Following is the new work
requirement:
1-5 students = ½ day,
6-10=1 day,
11-15= 1 ½ days,
16-20 = 2 days,
21-25 = 2 ½ days,
26-30 = 3 days,
31-35 = 3 ½ days,
36-40 = 4 ½ days,
41-45 = 5 days
BRANCH EVALUATION DATES
PIANO
Day 1 = Saturday, March 21st - Private Studios
Day 2 = Sunday, March 22nd - Saddleback College
Day 3 = Sunday, March 28th - Saddleback College
Day 4 = Saturday, March 29th - Saddleback College
Piano Theory Testing: Saturday, March 7th and
Sunday March 8th – Mission Viejo Civic Center
STRINGS
Saturday, March 7th – Saddleback College
VOICE
Saturday, March 14th – Faith Episcopal Church (AM
& PM)
Sunday, March 15th – Saddleback College (PM)
GENERAL REPERTOIRE INFORMATION
Piano and String teachers MUST USE 2012 PIANO SYLLABUS!!! You can order it online at mtac.org or call the State Office
at (800) 834-3340. You will find more information regarding repertoire on p.10-11 of New 2012 Piano Syllabus.
The repertoire is divided into four categories:
1. Baroque: approximately 1600-1750.
2. Classical: approximately 1750-1825.
3. Romantic and Impressionism: approximately 1825-1900.
4. 20th and 21st Century: Composers who have “come of age” in the 20th Century (Composers born approximately
1880 or after).
Composers Categories for Repertoire Selection are listed in Section 6 of Syllabus (p.161-169). Some composers are listed
in two different categories. These are transitional composers, and may be used for one of two different categories in Levels
3 and up.
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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Make sure that your student’s repertoire is at or above their CM level. One
piece must be chosen from their CM level repertoire list.
If a piece is listed under the composer list with a “not” it can not be used
for the Level unless the piece can be found in an Anthology for the Level
and the Anthology does not have a “not” for it. Then the piece may be
used. Golden rule: If in doubt about repertoire, do not use it! Current CM
Policy regarding Automatic Remain at Level (RAL) and Ineligible for Certificate (IC) is listed on p.18 of Syllabus.
If you have any piano repertoire questions or concerns, please contact Marina Sakach, [email protected].
OTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION
CM 2015 Important Dates included in this newsletter. Save/print this and
please refer to it!
OTHER CM DATES
PANEL PIANO REGIONAL AUDITION
at Saddleback College: February 22,
2015. Repertoire input deadline:
January 15.
PANEL FINAL AUDITIONS (South):
March 27, 28, 29.
BRANCH HONORS RECITALS: April 19
at Laguna Hills Community Center.
CONVENTION: July 3- July 7, 2015,
Fairmont San Jose.
Carpooling Students: Choose one student as the “leader” and put that
student’s username in the carpool box on both of their forms.
Evaluation Day Request (PIANO): Please only request a day and/or AM, PM request if necessary. Let students and
parents know that the scheduling of these requests cannot be guaranteed. Since Piano Evaluation Days 3 & 4 are the
most highly requested days, teachers may NOT request to have the majority of their students scheduled on those
two days. Any teacher that has the majority of her/his students scheduled on day 3 or 4 will be asked to change some
of those requests.
Piano Teachers Reminder: The computer scheduling program schedules students in the order that the requests
were made. Each time a teacher updates a student’s page on the database, the submission date changes.
Panel Students: Their data has to be inputted by January 15th. Teacher must input the Regional Audition date: February 22, 2015 (Day 2).
Branch Honors: If the teacher wants a student to be considered for Branch Honors, the box must be marked.
Eligibility Requirements: Minimum age, Grade 1; Piano & Strings - Level 5 and higher, Voice - Level 4 and higher.
Convention Recitals: If the teacher wants a student to be considered for a Convention recital, the box must be marked
and the appropriate, accurate information inputted. See 2012 Piano Syllabus, page 14 for individual convention eligibility requirements.
Click SUBMIT at the bottom of registration form, otherwise the information you inputted will not be saved.
Best wishes,
Anne Prestridge, CM general chair and piano chair
[email protected]
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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BAROQUE FESTIVAL
Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Saddleback College
Chair: Susan Wong, (310) 529-5875, [email protected]
Co-Chair: Sarah Jay, 215-8377, [email protected]
Hospitality: Diana Chu, 805-448-5298
Entry Deadline: January 2, 2015 (both online AND mailing)
Fees: Solo entries: $25 each
Duet/ensemble: $25 for the first student + $12.50 for each additional student
The Baroque Festival is open to all levels of piano and instrumental students, both solos and ensembles.
REPERTOIRE GUIDELINES
•
A maximum of two pieces per student are allowed only if they are by the same composer and from the same collection. Each piece must be under two minutes in length.
•
No keyboard concerti will be allowed.
•
Music should be in its original form, and NOT simplified or transcribed.
•
There is a five minute time limit per performer. Pieces longer than five minutes will be ended by the presider.
ENTRY RULES & OTHER INFORMATION
•
All music must be memorized with the exception of duets, ensembles, and accompaniments.
•
Students are separated into the following age categories: 11 and under, ages 12-14, ages 15-18, and adult.
•
Students will receive awards of medals, ribbons, and certificates based entirely on the adjudicators’ decisions.
•
The top 25% of students in each age category receive 1st Place Medals, the next 25% of students in each category
receive 2nd Place Blue Ribbons, the next 25% of students receivenorable Mention Red Ribbons, and the next 25% receive
a Yellow Participation Ribbon.
•
Parents may only videotape their son or daughter’s performance.
•
Teachers are limited to 8 students each. Contributory Members may NOT enter students.
•
Each student must actually study with the teacher who is entering him/her in the festival, and should have studied with the teacher for six months prior to the festival, unless permission is given by the previous teacher, or the teacher
change was necessary because of a geographic move.
GROUNDS FOR FESTIVAL DISQUALIFICATION: failure to bring music for the judges, bringing photocopied music, performance of a piece other than the piece entered, and incomplete or inaccurate entry applications.
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•
In addition, accompanists cannot use photocopied music except to facilitate a page turn.
•
Teachers are expected to work at the festivals in which they have entered students; failure to do so may result in a
monetary fine or other penalties.
•
Teachers may not accompany their own students.
AFTER THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: participating teachers will receive information on students’ performance time,
teachers working schedule, and map/direction via email.
ON FESTIVAL DAY: make sure that each student knows the rules for recital etiquette, dresses appropriately, and brings a
copy of the music (NO PHOTOCOPIES) with measures numbered. If the score has a foreign title, please pencil in its English
translation.
RESULTS: Within a few days of the festival, the Medal winners and Blue Ribbon winners will be posted online by student
numbers at www.mtacocc.org. Certificates, evaluation sheets, medals and ribbons may be picked up at the February 8th
Branch Meeting.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Postage Fees & Rules Change
If you know you cannot attend this meeting and wish to have the result packet mailed back to
you, please include $5.60 for postage (USPS Priority Mail flat rate) in your check along with the
student registration fees. No cash will be accepted!
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Part A.
OCC BRANCH WEBSITE REGISTRATION at http://www.mtacocc.org/user/login/ will close on January 2. (Note: This is different from the BACH FESTIVAL. Please read Bach Festival rules for details on how to register students.) Students may enter
either the Baroque Festival or the Bach Festival, but not both.
•You may request AM or PM only if absolutely necessary. More specific scheduling requests cannot be accommodated.
•It is very important for you to check the spelling of your on-line registrations. They will appear on all the printed
materials for the festival day - programs, evaluation sheets, certificates etc.
Part B.
After registering your students online, please MAIL the following to: Susan Wong, 415 Anita St., Redondo Beach, CA
90278 on or before January 2.
1. A check payable to MTAC Orange Coast Cities for the total amount of your entries
2. Print the web page of your Student List from the online website, and include it with the check.
3. “Evaluation Sheet.” One copy per entry. Please go to http://mtacocc.org/documents/BRQ_Adjudicator_Evaluation_
Sheet2013.pdf to find this form.
• Fill in the form by typing directly on the screen. Typed evaluation lists highly recommended; if not, please write neatly and legibly. This form will be used by judges!!
• Print evaluation sheet per entry.
• Leave the STUDENT NUMBER blank.
• Please enter your TEACHER NUMBER from the Branch Yearbook 2014-15, not from any previous year.
• Print each one right after typing – it does not save entry as a file.
The result packets will be available for pick up at the February 8th Branch Meeting.
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Geneva Presbyterian Church
24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods
Chair: Lisa lwaki, 439-5623, [email protected]
Co-Chair: Itoe Akimoto, 951-1677, [email protected]
Regional Chair: Pam Worcester, 581-1467, [email protected]
Hospitality: Jin Cho, 380-9687
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 9, 2015
Registration will close at 11:59 PM
Entry Fee: $25.00
REPERTOIRE INFORMATION
MTAC, Orange Coast Cities Branch Rule: Pieces from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook will NOT be accepted for
the Bach Festival. Students playing works from the AMB Notebook should enter the Baroque Festival instead. Students may play in either the Baroque or the Bach Festival, but not both.
Teachers interested in the 2014 Complete Works Official List can find this on the SCJBF website.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
The 2015 student applications will be available online from November 1st at http://www.scjbf.org. Before registering
your students, you must check the box that says, I have read and I accept the rules that apply to students and teachers
entering the Southern California Junior Bach Festival.
If you registered students last year, their information will still be listed under Student Profiles. Please delete the students that have graduated or are no longer your students. You will need to use the same user name and password. In
addition, remember to update your teacher info (new email or address). Direct website questions to the webmaster,
Dave Weisbart. Please contact Pamela Worcester, Bach Region V Chair, at 949-581-1467 or [email protected] for other
questions.
Do NOT try to register on our branch website mtacocc.org.
Please mail the following items to Itoe Akimoto (25582 Maximus Street, Mission Viejo, CA 92691) or bring them to the
January 14th Branch Meeting.
1)
A print out of your students from the scjbf.org website
2)
A check made payable to MTAC, Orange Coast Cities Branch: $25 x the number of students entered + postage.
You do not need to include postage if you intend to pick-up the results.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Postage Fees & Rules Change
If you know you cannot attend this meeting and wish to have the result packet mailed back
to you, please include $5.60 for postage (USPS Priority Mail flat rate) in your check along
with the student registration fees. No cash will be accepted!
Absolutely no changes or additions will be made after the February 9th deadline!
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PIANO & VIOLIN/VIOLA MASTERCLASS
The Southern California Junior Bach Festival is sponsoring a Piano Master Class with Dr. Stewart Gordon and a Violin/
Viola Master Class with Nathan Cole on Monday, January 19, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Chapman University,
Salmon Recital Hall (inside Bertea Hall, off of Palm Ave.) Go to scjbf.org for more info. Performer and Auditor applications available on pages 9-10.
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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Southern
California
Junior Bach Festival
is sponsoring a
PIANO MASTER CLASS
with
STEWART GORDON
Monday, January 19, 2015
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 N.
Chapman University, Orange, CA
Salmon Recital Hall (inside Bertea Hall, off of Palm Av.)
Stewart Gordon is Professor of Keyboard Studies at the
Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern
California, as well as an adjunct professor at the Claremont
Graduate University. His academic career includes posts at
Wilmington College in Ohio, the University of Maryland, where
he was Music Department chair, and Queens College of the
City University of New York, where he was Provost and VicePresident for Academic Affairs.
As a pianist, he toured in the United States, Canada,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Great Britain,
Ireland, Norway, Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan, the Caribbean, and
Saudi Arabia. His recordings include works by Beethoven,
Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, De Falla, Scriabin, Ellis Kohs,
Luis de Frietas-Branco, and the complete Rachmaninoff
Preludes. He is a Steinway Artist.
He is the author of many books and a videotape series of instructional materials for both
students and teachers. He has edited the Piano Sonatas of Beethoven (Alfred) in four volumes.
His newest book, Guide for Tomorrow's Pianists, is currently in production at Oxford University
Press). He is preparing an edition of the Twelve Debussy Etudes for Alfred Music Publishers.
He founded the (now) William Kapell International Piano Competition and acted as its director
for 15 years. In New York City he founded the Cultural Heritage Competition and the Great Gospel
Competition. He is a past President of the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition, and
currently serves on the executive and artistic committees. In Savannah, Georgia, he founded the
Savannah Onstage Music Festivals, as well as its American Traditions Competition, and acted as
their artistic director for 14 years. He has served as an adjudicator for many international
competitions.
Performer Application
Auditor Application
Master Class performance is open to any Keyboard Regional Performer.
Students may perform any Bach Work except Anna Magdalena Notebook.
We invite you to attend the Master Class as an auditor. Costs for
pre-registration are $20 for adults and $10 for students (with student I.D.).
Pre-registration applications must be postmarked by January 12, 2015.
(Adult auditors paying at the door will be charged $30.)
Please make your check payable to SCJBF and send it to:
Sue Scofield at 1604 Hillside Dr., Glendale, CA. 91208.
No refund of performer fee after student has been selected to perform.
Entry Fee $50 - Application Deadline Postmark, January 6, 2015
Make check payable to SCJBF
Mail to Sue Scofield at 1604 Hillside Dr. Glendale, CA 91208
Student Name_______________________________Age______Phone_________________
Teacher Name_________________________Phone_______________Branch___________
Name_____________________________________Phone________________________
Name_____________________________________Phone________________________
Teacher's Address___________________________________________________________
Student Email__________________________Tchr Email____________________________
Bach Work_______________________________________BWV_________Time_________
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
Parking permits are required. Visit www.chapman.edu (Maps and Directions)
for details. Use Lastinger parking structure P4. For additional information on
this event, please contact Sue Scofield at (818) 243-3886
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Southern
California
Junior Bach Festival
is sponsoring a
Violin/Viola Master Class
with
NATHAN COLE
Monday, January 19, 2015
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 N.
Chapman University, Orange, CA
Choral Room (inside Bertea Hall, off of Palm Av.)
Nathan Cole is First Associate Concertmaster of
the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In addition to his
previous positions in the Chicago Symphony and as
Principal Second Violin of the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra, he has appeared as guest concertmaster
with the orchestras of Houston, Minnesota, Oregon,
Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Seattle.
As a native of Lexington, Kentucky, he is also a
frequent soloist with the Lexington Philharmonic. In
2007, Nathan founded the Chamber Music Festival
of Lexington.
As a teaching artist with the online music company
ArtistWorks, Nathan presides over his School of
Violin, nathancoleviolin.com. In Los Angeles, he is
on the faculty of the Colburn School for the Performing Arts and is a guest lecturer at the USC
Thornton School of Music. While in Chicago, he was on faculty at the Chicago College of
Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, and was a coach for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Nathan made his debut with the Louisville Orchestra at the age of ten. While studying at the Curtis
Institute of Music with Pamela Frank, Felix Galimir, Ida Kavafian and Jaime Laredo, he formed the
Grancino String Quartet. At the invitation of Isaac Stern, the Quartet made its debut in New York's
Weill Hall. Several summers at Marlboro, as well as tours with Musicians from Marlboro, enriched
his love of chamber music.
Nathan’s articles and photographs have appeared in Strings, Symphony and Chamber Music
magazines. His debut album Rapid Approach is a disc of unaccompanied works by Bach, Bartók
and Augusta Read Thomas.
Performer Application
Auditor Application
Master Class performance is open to any Strings All-Branch Regional Performer.
Students may perform any Bach Work except Anna Magdalena Notebook.
We invite you to attend the Master Class as an auditor. Costs for
pre-registration are $20 for adults and $10 for students (with student I.D.).
Pre-registration applications must be postmarked by January 12, 2015.
(Adult auditors paying at the door will be charged $30.)
Please make your check payable to SCJBF and send it to:
Sue Scofield at 1604 Hillside Dr., Glendale, CA. 91208.
No refund of performer fee after student has been selected to perform.
Entry Fee $50 - Application Deadline Postmark, January 6, 2015
Make check payable to SCJBF
Mail to Sue Scofield at 1604 Hillside Dr. Glendale, CA 91208
Student Name_______________________________Age______Phone_________________
Teacher Name_________________________Phone_______________Branch___________
Name_____________________________________Phone________________________
Name_____________________________________Phone________________________
Teacher's Address___________________________________________________________
Student Email__________________________Tchr Email____________________________
Bach Work_______________________________________BWV_________Time_________
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
Parking permits are required. Visit www.chapman.edu (Maps and Directions)
for details. Use Lastinger parking structure P4. For additional information on
this event, please contact Sue Scofield at (818) 243-3886
Page 10
BRANCH RECITALS
Community Service Recital, Showcase Recital
COMMUNITY SERVICE RECITALS
Chairs: Laura Combs, 233-2806, [email protected]
Angela Leu, 697-2888, [email protected]
Saturdays at 2 PM at Freedom Village in Lake Forest
Next recital dates: January 24 (deadline January 9)
February 28 (deadline February 9)
The fees are $15 per student. If there any ensembles, each student in
the group will pay $15. (For example, a duet will be charged $30 total.)
Register online at www.mtacocc.org. Send fees and student list printed
off the web registration page to Angela Leu. Refer to “Branch Documents” on our branch website for more information. The deadline will
be 3 weeks prior to the recital or the first 15 students to register (whichever happens first). All pieces must be performed from memory.
SHOWCASE RECITALS
Chair: Ana de Vries, 499-1065, [email protected]
Sundays at 2 PM at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, Saddleback Room
Next recital dates: April 19 (deadline March 28) The fees are $15 per student. If there any ensembles, each student in
the group will pay $15. (For example, a duet will be charged $30 total.)
Register online registration at www.mtacocc.org. Send fees and student list printed off the web registration page to Ana de Vries. Refer to
“Branch Documents” on our branch website for more information. The
deadline will be 3 weeks prior to the recital or the first 15 students to
register (whichever happens first). No performance certificate will be
given if solo music is not memorized.
UPCOMING
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE EVENTS
REFLECTION OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL
KEYBOARD SERIES
GRACE FONG AND GILLES APAP,
VIOLIN & PIANO RECITAL
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2:30 PM
McKinney Theatre
$15 general; $12 seniors; $10 students; children FREE
with paying adult; 2 for 1 for music teachers with
MTAC/CAPMT ID
CONCERT HOUR
LASZLO MEZO CELLO CONCERT
Date: Thursday, January 29, 12:00 PM
FA 101
FREE Admission
VIOLIN MASTER CLASS WITH MOVSES
POGOSSIAN
Date: Sunday, February 8, 10:00 AM
FA 101
FREE Admission
For more information, see
http://www.saddleback.edu/uploads/
arts/14pafallbrochureweb.PDF
Reminder: Teachers may enter only 2 students per recital. Please do not enter the same student twice (solo + duet) in
one recital. (Two duet teams per teacher are allowed.) Teachers are not allowed to perform duets (four-hand piano music) with their students. It is acceptable for teachers to accompany their students for different instruments or voice.
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
CONCERTO COMPETITION 2014-15 RESULTS
Congratulations to the following students:
1st Place: Jonah Cervantes
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto in E-flat, Op. 107 (I)
2nd Place: Ariana Espinoza Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (I)
3rd Place: Harlan Tsui
Honorable Mentions: Micaela Lum & Kiana Kaminski
Congrats also to the winning teachers:
Su-Shing Chiu, Linda Eldridge, Kirill Gliadkovsky,
Laszlo Mezo, Pamela Worcester
The 1st and 2nd Place winners will perform with the
Saddleback College Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, March 14, 2015.
Pamela Worcester
Piano Studio News
BRANCH YEARBOOK
UPDATES
Congrats to Shelby Wong for winning the Young Stars of the Future Competition. She will be performing the Warsaw Concerto
by Richard Addinsell with the South Coast Symphony on Friday,
January 30, 2015 at 7:30 PM at Crossline Church in Laguna Hills.
The following teachers have changed
their address and email. Please update
your branch yearbooks accordingly:
CAPMT District 8 2014-15 Honors Audition:
Category B: Carina Wang (1st Place)
Category C: Chloe Nelson (1st Place)
Category E: Micaela Lum (Alternate) Jenny Tu
24216 Hollyoak Apt C,
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
CAPMT District 8 2014-15 Contemporary Music Festival:
Category D: Adin Boyer (1st Place)
Category E: Jiayang Chris Zhou (1st Place)
Fang Ouyang
[email protected]
CAPMT District winners will compete again at the CAPMT State
Conference on Feb. 7, 2015 at Cal State Los Angeles. MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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Vienna International Piano Academy
2015
June 8th – June 29th
http://viennapianoacademy.wordpress.com/
Private lessons with faculty members and a final concert for
participants are part of the piano study. Also featured are tours
of Vienna and its environs, including composers’ homes, world
famous museums, Baroque castles, gardens, and abundant
historic sites. “Vienna Festival Weeks” take place during the
Academy offering opportunities to enjoy everything from
symphonic concerts and opera to theater performances and
exhibitions. You will have opportunities to attend concerts and
opera performances in the world-renowned Musikverein and
Staatsoper. You will also be extended the extraordinary opportunity to attend some of the classes at the famous Vienna
University of Music and Performing Arts!
Faculty: Krassimira Jordan, Artist-in-Residence and Professor of
Piano at Baylor University, Texas, Wofgang Watzinger, Professor
of Music at University of Music and Performance Arts, Vienna,
Austria, and Paul Barnes, Professor of Piano at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music, and Lynn Worcester,
Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at Shorter
University, Georgia.
Fees and Deadline:
·
Euro 2,600.
·
Deadline for a deposit of 800 Euros December 15th,
2014.
Advanced Piano Pedagogy Class
Spring, 2015 at Saddleback College
Interested in enhancing your piano teaching
skills? Consider taking Mus 256 – Advanced
Piano Pedagogy at Saddleback College. Classes start on starting on Monday, January
26, 2015 (spring semester). More details
below.
Designed to help more experienced piano
teachers refine their teaching techniques.
Teachers expected to teach and perform music in the correct style. Teaching demonstrations with younger students required. Piano
literature for late-intermediate & early-advanced levels emphasized.
Questions? Contact Pam Worcester at
[email protected] or 949-581-1467.
Mus 256, Advanced Piano Pedagogy (3 units)
Ticket # 18270
Class meets on Mondays, 8:45-11:50 AM
Instructor: Pamela Worcester
For more information, please telephone (254)710-6517 or
e-mail [email protected].
MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, January 2015
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