MTAC OCC NEWSLETTER. from Pamela Worcester SEPTEMBER 2014 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE. ~Pam

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1 TABLE of CONTENTS PRESIDENT S MESSAGE, 1 CALENDAR, 2 BRANCH MTG PREVIEW, 3 CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, 4-5 ANNIVERSARY BANQUET, 5 THEME FESTIVAL 2014, 6-8 SADDLEBACK CONCERTO COMPETITION, 8 BRANCH RECITALS, 9 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS, 10 Bach Festival results. Saddleback Concerts. ADVERTISEMENTS, 11 Editor: Lisa lwaki gmail.com MTAC OCC NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2014 from Pamela Worcester PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Hello MTAC OCC branch members! It s great to be back as your president for one last year. I hope you had a pleasant summer and are ready for action. As always, we have some exciting events planned. First up will be our 40 th Anniversary Banquet at the Mission Viejo Country Club on Sunday, September 21 st. I want to thank Laurie Meinhold for being the best Anniversary Committee Chair anyone could ever ask for. In fact, I think she s now qualified to be a wedding planner due to all of her research on venues and banquet protocol. Thanks also to the following Anniversary Committee members for their fabulous work: Keiko Ikeda (invitations), Gloria Traullé (banner, music, & flowers), Anne Prestridge (treasurer), Nilou Sarraf (door prizes), and Valerie Radlick (advisor). Orion Traullé revised our MTAC OCC logo in honor of this event. There are several different ones we ll be using throughout the year. Please come celebrate our branch s 40 years of excellence in music education! It was fun spending time with many of you at the 2014 MTAC Convention in Los Angeles. Steinway pianos were used exclusively at this convention. I think it made a huge difference in the overall sound quality from the student performances and master classes to the competitions and artist recitals. There were so many wonderful performers and presenters this year. I especially enjoyed Jerome Lowenthal s Piano Concerto Master Class. His musical expertise and artistic insights into the most difficult concerti was unsurpassed. I hope he returns very soon! Our branch was once again recognized for its generous donations to the MTAC Foundation ($1250) and as a supporter of the YAG program. We probably would have won more awards, but the State MTAC has discontinued this practice. Please extend a warm welcome to our new board members: Annette Pumphrey (Recording Secretary), Sarah Jay (Website Coordinator), and Laura Combs (Director at Large). Your MTAC OCC Board had a very busy summer dealing with several important issues. They should be commended on their fine job! Special thanks to Judy Jenkins and Itoe Akimoto. Both are leaving the board after countless years of service. We ll miss you very much! This year s theme for the Theme Festival is Sonata & Sonatinas in the Classical and Romantic Periods. Julie Nakamura will once again be the festival chair. Registration is now open on our mtacocc.org website. Read this newsletter for more information. Please note the change in the postage procedure: If you wish to have the result packet mailed back to you, please include an additional $5.60 for postage (USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelope) in your check along with the student registration fees. No cash will be accepted! Our first branch meeting will be on Wednesday, September 17 th at the LHCC at 9:30 AM. The brilliant performer and lecturer, Kirill Gliadkovsky, will be our presenter. Anne Prestridge, our dedicated CM chair, will update you on the latest CM news and provide information on the mandatory meetings that ALL participating CM teachers must attend. You can also pick up your branch yearbooks. I can t wait to see all of you! ~Pam

2 CALENDAR MTAC OCC Branch Dates, Fall 2014 SEPTEMBER Theme Festival Registration opens online at 17 Wednesday, 9:30 AM. BRANCH MEETING, Heritage Room, LHCC. 21 Sunday, 5:00 PM. 40 th Anniversary Banquet, Mission Viejo Country Club. 28 Sunday, 1:00 PM. CM Information Meeting for teachers, Mission Viejo Civic Center. OCTOBER CM Registration opens online at 3 Friday, 10:00 AM. CM Information Meeting for teachers, MVCC. 5 Sunday, 12:00 PM. CM Information Meeting for teachers, MVCC. 8 Wednesday, 10:00 AM. BRANCH MEETING, LHCC. 12 Sunday, 2:00 PM. CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITAL,MVCC. 25 Saturday, 2:00 PM. COMMUNITY SERVICE RECITAL, Freedom Village in Lake Forest. 26 Sunday, 2:00 PM. SHOWCASE RECITAL, Saddleback Room, MVCC. NOVEMBER Sunday, THEME FESTIVAL, Saddleback College. DEADLINES SEPTEMBER 26 Chamber Ensemble Recital registration (for 10/12). OCTOBER 4 Showcase Recital registration (for 10/26), Community Service Recital registration (for 10/25). 8 Theme Festival application. 15 Saddleback College Concerto Competition application. 31 Certificate of Merit on-line registration (closes at 11:59 PM), NOVEMBER 1 Community Service Recital registration (for 11/22), Showcase Recital registration (for 11/23). MVCC = Mission Viejo Civic Center LHCC = Laguna Hills Community Center For maps and directions to branch venues: 12 Wednesday, 10:00 AM. BRANCH MEETING, LHCC. 22 Saturday, 2:00 PM. COMMUNITY SERVICE RECITAL, Freedom Village. 22 Saturday, SADDLEBACK COLLEGE CONCERTO COMPETITION. 23 Sunday, 2:00 PM. SHOWCASE RECITAL, Saddleback Room, MVCC. MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 2

3 BRANCH MEETING PREVIEW Wednesday, September 17 th at 9:30AM Heritage Room C, Laguna Hills Community Center KIRILL GLIADKOVSKY: LECTURE ON RUSSIAN PIANO MUSIC Romantic period and beyond Kirill Gliadkovsky was born in Moscow and has studied music since the age of 5. Mr. Gliadkovsky attended the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow where his teachers included renowned musicians Lev Vlasenko, Mikhail Pletniev (piano) and Leonid Royzman (organ). Mr. Gliadkovsky also earned both his Master s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at the University of Southern California with Professors Daniel Pollack (piano), Cherry Rhodes (organ), and William Schaefer (conducting). He also coached with Ann Schein, Herbert Stessin, Stephen Kovacevich and Lev Naumov. Kirill Gliadkovsky took numerous prizes at international piano competitions in Europe and the United States. Mr. Gliadkovsky is an orchestra and choral conductor. He performs on harpsichord as well. He performs in a duo piano team with his wife and a concert pianist Anna Gliadkovskaya. Mr. Gliadkovsky has been on piano faculties at USC, Pepperdine University and Santa Monica College. He has also served as the music director and organist at Westwood Hills Christian Church in Los Angeles. Additionally, Mr. Gliadkovsky have given numerous masterclasses in Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Flagstaff, Washington, D.C. and many other cities. His students have won prizes at various piano competitions and have been accepted at schools such as USC, UCLA, Manhattan School of Music, Northwestern University, Peabody and San Francisco Conservatories, UC Berkeley, UCSB, UNT and USU. Mr. Gliadkovsky combines his busy concert schedule with teaching. Prior to coming to teach at Saddleback College, he has been on the faculty at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, UT, as the head of piano area. His wife Anna Gliadkovskaya has been on the piano faculty at SUU, as well. For a complete biography about Mr. Gliadkovsky: Gliadkovsky.html PLUS CM Updates from CM Chair, Anne Prestridge and a chance to pick up your yearbooks! MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 3

4 CERTIFICATE of MERIT information CM INFORMATION MEETINGS Piano and General Chair: Anne Prestridge, Piano Repertoire Expert: Marina Sakach, Strings Chair: Gloria Liu Traullé, Voice Chair: Kathleen Martin, NEW - CM Information Meeting attendance is mandatory for ALL teachers. The first hour will cover CM information important for ALL teachers. The remaining two hours will cover more specific information important to the new CM teacher, transfer teacher or teacher that has not participated in CM in the last year. Please RSVP to Anne at anneprestridge@gmail.com. Bring your 2012 Piano Syllabus. One can purchase the syllabus by either calling the MTAC State Office at or logging in to your Teacher Home Page at mtac.org and clicking on Shopping. If you do not have or have forgotten your user name and password, Anne. Location: Mission Viejo Civic Center, Saddleback Room 100 Civic Center Dr. Mission Viejo, CA The Saddleback Room is located in the Civic Center, across the parking lot from the library at the very end of the parking lot. MANDATORY ATTENDANCE TO ONE MEETING Sunday, September 28 1:00-2:00 PM (ALL teachers that had students registered in CM last year). 1:00-4:00 PM (ALL new CM teachers, transfer teachers and teachers that have not participated in CM in last year) OR Friday, October 3 10:00-11:00 AM (ALL teachers that had students registered in CM last year). 10:00-1:00 PM (ALL new CM teachers, transfer teachers and teachers that have not participated in CM in last year) OR Sunday, October 5 1:00-2:00 PM (ALL teachers that had students registered in CM last year). 1:00-4:00 PM (ALL new CM teachers, transfer teachers and teachers that have not participated in CM in last year) IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION On-line Registration opens Oct. 1 and will close at 11:59 PM on Oct 31st. No late registrations will be accepted. Start now obtaining your student's correct spelling of name, birth date and school grade. Ascertain the correct CM level of each student. This information cannot be changed after October 31 st. If you have a new address, update it at mtac.org on your Teacher Home Page AND SEND AN TO ANNE LETTING HER KNOW OF THE CHANGE. MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 4

5 BRANCH 2015 EVALUATION DATES AND MORE PANEL PIANO REGIONAL AUDITION at Saddleback College: February 22, 2015 PANEL FINAL AUDITIONS (South): March 27, 28, 29 STRINGS (Evaluation & Theory): Saturday, March 7 at Saddleback College; PIANO THEORY: Saturday and Sunday March 7 & 8 at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, Saddleback Room VOICE (Evaluation & Theory): Saturday, March 14 at Faith Episcopal Church & Sunday, March 15 at Saddleback College KEYBOARD EVALUATIONS: Saturday, March 21 at Private Studios, Sunday March 22, Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29 at Saddleback College BRANCH HONORS RECITALS: Sunday, April 19 at Laguna Hills Community Center 2014 CONVENTION: July 3- July 7, 2015 July 3 rd to July 7 th Fairmont San Jose 40 th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET In celebration of the OCC Branch s 40 th Anniversary Dear MTAC OCC Branch Members, We are looking forward to a wonderful 40th Anniversary Banquet on September 21st. After some dedicated searching we found a beautiful location overlooking the golf course at Mission Viejo Country Club. It has a very nice grand piano as well. Your committee drooled over the menu choices until we thought we had something to please every palette. We guarantee you this will NOT be your average banquet food. The dessert table will feature lemon tarts with blueberry compote, almond strawberry tarts, and flourless chocolate cake! We ve invited our old friends from Irvine Branch and South Coast Branch and we will have June Nelson talk about the early days of our branch. In addition our guest of honor will be former State MTAC President, Madeline Miller. We will have entertainment showcasing both string and piano players from our branch. (If you are interested in playing contact Gloria Traulle (strings) gltraulle@gmail.com or Laurie Meinhold lemeinhold@cox.net (piano). In addition there will be some very cool door prizes, including musical items, and symphony tickets. I m so happy to see many of you have signed up. If you have not yet signed up, here is the link to register. We won t have an event this big again for many years, so I hope you can come and enjoy yourself! Please feel free to bring your husband, wife, or significant other as well. Those of you who have already responded to the e-invitation, please remember to drop your check in the mail, $40.00 per person (believe me this is a bargain!) to Anne Prestridge, 101 West Avenida Santiago, San Clemente, CA ANNIVERSARY BANQUET Laurie Meinhold MTACOCC Anniversary Committee Chair Date: Sunday, September 21st at 5PM Location: Mission Viejo Country Club RSVP here: MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 5

6 THEME FESTIVAL 2014: Sonata-Sonatina Festival from the Classical and Romantic Periods Sunday, November 2, 2014 at Saddleback College Festival Chair: Julie Nakamura, , Co-Chair: Natalia Gubenko, Festival Administrator: Ana de Vries, Hospitality: Jamie Park, Application deadline: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 The Theme Festival is open to all levels of piano and instrumental students, both solos and ensembles. Two pianos are available only with the combination of one grand piano and one upright piano. This year, unfortunately, our theme does not work with the voice repertoire. We look forward to opening future festivals to voice applicants. 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 concerti will be allowed. Music should be in its original form for its original instrument, and NOT simplified or transcribed. (Only transcriptions allowed for Certificate of Merit will be accepted.) There is a five minute time limit per performer. Pieces longer than five minutes will be ended by the presider. ENTRY RULES & OTHER INFORMATION Students are not allowed to enter two festivals with the same piece. All music must be memorized with the exception of duets, ensembles, and accompaniments. Students will receive awards of medals, ribbons, and certificates based entirely on the adjudicators decisions. Students are separated into the following age categories: 11 and under, ages 12-14, ages 15-18, and adult 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 receive Honorable Mention Red Ribbons, and the next 25% receive a Yellow Participation Ribbon. 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. MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 6

7 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 . 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 Certificates, evaluation sheets, medals and ribbons may be picked up at the November 12 th 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! APPLICATION PROCEDURES Part A: Online Registration Registration opens on September 1, 2014, and closes at 11:59 PM on October 8, Please go to 2. Register yourself on the Teacher Login page. If you do not know how to log in, or forgot how, please contact Pam Worcester at pocky@cox.net. 3. Register all of your students 4. Register Theme Festival participants and accompanists. The data you enter here will be printed on the program, evaluation sheets and certificates in the same manner. Please double check information, especially the names and spelling. Age: Please input students date of birth so they will be placed in the right age category. Level: If the student is not participating in CM, please assess their level and choose an appropriate level. This level is used to help determine the performance order, and will not affect their age category or result. Title: The title of the piece needs a key, movement, and an opus number to avoid confusion with similar titles. Composer s name: for this specific festival, only the family name is fine to input except R.Schumann for Robert and C. Schumann for Clara. Other: AM/PM requests may be requested in the Comment Box, as well as sibling requests. More specific scheduling requests CANNOT be accommodated. Accompanist s name: Please use the comment box and type the full name. Performance time: Use the drop-down menu for adding the performance time of the piece. Please remember that a MAXIMUM of TWO (2) pieces per student are allowed ONLY if they are by the SAME COMPOSER AND MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 7

8 from the SAME COLLECTION. Each piece must be under TWO (2) minutes in length. There is a FIVE (5) minute time limit per performer. PART B: Mail Materials Send the following to Julie Nakamura, Wakefield Court, Laguna Niguel, CA by October 8. Your students will be withdrawn if you fail to do this! 1. One copy of the Festival Registration Form (Student fee list) printed from the website registration site 2. One filled-out adjudication sheet per student 3. One check for the total registration fee (+ $5.60 if you need student results mailed back to you) made out to MTAC Orange Coast Cities Solo entries: $25 each Duet/ensembles: $25 for the first student + $12.50 for each additional student Postage: If you are unable to attend the November 12 th Branch Meeting and want your student results mailed to you, please include an additional $5.60 (for a USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelope) in your check. Reminder: No parent checks or cash will be accepted. Registration and postage fees are non-refundable. Absolutely NO CHANGES, ADDITIONS, OR LATE ENTRIES will be accepted after the October 8, 2014 deadline as the website registration will close automatically. SADDLEBACK CONCERTO COMPETITION Saturday, November 22, 2014 Saddleback College Chair: Pamela Worcester, , pocky@cox.net Repertoire Approval: Yorgos Kouritas, gkouritas@saddleback.edu Application deadline: October 15, 2014 The Concerto Competition is sponsored by the Saddleback College Music Department in cooperation with the Fine Arts & Media Technology Division. It is open to pianists, instrumentalists, and vocalists. The competition will be held on Saturday, November 22nd at Saddleback College in FA 101 in the morning. Pre-college students must enter the competition through an MTAC, Orange Coast Cities Branch teacher or American String Teachers Association teacher. Important: Please remember to Yorgos Kouritas at gkouritas@saddleback.edu for repertoire approval. Applications will not be accepted without his approval! Complete details and application forms are available online at mtacocc.org or more specifically MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 8

9 BRANCH RECITALS Chamber Ensemble Recitals, Community Service Recitals, Showcase Recitals CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITALS Chair: Gloria Liu Traullé, , Co-chair: Nancy Davis, , Sunday, October 12 th at 2:00 PM, Mission Viejo Civic Center (Saddleback Room) Deadline: September 26 This recital has been created for both chamber music AND piano duets! It is open to any instrument. The fees are $15 per student. (For example, a duet will be charged $30 total; trio $45, etc.) There is a 5 minute time limit. The deadline will be 3 weeks prior to the recital or the first 12 groups to register (whichever happens first). Register online at Send fees and student list printed off the web registration page to Gloria Liu Traullé. COMMUNITY SERVICE RECITALS Chairs: Laura Combs, , lauralinda@cox.net Angela Leu, , leulu88@yahoo.com Saturdays at 2 PM at Freedom Village in Lake Forest Next recital dates: October 25 (deadline October 4), November 22 (deadline November 1) 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 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, , anaherb93@gmail.com Sundays at 2 PM at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, Saddleback Room Next recital dates: October 26 (deadline September 28), November 23 (deadline October 4) 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 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. 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, September 2014 Page 9

10 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS REGION V WINNERS May 18, 2014 Congratulations to the following MTAC Orange Coast Cities Branch students & teachers! Megan Martono (student of Margery Burger) May Schuberg & Andre Nguyen (students of He-Lyun Chung) Tiffany Lu & Natalie Yee (students of Angela Leu) Ankur Mukhopadhyay (student of Leonid Levitsky) Micaela Lum, Chloe Nelson, Lauren Wahlstrom, Shelby Wong, Elisa Yang (students of Pamela Worcester) UPCOMING SADDLEBACK COLLEGE CONCERTS International Pianist Eduardo Delgado Presents Master Class and Recital Saturday, September 20, :30PM to 4:30PM REFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES Eduardo Delgado Piano Recital Sunday, September 21, :30PM to 4:30PM Works from Romantic and Argentinian composers. REFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES Vladimir Khomiakov Piano Recital Sunday, October 19, :30PM to 4:00PM An encore performance by popular demand. Concert Artist and USC Piano Professor Norman Krieger Master Class Wednesday, December 10, :30PM to 9:00PM PAMELA WORCESTER Piano Studio News Congrats to the following Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF) winners! Open Categories Shelby Wong: 1 st Place Open Chopin Impromptus; 2 nd Place Young Pianist III; 3 rd Place Open Chopin Etudes Elisa Yang: 1st Place Open Baroque Chloe Nelson: 1st Place Open Chopin Impromptus; 4 th Place Open Solo Micaela Lum: 2 nd Place Open Chopin Scherzos; 3 rd Place Open Concerto III Qualified Categories Brandon Ko: 2 nd Place Qualified Solo Samuel Wahlstrom: 3 rd Place Complete Classical Work Amandine Kataoka: 4 th Place Qualified Solo *All the above concerts will take place at McKinney Theatre. For more information, see MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 10

11 ADVERTISEMENTS PLACING AN AD? If you would like to see your advertisement here, please contact Lisa (newsletter editor) at gmail.com. As a courtesy, please submit requests by the 20 th before the next month s newsletter. For non-commercial and educational events, free for both OCC members and non-members. For commercial, buy & sell, and business advertisements, there is a $20 fee/issue (9 issues/year) for a partial space of the page. Only advertisements which are beneficial for members professional life will be published. All advertisements subject to approval by the branch. MTAC OCC Branch Newsletter, September 2014 Page 11