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October 2009 Inside this issue: President’s Message 2 Spring Festival 2 Auditions , Classes and Competitions 3, 4, 5 Fall Concert Schedule 4, 6, Judged Recital Competition Results 6 Daniel Pearl Foundation World Music Days 8 Calendar Back Pecans for Sale 8 Inside this issue: Wednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of Arlington Wednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of Arlington Wednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of Arlington Wednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of Arlington 9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program 9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program 9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program 9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program Celebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial with Celebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial with Celebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial with Celebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial with Bonnie Kellert, Bonnie Kellert, Bonnie Kellert, Bonnie Kellert, pianist pianist pianist pianist Bonnie Kellert’s presentation, Falling in Love with Mendels- sohn, is a survey of the Songs without Words. Ms. Kellert will discuss interpretive ideas that are based on the romantic and expressive qualities found in this repertoire. She will draw from a number of works to show examples of tone control, phrasing, coloring and textural balance. Suggestions for achieving a sen- sitive, musical performance will also be demonstrated. The workshop will explore how Mendelssohn’s pedal markings and how he used dynamic markings, accents, rubato and sostenuto to heighten expression. Ms. Kellert is a native of Washington D.C. and a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she studied as a scholar- ship student with Leon Fleisher. She was the recipient of first prize in the Washington International Piano Competition and the Jordan Piano Award and was a semi-finalist at the first William Kapell International Piano Competition. She taught at the Le- vine School of Music for twenty-two years and has trained many prize winning students. Ms. Kellert currently pursues a very ac- tive professional career as performer, teacher, lecturer, master- class presenter and president of the Washington D.C. MTA. Coming Dec. 2: Master Class by Pianist Brian Ganz NVMTA TEACHER RE- FERRAL LISTING Please fill out the form which appears on the website, and send your $35 check made out to NVMTA, to Peggy McNulty, 1209 Stable Gate Ct., McLean, Va. 22102. Your listing is good for one year and it’s up to you to check to renew your listing every year. If you have questions, please con- tact Peggy at Peggy.McNulty @ Veri- zon.net
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October 2009
Inside this issue:
President’s Message
2
Spring Festival 2
Auditions , Classes and
Competitions
3, 4, 5
Fall Concert Schedule 4, 6,
Judged Recital
Competition Results
6
Daniel Pearl Foundation
World Music Days 8
Calendar Back
Pecans for Sale 8
Inside this issue: Wednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of ArlingtonWednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of ArlingtonWednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of ArlingtonWednesday, Oct. 28, Woman’s Club of Arlington
9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program9:45 Business Meeting, 10:30 Program
Celebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial withCelebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial withCelebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial withCelebrate the Felix Mendelssohn Bicentennial with
Bonnie Kellert, Bonnie Kellert, Bonnie Kellert, Bonnie Kellert, pianistpianistpianistpianist
Bonnie Kellert’s presentation, Falling in Love with Mendels-sohn, is a survey of the Songs without Words. Ms. Kellert will discuss interpretive ideas that are based on the romantic and expressive qualities found in this repertoire. She will draw from a number of works to show examples of tone control, phrasing, coloring and textural balance. Suggestions for achieving a sen-sitive, musical performance will also be demonstrated. The workshop will explore how Mendelssohn’s pedal markings and how he used dynamic markings, accents, rubato and sostenuto to heighten expression.
Ms. Kellert is a native of Washington D.C. and a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she studied as a scholar-ship student with Leon Fleisher. She was the recipient of first prize in the Washington International Piano Competition and the Jordan Piano Award and was a semi-finalist at the first William Kapell International Piano Competition. She taught at the Le-vine School of Music for twenty-two years and has trained many prize winning students. Ms. Kellert currently pursues a very ac-tive professional career as performer, teacher, lecturer, master-class presenter and president of the Washington D.C. MTA.
Coming Dec. 2:
Master Class by
Pianist Brian Ganz
NVMTA TEACHER RE-
FERRAL LISTING
Please fill out the form which appears on the website, and send your $35 check made out to NVMTA, to Peggy McNulty, 1209 Stable Gate Ct., McLean, Va. 22102.
Your listing is good for one year and it’s up to you to check to renew your listing every year. If you have questions, please con-tact Peggy at Peggy.McNulty @ Veri-zon.net
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SPRING FESTIVAL NEWS
Even though Fall approaches, it is actually time to prepare for Spring Festival! Spring Festival will be held on March 12-13-14, 2010 at Oakton High School.
Items of Note:
• Area Chairs: mandatory meeting at end of September, time and date TBA.
• Returning teachers:
-Online registration will be open November 1 to December 15. Please send to Marilynne Jost an estimate of the number of entrants from your studio. All registration must be completed by December 15.
-Please select music early in order to be ready for deadline.
-Please regularly check both www.novaspfestival.org, the festival site, and your e-mail for updates
• New teachers and those returning after an absence:
We welcome all teachers interested in Spring Festival. Please come to the Newcomer’s meeting which will outline Festival procedures and objec-tives. Please contact host Amy Rothstein at (703) 827-9513 for details.
We are looking forward to a wonderful Festival year! Chairs Marilynne Jost, 703-242-2808 and Julie Hixon, 703-222-7776.
President’s Message
With October upon us, we’re well into the new school year and NVMTA has already had several events, including the first Judged and General Recitals.
NVMTA has approximately 30 events throughout the year. Both the Piano Concerto Competition and Piano Concerto Festival, as well as members’ preparatory recitals leading up to these events, require a second piano. Twice within the last year we’ve been in danger of losing the second piano at the time we are most in need of it.
I would like to publicly thank Brian Rothstein, son of longtime NVMTA member, Amy Rothstein, for his generosity in allowing NVMTA to use his Steinway concert grand for approxi-mately the next five years! We are also enormously grateful to Jeanne Lowe, who has allowed NVTMA to use her own Steinway since March, 2009; her piano will be leaving WCA in December of this year. Jeanne really helped us out last spring when we were in urgent need of a second piano.
Personally, I feel that an organization as large as ours should have two pianos. This was discussed at the September meeting, and the consensus was that we do, indeed, need our own second piano. In the coming months, we will discuss fundraising strategies. I welcome thoughts from all of you as to how we can realize this goal. In the meantime, I wish each of you contin-ued success in your teaching.
Jim Litzelman, President
PIANO TUNING AND
REPAIR
Frank Cahill
(703) 239-2754
Evening Appointments
Distinguished Piano Teaching
Vasilios Boobas
Noted Concert Pianist & Teacher
Piano - All Levels/Ages
Advanced Coaching & Competition Preparation
Student of Mieczyslaw Munz, Peabody Conservatory;
Robert Goldsand, Manhattan School of Music; & Erno Balogh
703/256-0666 in Annandale, Virginia
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NCTM Grant and Scholarship Opportunity
MTNA nationally certified teachers have made a commitment to continuing education. The Piano Technicians Guild (PTG) recognizes this by sponsoring two scholarships available only to MTNA certified members. One annual scholarship in the amount of $750 is to be used spe-cially for Recreational Music Making. The other, in the amount of $1,000,furthers teaching skills through continued education and performance study.
This is an exceptional opportunity to receive scholarship to continue teacher training, at-tend a conference or study with a master teacher.
Additional information and the application form may be found on the MTNA website, www.mtnacertification.org. Click on "Resources." All entries must be postmarked by Decem-
ber 1, 2009. Don't delay. Apply today!
Dr. Ronit Seter
Piano
Theory
Adult lessons
Historical Musicology
703.277.1001
Fairfax
20 years of teaching experience
Cornell Ph.D. in Musicology
Free Workshop: Musicology Matters
Dr. Ronit Seter, faculty of the Peabody Institute, will host a monthly workshop dedicated to Western masterpieces. At the first meeting on Thursday, October 29th at 10:00 AM, which is free of charge but limited to the first 10 NVMTA members, Dr. Seter will lead an open discussion of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. She will investigate the music’s fascinating rhythmic and metrical details, as well as the history of it’s scandalous premiere.
RSVP 703.277.1001 or [email protected] by October 22nd.
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Mpingo Clarinet Quartet Concert
The Mpingo Clarinet Quartet looks forward to its concert in the Old Town Hall Perform-ance Series at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9th. The program includes the Diverti-mento by Alfred Uhl, Three Pieces by Gershwin, Sonata for Two Clarinets by Poulenc, Moto Perpetuo by Paganini, Dances for Three by Schikele, as well as works by Corelli,
Desportes, and Schumann. Mpingo Quartet members are Christopher Hite, Robert Little, Larry Bocaner, and Nancy Genovese.
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HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION FOR STRINGS
The FMMC High School Competition for Strings, open to students in grades 9-12, will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 at the Sumner School and Museum, 1201 17th Street, Washington, DC. This event is held in memory of Gus Johansen.
The deadline for applications is October 14, 2009.
Prize awards are $700, $500 and $300. The first prizewinner will participate in a recital at Strathmore Hall on Friday, November 27, 2009. Other prize winners will have an opportunity to perform in FMMC events throughout the year.
For information please call Suzanne Richardson, 202-232-4355 or email [email protected].
October 2009
Neva Greenwood Memorial Student Composition Competition
The Neva Greenwood Memorial Student Composition Competition offers an outstanding opportunity for young composers to showcase their new works. Any student in grades 7-12 who resides in DC, MD or VA is eligible to enter.
Entries are due by December 4, 2009. The Finals Concert will be held on January 30, 2010, at 1pm, at the National Presbyterian Church in DC. All are welcome to attend. The competition offers several prizes, with the top award being $700.00.
For more information and an application go to http://fmmc.org/cmstest/images/fmmc_docs/hscompositioncomp.pdf. For a printable flyer go to http://fmmc.org/cmstest/images/fmmc_docs/hscompositionflyer.pdf.
For questions, contact Mark Handel, competition chair at [email protected] or (202) 297-0059.
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In honor of Fall Festival we invite you to test your knowledge of contemporary
music by taking our Music Quiz of 20th and 21st century music
1. What's unusual about Arnold Schönberg's "Second String Quartet"?
. It lasts over 2 hours . It only contains 11 notes
. There’s a singer in it . The strings are tuned to
different intervals
2. Which isn’t a ballet by Igor Stravinsky?
. Petrushka . Firebird . Rite of Spring . Bluebeard’s Castle
3. Which Hungarian composer wrote Concerto for Orchestra?
. Ernst von Dohnanyi . Gyorgy Kurtag . Gyorgi Ligeti . Bela Bartok
(Answers in next month’s Newsletter!)
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RESULTS OF JUDGED RECITAL
September 20, 2009 at the Women’s Club
Margarita Gramaticova, Douglas Harrington and Roseanne Conway, co-chairs
Eric Himy and Jose Ramos Santana, judges.
2 pm Recital (13 and older)
Honors Bryan Ho student of Marjorie Lee
Kimberly Hou student of Marjorie Lee
Michelle Papenfuss student of Yoshinori Hosaka
Honorable Mention Miyabi Saito student of Rosita Kerr Mang
Antonia Stabile student of Nancy Breth
Alex Stabile student of Nancy Breth
3:30pm Recital (12 and younger)
Honors Evelyn Mo student of Jun Yang Alec Zhang student of Rosita Kerr Mang Juncheng Shen student of Marjorie Lee Honorable Mention Alexander Wang student of Nancy Longmyer Rena Cai student of Jun Yang
Congratulations to everyone who performed!
Recital to Benefit NVMTA Voice Scholarships
Anne Hurley-Cole will sing the Hermit Songs of Samuel Barber, and the selected songs of Gustav Mahler. Along with Marlisa Del Cid-Woody and Krista Smith, violins, Judy Cho, viola and David Cho, cello, she will also perform La Bonne Chanson for voice and piano quintet in a recital to benefit the NVMTA Voice Scholarship fund. The concert takes place October 25 At 7:00 PM at Epiphany United Methodist Church in Vienna. Donations to replenish the scholarship fund gladly accepted.
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National Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
November 8, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
Young Soloists Recital at the Alden Theater November 22, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
Niki Hua, 15 and Valerie Zetts, 17, both study piano with Nancy O’Neill Breth, and are a duo-piano team; Risa Kaneko, 17, and Timothy Tran, 16, study piano with Marjorie Lee; Caroline Jorgensen, 11, studies harp with Mary Kay Waddington; and Kevin Shu, 16 is a pianist .
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PECANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
You may sign up to place Pecan orders at the September meet-ing. Plan ahead for the holidays and place your orders early. Pe-can halves are available plain as well as cinnamon glazed or chocolate-covered and come attractively packaged in foil bags ready for that special someone. Orders may also be placed by phone or mail and the deadline to order is October 10th. The number of orders received will be the number of orders placed and pecans will be available by early November. Proceeds from pecan sales go to the scholarship fund. Please direct orders or questions to this year’s Head Nut, Marilynne Jost, 703-242-2808.
You are invited to participate in the 8th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, a global network of events to promote peace and understanding through the language of music. This year's World Music Days will be held October 1 - 31, 2009, and we hope that you will be able to inspire your audiences through this opportunity. For the past seven years, thousands of professional and amateur musicians have joined this expanding network of concerts to honor the legacy of journalist/ musician Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal South Asia Bureau Chief, who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan shortly after 9/11. These concerts commemorate Pearl's life and work by using the universal language of music to spread a message of hope, unity and "Harmony for Humanity." World Music Days, which coincides with Daniel's October 10 birthday, is an awareness-raising initiative, not a fund-raising program. There is no fee to participate. A simple registration of your event(s) at www.danielpearlmusicdays.org will confirm20your participation and promote your event(s) worldwide. Once you register your event(s), participation entails nothing more than a brief dedication from the stage, or in the printed program, in support of the "Harmony for Humanity" theme at one or more of your scheduled October performances. Last year artists at more than 1,000 concerts in 59 countries took part in this global initiative and we are looking forward to many more joining this year. Registering is Easy! For more information and to confirm your participation, please visit our website at www.danielpearlmusicdays.org. Upon registration, you will have the ability to create an Artist Page with information, photos and links to your MySpace, YouTube and other designated websites. You can also visit our eStage page to introduce your music to worldwide listeners via our internet radio station and gallery. Daniel Pearl was a talented musician who joined musical groups in every community he visited, leaving behind a
long trail of musician friends that spans the entire globe. He firmly believed in the power of music to unite peo-
ple.
Deadline for the Nov./Dec. 2009
online News is November 15. Please send items by email to
CALENDAR (see also www.nvmta.org/Calendar)
OCTOBER 18 Sun Judged Recitals, WCA, 2:00, 3:15, & 4:30 pm
28 Wed Regular Meeting, WCA, 9:45 am; Program 10:30 am
NOVEMBER 1 Sun Young Artists Musicale, GMU, 6:00 pm
2 Mon POSTMARK DEADLINE: Nov. 11 General Recitals
5-8 Thu-Sun VMTA Fall Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
11 Wed Veterans Day
14 Sat Fall Festival (VMTA), Cherrydale Methodist Church, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
14 Sat Skills Day: Single-Line Instruments (VMTA), St. Tomas à Becket Catholic Church
15 Sun General Recitals, WCA, 2:30 pm & 3:45 pm; Newsletter deadline
26 Thu Thanksgiving
DECEMBER 1 Tue POSTMARK DEADLINES: Dec. 13 Judged Recitals & Piano Concerto Competition
2 Wed Regular Meeting, WCA, 9:45 am; Program 10:30 am
13 Sun Judged Recitals, WCA, 2:00, 3:15, & 4:30 pm
14 Mon POSTMARK DEADLINE: String Concerto Competition
18 Fri POSTMARK DEADLINE: Woodwind Concerto Competition
25 Fri Christmas Day
29 Tue POSTMARK DEADLINE: Jan. 16i Judged Recitals & Repertoire submission for Honors Recital
JANUARY 1 Thu New Year's Day; Newsletter deadline
2 Sat POSTMARK DEADLINE: Jan 10 General Recitals
5 Tue POSTMARK DEADLINE: Theory Mastery Day
9 Sat String Concerto Competition, WCA
10 Sun General Recitals, WCA 2:30pm & 3:45pm
13 Wed POSTMARK DEADLINE: Bach/Baroque Festival
14, 15-17 Fri-Sun Southern Division Competitions, Birmingham AL
16 Sat Non-competitive Judged Recitals, WCA, 2:00 & 3:15pm
Honors Recital 4:30pm
Performance Opportunity
Arts for All Ages is an organization which serves seniors living in retirement homes and assisted living facilities. It seeks talented young musicians who would be inter-ested in presenting concerts for the elderly. It’s a wonderful opportunity to enrich the lives of facility residents while trying out a challenging program in front of an apprecia-tive audience. For more info contact Vanessa Pearce at 571-243-4641.
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