Sep 6, 2012
Welcome Pasadena Members to a new year, 2012-2013.
The new executive Pasadena Board is as follows:
President Angela Whitaker
Vice President Eriko Geiger
Treasurer Fay Kau
Recording Secretary Jamie Pedrini
Membership Secretary Esther Chang
Correspondence Secretary Lisa Fenderson
Director Anna Chan
Director Carol Lee
Director Winna Tan
The Annual Information Meeting will be on Sunday September 16, 2012 at 3.00 pm at First United Methodist Church, 201 N. San Gabriel Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91775. All members are asked to attend the meeting after which there will be a potluck dinner and the assignment is as follows:
Last names beginning:
A-J Main Dish, K-S Salads, T-Z Desserts
An email is sent to every member regarding this event - there will be more details there.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Dear Teachers: July 5, 2012
A Reminder to renew your MTAC dues. 26 more days till July 31 for you to renew and be eligible to participate in CM 2013. If you did not receive a renewal notice in the mail, please call the MTAC State Office at 800-834-3340.
Piano and Strings have a new Syllabus for CM 2013. You can purchase them through the State Office.
For those of you who are not aware - Pasadena Branch has a new Executive Board. Angela Whitaker is the new President - please direct all questions to her. If you have a CM question, you may direct it to Winna Tan.
A Reminder to renew your MTAC dues. 26 more days till July 31 for you to renew and be eligible to participate in CM 2013. If you did not receive a renewal notice in the mail, please call the MTAC State Office at 800-834-3340.
Piano and Strings have a new Syllabus for CM 2013. You can purchase them through the State Office.
For those of you who are not aware - Pasadena Branch has a new Executive Board. Angela Whitaker is the new President - please direct all questions to her. If you have a CM question, you may direct it to Winna Tan.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Dear Teachers: This is an opportunity to own an heirloom piano. Please read all about this special piano.
You have to see this beauty to really appreciate it. This Steinway & Sons Grand Piano model B (6’ 11”) Serial #83530 was built in 1895 and has a matching bench. It has been in our family for over 62 years and was refurbished before coming to our family. It was recently appraised by a professional – an hour and a half of very thoroughly checking every detail. He said it has such a wonderful big sound (enjoyed playing it very much!), original case, very shiny ebony finish, soundboard in great condition with no cracks. Overall style design is beautifully simple, not overly ornate. The technician is available to speak to for confirmation on any questions and said this beautiful heirloom instrument is ready to go to its’ new home without anything being done to it. $19,500.00. If you are interested please email Gloria Caruso at gcaruso123@ca.rr.com. or call (818-353-1394).
You have to see this beauty to really appreciate it. This Steinway & Sons Grand Piano model B (6’ 11”) Serial #83530 was built in 1895 and has a matching bench. It has been in our family for over 62 years and was refurbished before coming to our family. It was recently appraised by a professional – an hour and a half of very thoroughly checking every detail. He said it has such a wonderful big sound (enjoyed playing it very much!), original case, very shiny ebony finish, soundboard in great condition with no cracks. Overall style design is beautifully simple, not overly ornate. The technician is available to speak to for confirmation on any questions and said this beautiful heirloom instrument is ready to go to its’ new home without anything being done to it. $19,500.00. If you are interested please email Gloria Caruso at gcaruso123@ca.rr.com. or call (818-353-1394).
Sunday, May 6, 2012
All CM Teachers:
Please take note that any errors on your students' results, must be reported to the CM Branch Chair for changes by May 31. The database will be closed on June 1. Please check this webpage for CM News throughout the summer.
All Teachers:
Please be checking this webpage for Branch News regularly. Formal invitations for the 65th anniversary celebration of Pasadena Branch will be sent out by Wed. May 9. We hope that many teachers will come to this occasion.
MTAC Renewal Invoice has been sent to members. Your renewal must be postmarked by July 31, 2012. If you have not submitted your renewal by that date, your membership will be forfeited. There will be a $40.00 Reinstatement Fee required to reinstate your membership after the July 31st deadline. If you did not receive the Invoice, please contact Melanie Doyle at melanied@mtac.org.
Please take note that any errors on your students' results, must be reported to the CM Branch Chair for changes by May 31. The database will be closed on June 1. Please check this webpage for CM News throughout the summer.
All Teachers:
Please be checking this webpage for Branch News regularly. Formal invitations for the 65th anniversary celebration of Pasadena Branch will be sent out by Wed. May 9. We hope that many teachers will come to this occasion.
MTAC Renewal Invoice has been sent to members. Your renewal must be postmarked by July 31, 2012. If you have not submitted your renewal by that date, your membership will be forfeited. There will be a $40.00 Reinstatement Fee required to reinstate your membership after the July 31st deadline. If you did not receive the Invoice, please contact Melanie Doyle at melanied@mtac.org.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Dear Teachers:
There will be a memorial service for Peter Yazbeck. Please read the following:
Peter Yazbeck (June 30, 1930-April 18, 2012): Commemoration of a Life in Music
Saturday, May 26, 2012
3:00 pm
United Methodist Church, Ventura
1338 E. Santa Clara Street, Ventura
Please share with your family, friends and colleagues that a special event honoring the memories and accomplishments of Peter Yazbeck, is planned for Saturday, May 26, at 3:00 pm, at First United Methodist Church, Ventura, (1338 E. Santa Clara Street).
This gathering will feature performances by Peter’s past and current students, as well as many of his colleagues, interspersed with personal memories and highlights shared by those who loved and respected him for simply being “Peter” and for his work in the arts and education which all contributed to the legacy he left us.
With the help of his Pleasant Valley-Ventura MTAC branch, we were able to reserve the venue where the branch regularly hosts their recitals and festivals. It houses the branch’s new and beautiful Boesendorfer grand piano, which Peter helped select.
Those wishing to participate as a performer or to share memories, may contact Edward Francis with their repertoire selections or willingness to speak. Within reasonable limits, all those interested in participating will be part of the program. Indeed, if time permits, last-minute involvement will also be accommodated. edwardfrancis@roadrunner.com 805.498.7594
Afterwards, please join his family and friends for an early evening dinner at the church.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor his memory should know that in his will and trust, Peter bequeathed two important gifts to non-profit organizations. One, with no limitations, is to the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, an organization that he helped build as an original board member. He was a regular sponsor and through the years, many of his students were featured soloists with the orchestra. At the time of his passing, he was a board member emeritus, continued to attend all of their concerts, and the Sunday before his death, he gave a master class for the TOPhil’s Honors Piano Performance Seminar, teaching 8 young performers. The TOPhil will use his gift in many ways, including the establishment of the “Peter Yazbeck Concerto Soloist Scholarship” which will be awarded to one or more students each year. Supplemental contributions by check can be made out to: TOPhilharmonic, with a memo notation: In Memory of Peter Yazbeck, and can be sent to: Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, PO Box 4195, Thousand Oaks CA 91359 Donations by credit card can be made by visiting www.tophil.org and clicking the “Give” link. A memo can be added to the notes area indicating it is in Peter’s memory.
His second gift is to be administered through his MTAC Pleasant Valley-Ventura County Branch, and will be used to establish scholarships in his name. As a long-time member of this branch, Peter’s students
participated in all of their festivals and programs. Peter was a member of the Music Teachers’ Assn. of California for what seemed to be “forever.” He served on the state board, where he chaired the annual convention for four years, and then eventually served as President in the early 1990’s. He continued to participate in his branch’s activities, actively entering his students in various programs and festivals. Contribution checks can be made out to: MTAC Foundation, with a memo notation: Peter Yazbeck Scholarship Fund, and may be sent to the branch treasurer: Lily Starobinets, 505 Avocado Place, Camarillo, CA 93010
Cards and words of sympathy to the family can be sent to:
The Family of Peter Yazbeck
c/o Thousand Oaks Philharmonic
PO Box 4195
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
All correspondence will be forwarded to his family.
Thank you,
Edward Francis
Wayne Behlendorf
Co-Trustees & Executors of the Peter Yazbeck Estate
There will be a memorial service for Peter Yazbeck. Please read the following:
Peter Yazbeck (June 30, 1930-April 18, 2012): Commemoration of a Life in Music
Saturday, May 26, 2012
3:00 pm
United Methodist Church, Ventura
1338 E. Santa Clara Street, Ventura
Please share with your family, friends and colleagues that a special event honoring the memories and accomplishments of Peter Yazbeck, is planned for Saturday, May 26, at 3:00 pm, at First United Methodist Church, Ventura, (1338 E. Santa Clara Street).
This gathering will feature performances by Peter’s past and current students, as well as many of his colleagues, interspersed with personal memories and highlights shared by those who loved and respected him for simply being “Peter” and for his work in the arts and education which all contributed to the legacy he left us.
With the help of his Pleasant Valley-Ventura MTAC branch, we were able to reserve the venue where the branch regularly hosts their recitals and festivals. It houses the branch’s new and beautiful Boesendorfer grand piano, which Peter helped select.
Those wishing to participate as a performer or to share memories, may contact Edward Francis with their repertoire selections or willingness to speak. Within reasonable limits, all those interested in participating will be part of the program. Indeed, if time permits, last-minute involvement will also be accommodated. edwardfrancis@roadrunner.com 805.498.7594
Afterwards, please join his family and friends for an early evening dinner at the church.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor his memory should know that in his will and trust, Peter bequeathed two important gifts to non-profit organizations. One, with no limitations, is to the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, an organization that he helped build as an original board member. He was a regular sponsor and through the years, many of his students were featured soloists with the orchestra. At the time of his passing, he was a board member emeritus, continued to attend all of their concerts, and the Sunday before his death, he gave a master class for the TOPhil’s Honors Piano Performance Seminar, teaching 8 young performers. The TOPhil will use his gift in many ways, including the establishment of the “Peter Yazbeck Concerto Soloist Scholarship” which will be awarded to one or more students each year. Supplemental contributions by check can be made out to: TOPhilharmonic, with a memo notation: In Memory of Peter Yazbeck, and can be sent to: Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, PO Box 4195, Thousand Oaks CA 91359 Donations by credit card can be made by visiting www.tophil.org and clicking the “Give” link. A memo can be added to the notes area indicating it is in Peter’s memory.
His second gift is to be administered through his MTAC Pleasant Valley-Ventura County Branch, and will be used to establish scholarships in his name. As a long-time member of this branch, Peter’s students
participated in all of their festivals and programs. Peter was a member of the Music Teachers’ Assn. of California for what seemed to be “forever.” He served on the state board, where he chaired the annual convention for four years, and then eventually served as President in the early 1990’s. He continued to participate in his branch’s activities, actively entering his students in various programs and festivals. Contribution checks can be made out to: MTAC Foundation, with a memo notation: Peter Yazbeck Scholarship Fund, and may be sent to the branch treasurer: Lily Starobinets, 505 Avocado Place, Camarillo, CA 93010
Cards and words of sympathy to the family can be sent to:
The Family of Peter Yazbeck
c/o Thousand Oaks Philharmonic
PO Box 4195
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
All correspondence will be forwarded to his family.
Thank you,
Edward Francis
Wayne Behlendorf
Co-Trustees & Executors of the Peter Yazbeck Estate
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
You are cordially invited to attend the Young Artist Guild (YAG) concert. The featured artist is Eleanor Dunbar, violinist. The concert will be held at Church of Our Saviour, 535 W. Roses Rd, San Gabriel, 91775 at 3.30 PM. Please invite your students and friends. Support the YAG program! Admission is free. Please click Fliers and Forms for more information.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
We have sad news to relate to you. Peter Yazbeck, MTAC Past State President, died early this morning (April 18) at his home.
Peter
served on the State Board of Directors from 1983 to 1992. In 2011 he
was honored, as an Outstanding Service Award recipient, for all of the
work he provided to MTAC over the years. He was a member of MTAC since
1963 and has touched so many lives within our organization.
We have been told that there will not be any type of memorial service, at Peter’s request.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
SAVE THE DATE! Sunday June 10, 2012 at 4.00 PM.
65th Anniversary of Pasadena Branch (Chartered in 1947). Celebration includes a concert at Church of Our Saviour, featuring the 4 disciplines - keyboard, strings, woodwinds and voice. Branch Members will be performing.
Dinner follows at Mission 261 Restaurant in San Gabriel, across from the San Gabriel Mission.
Formal invitations will be sent beginning of May. In the meantime, please mark your calendar for this auspicious occasion. Come and meet your fellow members and have a great time.
65th Anniversary of Pasadena Branch (Chartered in 1947). Celebration includes a concert at Church of Our Saviour, featuring the 4 disciplines - keyboard, strings, woodwinds and voice. Branch Members will be performing.
Dinner follows at Mission 261 Restaurant in San Gabriel, across from the San Gabriel Mission.
Formal invitations will be sent beginning of May. In the meantime, please mark your calendar for this auspicious occasion. Come and meet your fellow members and have a great time.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Geraldine Keeling and Judith Nesleny will be presenting and performing
the Liszt Program, as described in the attached program notes (click
Fliers and Forms), at the Pomona Valley Branch upcoming meeting,
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 10 AM - 12 Noon. All are invited to
attend. A $10.00 contribution will be appreciated. For more information,
please contact Agatha Hou, Program Chair at 909-709-8362.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Concerto *Fest* Austria
Dear Friends of Concerto*Fest*Austria,
Mark Sunday May 27 at 3pm for a very
special event. Why so special? Well, did you ever wonder what it
would be like to be a guest for an afternoon "musical salon" in
an aristocratic home on Vienna's Ringstrasse at the
turn-of-the-last-century? Moreover, that your host was a patron
of Mahler and Klimt? Imagine yourself, seated on furniture
designed by Josef Hofmann and the Wiener Werkstätte, surrounded
by art of the Vienna Secession and Art Deco eras, and listening
to your host's newest musical protégé, a young piano virtuoso recently
graduated from the Conservatory playing your beloved Viennese composers.
And ending... aber natürlich!... with an
obligatory tour-de-force of Strauss waltzes. Champagne,
Viennese pastries and savories followed, while guests admired the elegant
surroundings, engaged in animated conversation and the latest gossip swirling
around the Imperial Court and State Opera House. If that was ever your
fantasy, then you won't want to miss joining us on May 27!
Unlike those special musical moments
we have all experienced in the large music halls of today... on Sunday May 27
we are re-creating right here in Los Angeles that most intimate of musical
experiences.... a true musical "salon." You'll be taken back
in time, surrounded by beautiful Austro-Hungarian Jugendstil - art
nouveau furniture and artwork of SZALON Gallerie
in Beverly Hills, where indeed, a young Vienna-trained piano virtuoso, Jovanni
de Pedro, will perform Viennese music in this extraordinary setting. And
yes, he'll conclude with Dohnanyi's tour-de-force on
Strauss's "Schatz-Walzer." For this brief
moment, the gallery district of La Cienega Boulevard becomes our Ringstrasse. The
event is under the sponsorship of the Austrian-American Council West and
our gracious host, Budapest-born Judith Hoffman of SZALON Gallerie.
It promises to be an elegant afternoon you will not soon forget.
This is a private invitation to my
friends before official invitations are issued. I want you to know about
it early since the seating is very limited in this extraordinary but intimate
space, and we recommend your reservations as early as possible. The event
is to benefit Concerto*Fest*Austria, our summer festival
celebrating now its 11th year in Austria. Your contribution is
tax-deductible and our "salon" is intended as a thank-you for your
support. In the event that you are unable to join us that day we would be
delighted and grateful if you could consider a gift nevertheless. Gifts over
$100 will be acknowledged in the printed program. For further information and
reservations (required) please call 818-507-5904.
Hope to see you on May 27. Auf
Wiedersehen!
Robert
East Meets West
Dear Friends & Students...
Join me in celebrating the birth
centennial of composer JOHN CAGE on April 2!
EAST
MEETS WEST: The Gamelan Music of JOHN CAGE
for Prepared Piano
Monday
evening, April 2, at 7:30pm
Bird Studio at Occidental College
Robert
Ward, pianist
I'll be performing selections from
his SONATAS AND INTERLUDES as a lecture-recital. If you aren't prepared
for these pieces you're in for a surprise and a real treat. The sound of
the piano is totally transformed into the sounds of a gamelan orchestra, those
colorful pitched percussion ensembles still heard today in Java and Bali.
I'll talk about how Cage came up with the idea, explain and demonstrate
the materials that produce these exotic sounds, and perform some of the loveliest,
most colorful and rhythmic piano pieces you've ever heard. The program
lasts about an hour and you're invited to come up afterwards to try the piano
yourself.
Robert
P.S. I had the pleasure to
perform these in New York some years ago and got this nice note from Cage
afterwards. "Thank you for all that you are
doing. I enjoyed the expressive timing (rubato) very much, and the
preparation is very colorful. Thank you for playing so beautifully."
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Teachers who are interested in Composers' Today, please note the information below:
"The State Contest forms, branch chair instructions, etc. are on the MTAC website. Go to www.mtac.org, Login with your teacher login and password, click on Composer's Today on the left and then Documents. They are all in downloadable PDF files."
Pasadena Branch's Chair is Ron Anderson. Please contact him for more details.
"The State Contest forms, branch chair instructions, etc. are on the MTAC website. Go to www.mtac.org, Login with your teacher login and password, click on Composer's Today on the left and then Documents. They are all in downloadable PDF files."
Pasadena Branch's Chair is Ron Anderson. Please contact him for more details.
The concert of "LA Phil LIVE" is being broadcast live from
Caracas, Venezuela on Feb. 18 to nationwide movie theaters. It will
feature more than 1,000 musicians on stage. For more information about the
concert event, you can go to http://www.laphil.com/laphillive.
This Concert will be shown live in Movie Theatres nationwide. Maybe
you have attended an opera in a theatre on a Saturday Morning in a movie
theatre. This exciting event will be like that. The concerts will begin at 2 PM in most locations in Southern California. Mahler's 8th symphony is being performed. Take the opportunity to see this once in a lifetime performance!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Reminder:
The deadline for the Composers Today State Composition Contest is March
30 (actual, not postmarked). Please submit applications, compositions,
and recordings to Ron Anderson by this date.
Celebrating San Diego MTAC's 100th Birthday
Who: Open to young composers 21 years old and under,
including Young Composers Guild. (Must be students of a current MTAC member) Compositions must be original unpublished works. What: Compositions "Celebrating San Diego MTAC's 100th", which could include Spanish flavor, pictorial elements of ocean, surf, and all things San Diegan.
Instrumentation: Solo instrument or voice to a small chamber or choral ensemble
Awards: the 1st ($1,000)and 2nd prize ($500) winners.
Winners will be required to perform at the
2012 MTAC Convention in San Diego
When: Deadline for composition submission-March 30th 2012
Length of Composition: 5-7 mins.
Help us Celebrate 100 years of musical excellence
in San Diego with new music!
Ron Anderson
441 Crestvale Drive
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
626-355-9240
ronjanderson@gmail.com
441 Crestvale Drive
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
626-355-9240
ronjanderson@gmail.com
The second announcement has to do with a special composition competition to commemorate the 100th birthday of San Diego:
Celebrating San Diego MTAC's 100th Birthday
Composition Contest
Who: Open to young composers 21 years old and under,
including Young Composers Guild. (Must be students of a current MTAC member) Compositions must be original unpublished works. What: Compositions "Celebrating San Diego MTAC's 100th", which could include Spanish flavor, pictorial elements of ocean, surf, and all things San Diegan.
Instrumentation: Solo instrument or voice to a small chamber or choral ensemble
Awards: the 1st ($1,000)and 2nd prize ($500) winners.
Winners will be required to perform at the
2012 MTAC Convention in San Diego
When: Deadline for composition submission-March 30th 2012
Length of Composition: 5-7 mins.
Where to submit compositions and request contest registration forms
San Diego MTAC Composer’s Today Branch Chairperson
Kathy Shoemaker
407 Pebblestone Place
Santee, CA 92071
Help us Celebrate 100 years of musical excellence
in San Diego with new music!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Happy New Year to all of you! A few CM reminders have been sent to CM teachers' emails - CM teachers, please read your email regularly.
CM Database is now opened to teachers to enter students' repertoire. Students' schedule requests are strictly for those who need it. Please be considerate and not schedule all your students on the last day. Last day to enter students' repertoire is Monday, Feb 6, 2012 for Pasadena Branch.
CM Theory Schedule, Keyboard Performance Schedule and Teacher Help Assignment will be emailed to teachers on Feb. 18. Email Winna Tan if you didn't receive any of the above.
Please click on Calendar in this webpage and look at the events listed. There are several errors on dates in the directory - please do not refer to the yellow directory for event dates.
A Master Class for Intermediate and Advanced Levels will be held on Sunday Feb. 19. Deadline to apply is Wed. Feb 1. Please send application forms and $50.00 per student to Eriko Geiger. Application can be found on this webpage. Click on Fliers and Forms. Bernadene Blaha is the Master Teacher.
CM Database is now opened to teachers to enter students' repertoire. Students' schedule requests are strictly for those who need it. Please be considerate and not schedule all your students on the last day. Last day to enter students' repertoire is Monday, Feb 6, 2012 for Pasadena Branch.
CM Theory Schedule, Keyboard Performance Schedule and Teacher Help Assignment will be emailed to teachers on Feb. 18. Email Winna Tan if you didn't receive any of the above.
Please click on Calendar in this webpage and look at the events listed. There are several errors on dates in the directory - please do not refer to the yellow directory for event dates.
A Master Class for Intermediate and Advanced Levels will be held on Sunday Feb. 19. Deadline to apply is Wed. Feb 1. Please send application forms and $50.00 per student to Eriko Geiger. Application can be found on this webpage. Click on Fliers and Forms. Bernadene Blaha is the Master Teacher.
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