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In this issue:
- Upcoming CHMTA Events
- President's Letter
- New format for CHMTA Festival March 11!
- CHMTA Student Recital Feb 26
- Announcements:
- Adult student soiree
- Summer Jazz Camp
- Piano for sale
- Upcoming concerts
- Greg McCallum Scholarship Fund
- CHMTA newsletter submissions
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UPCOMING CHMTA EVENTS:
- Feb 16 Deadline to register for CHMTA student recital
- Feb 17 Deadline to register for CHMTA Non-competitve Festival (details below)
- Feb. 21 11AM CHMTA Board meeting--CH Public Library, Meeting Room C
- Feb 26 CHMTA Student Recital
- March 11- CHMTA Festival (see below for details!)
- May 11 Deadline to register for CHMTA Student Recital
- May 21 CHMTA Student Recital
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President's Letter:
Dear CHMTA Chapter-
Our long time treasurer, Margery Gates, will not be continuing on the board of CHMTA. We sincerely thank Margery for her valued service and contribution to the chapter for many years.
Due to this vacancy, I am urgently submitting a request to our entire membership that a volunteer join our board and serve as Treasurer for at least the remainder of 2016-17. It is an important role – one that needs to be filled for us to continue functioning smoothly. It would really help us out and you do not have to be an accountant. Margery would be happy to help coordinate the functions of the position. Please let us know of your interest by February 3.
Our new CHMTA Festival format promises to be another exciting event offering. The board and festival committee have decided to focus on creating an interactive learning event in which students, teachers and parents share the experience of performance, listening, and critique. I am sure you will want your students to participate and be inspired by the new format as well! We would like to thank UNC for their continued generosity.
Our next student recital is in February and our next board meeting will be February 21 from 11:00AM to 12:30 PM in meeting room C at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
Thanks for all that you do to make CHMTA a terrific chapter and happy teaching!
Derison Duarte
New! CHMTA Non-Competitive Festival March 11
This spring, we are offering a non-competitive format for the Festival, in which students perform in a masterclass setting. Students will be organized by age into groups of three to five, with parents, teachers and judge/clinician in the room. Each student or ensemble in the group will perform and receive written comments and a rating. After each performance, the judge/clinician will work with the student(s), sharing ideas in a mini-lesson format.
Students aged 5-18 are welcome to participate and perform any pieces they would like. Solos and ensembles are welcome. The performance time restrictions will be 5-10 minutes, depending of the age of the student. We will have information and forms on the website by the end of the month.
Plan now to enter your students in this wonderful performing opportunity! The date of the Festival is Saturday, March 11. The registration deadline is Friday, February 17.
Tanya Smirnov and Meg O’Brien, Festival Chairs
CHMTA Student Recital Feb. 26
The October recital was such a success, we now look forward to the next one on February 26th!
Student Recital 2:00 PM February 26 at Person Hall. Deadline for submissions is February 16. Please send entries with student name, names of pieces with proper titles and opus numbers, and duration in minutes to Tatiana Gutnik.
Thanks.
Marilyn Pinschmidt
Announcements:
Adult Music Soirée:
Do you have adult music students that would be interested in participating in a low key performance gathering? Do you know teachers or students with a piano in their home and adequate space that would be willing to host an Adult Soiree? A potluck type informal gathering to encourage adult music students at all levels (especially beginners) would be a great thing for our community, and a fun opportunity for teachers and adult students to get to know one another. Please email Lisa Furukawa Monroe if you have adult students that might be interested and/or know of someone that would be willing to host a soirée. Furukawalisa@gmail.com
Summer Jazz Camp
Summerjazz Camp is looking for teens, ages 12-17, who play an instrument, and are interested in jazz. All instrumentalists are welcome, even if not on traditional jazz instruments. Musicians will work on classic big band pieces, combo standards, and contemporary jazz. The camp runs 8:30-3 for two weeks starting June 26 and will culminate with one or more performances on July 7. No experience in jazz is necessary, but applicants should be comfortable reading from sheet music. Participants should also be ready to improve their improvisation skills. Each day will include band rehearsals as well as games and other musical activities. Cost $450 for both weeks. www.summerjazz.org
Erich Lieth
Yamaha C7 Grand Piano for sale
Dear fellow musicians,
My mother is moving to a retirement center and is selling her C7 Yamaha. If you, or one of your students, are interested you can give me a call and I can answer questions or set up a time to play it. 919-616-0418
Here is a link to the craigslist ad if you would like to see the photos: http://raleigh.craigslist.org/msg/5973218386.html
"Yamaha ebony C7 Grand piano for sale. Original owner. Satin finish, 7'6" from 1972 and in pristine condition. Wonderful pitch, action and tone. Has a "Damp Chaser" installed and has always been regularly tuned and regulated. Lightly played and an incredible instrument. Real ivory keys. $15K or best offer. Moving and need to sell. Calls only at 919-616-0418 "
Kind regards,
Mary Block
The 10th Annual Richard Luby Violin Symposium will be held at UNC Chapel Hill from May 22-28, 2017. This year's Luby Guest Artists are violinist Donald Weilerstein and pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein. They will present a recital in Moeser Auditorium at Hill Hall on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 pm. Donald Weilerstein will present a masterclass on Thursday, April 25, from 10-noon, in Kenan Rehearsal Hall. For a complete schedule of Symposium events, visit:
Greg McCallum Scholarship Fund
Hi Everyone,
It's just unbelievable that it has almost been a year since our dear Greg passed. Though he is still missed terribly, it is our hope that by establishing an endowed scholarship to honor his life and work, we will feel connected to him forever.
Please feel free to share the attached Call for Contributions with any dear ones who knew him! Since I'm no longer in touch with the chapters of the NCMTA, if anyone could help get the word out to more friends, musicians, teachers and members of his church, that would be so appreciated. The Gregory McCallum Memorial Scholarship for Piano is meant to remember Greg's path by helping another NC senior high school student with aspirations to pursue piano as a music major in North Carolina or elsewhere realize their dreams. (Greg studied at University of North Carolina, University of Maryland and Eastman School of Music).
Please find details below describing how you can help. All donations are tax deductible.
Happiest of Holidays to everyone and here's to a 2017 full of good health, good music, hope and contentment!
Mayron Tsong
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CHMTA Newsletter Submissions
We welcome your contributions to CHMTA's monthly newsletter!
We call for submissions on the 15th of each month. Submissions are due by the 25th of the month. The newsletter normally comes out by the first of the month. Due to the holidays, the January edition is published about a week later.
Email your news to: chmtanewsletter@gmail.com
Aviva Enoch, CHMTA News Editor
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