January 2009
MTAC MARIN BRANCH NEWSLETTER
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
President: Elenor Barcsak
Tel. 415383-0125
Email: zenezest@aol.com
Greetings! The New Year begins with an amazing historical change in the White House with a New President being inaugurated on January 20th. His spirit will renew our resolve to improve our nation on every level.
Looking forward to the fruit of all our teachers’ hard work presented in our Recitals, Concerts, Competitions and Certificate of Merit Program. Please keep me posted on your efforts in the music community. Do submit entries for the February Newsletter by January 22nd. Email Elenor: zenezest@aol.com or call 415 - 383-0125.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT NEWS
Watch for emails and special section included.
CM Chair: Helen Konowitz: 415 - 456 - 2132 helenkonow@aol.com
JANUARY STUDENT RECITAL
CHAIR: KUEI-LING POMERLEAU.
klpomerleau@comcast.net
Tel: # 415 - 455-0814.
Address: 32 Ridgewood Dr. San Rafael CA 94901
RECITAL DATE: JANUARY 11th@ 2:00PM.
Enter by JAN 7th.
LOCATION OF RECITAL: Marin Lutheran Church 649 Meadowsweet Dr. Corte Madera. (West side of HWY #101, Paradise Dr. Exit. Turn left at B/A and right on Meadowsweet).
MARGARET BEAN DAVIS MUSIC COMPETITION
The Margaret Bean Davis Music Competition will be held on Sunday, March 29th, 2009 and the Winners’ Recital will be on Sunday April 26th, 2009.
Applications and checks must be received or postmarked by March 2nd, 2009. The competition rules and entry forms are available to download from the MTAC – Marin website.
For more information, teachers only, contact the Competition Chair:
Kuei-Ling Pomerleau Tel. #415–455-0814 email: klpomerleau@comcast.net
BOARD MEETS JAN. 31st
THE BOARD MEETS: The next Board Meeting will be held Saturday January 31st at 5:00pm at the home of Elenor Barcsak 1065 Erica Rd. Mill Valley CA. (Take HWY #1 to Erica Rd. Turn left and go 3 blocks to the third house past Trillium Lane on the left). Please RSVP if you are planning to attend 415 – 383-0125.
DISCOVERY SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT CONCERT GALA
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR DISCOVERY SCHOLARSHIP GALA FEATURING GINI WILSON:
DATE: SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 7TH, 2009
TIME: 7:30PM
LOCATION: JB PIANO CO SHOWROOM, 540 IRWIN STREET
SAN RAFAEL CA (West side of HWY #101, access from
Anderson drive).
Chair: Christina Bradley. MusicaMarin@pacbel.net
Tel. 415 - 302-0396 for more information.
This is the program that Barbara Vonk spearheaded. We will
keep her legacy strong by supporting this important concert.
This program helps children of families that could otherwise
not afford music lessons to have scholarships. Bring friends, family and adult students to hear Gini Wilson (also know as the Dutchess of Jazz) perform her magic for this evening of Bach to Bebop. This will be spectacular!
THE ROVING REPORTER
The November Student Recital at the Redwoods was a hit! Kudos to Sally Fletcher for her charming way of chairing the event. Doting parents and grand parents, siblings, friends, plus proud teachers all felt elated after hearing such fine playing.
We had a good turn out and that helped our finances. Keep up the good momentum by entering students often. “It’s a good thing”! A very lucky audience heard Jon Nakamatsu’s Concerts Grand performance in Santa Rosa. Despite his jet lag, he delivered the finest recital one could hope for.
Mark your calendar now for Ken IIsaka’s Concerts Grand Event Sunday January 25th at 3:00pm at JB Piano Co. in San Rafael 540 Irwin St. (take Anderson Dr. to Irwin) The “who’s who” of the music world will be there! See announcement below.
The MTAC STATE NEWS
A Message from Karl Goldstein, Chair of the Adult Performance Program North:
"I would like to encourage all teachers and serious adult students (Level 6 and above) to get involved in this program. While the ultimate aim is to accommodate performers, it is possible to come to the annual event and play all three pieces in a private session with a master teacher. Memorization is optional. Auditioning is an option for students who wish to only observe.
I have several serious adult students who have participated in this event for years. One of my students did all three of her pieces in private sessions the first year. The next year she played in a Master Class. The following year she played in the recital, was accepted to perform at the State Convention, but waited for her fourth year to actually go to the convention and perform,
My students find preparing for the Adult Performance day a great motivator and enjoy attending the Master Classes and Recitals. Please have any interested teachers contact me. Also please know that this program is open to teachers as well, and several MTAC teachers attend this program every year.
The Adult Performance Program will take place at the Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill on Sunday, March 29th 2009. So far the Master Teachers are Diane Hidy and Robert Schwarts.
For more information and application forms go to the MTAC website and click on ADULT PERFORMANCE. Or you can contact the North California Chair Karl Goldstein, at 510 – 848-3422 or mtac.org"
MARIN COUNTY BRANCH MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mary Fleming: performed on the 7th Annual Oberlin Alumni Concert, Saturday, November 22nd 2008 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. She played two solo works by Alberto Ginastera from his Danse Argentinas, Op.2: ‘ Danza de la moza donosa’ and Danza del Viejo boyero’ and ended the program with 5 songs from ‘ciganske Melodie”, (Gypsy Songs,) Op. 55, by Dvorak with Rita Haronian, soprono.
Sandra Simich: gave a concert on DEC 14th 2008 at Santa Sabina, SR. You can hear her play Sunday JAN 18th 3:00pm @JB Piano. See her flyer this Newsletter for more details.
Elenor Barcsak performed a Gigue Op. 58 by Moscheles for the Marin Music Study Club. That was fun to play!
NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC WEB SITE
(Commercial Announcement)
The North Bay has a new web site for all aspects of classical music – www.classicalsonoma.org.
Contained in this user-friendly site are concert reviews and listings, information on almost 40 presenting organizations, and photos. Presenters can update schedules and events directly on-line without delays, including uploading art work. This exciting new way to publicize MMTA events was designed by Santa Rosa violinist and attorney John Thompson. Currently there are eight reviewers for events in four counties, including Tiburon pianist and writer Donna Kline.
Thanks.
Terry McNeill
Classical Sonoma
Concerts Grand
BARBARA VONK MEMORIAL REFLECTION:
A lovely sunny day in Mill Valley marked the Memorial gathering for Barbara Vonk. Many MTAC members attended and MTAC members who performed included Paul Agricola, Elenor Barcsak, Stephen Shen, Sandra Simich and Gini Wilson.
Many of Barbara’s grand children and friends filled the room with musical offerings and anecdotes. Christina Bradley wrote an Elegy in her honor. Chris Vonk was deeply touched by the great turnout in honor of Barbara. Her legacy lives on in the Discovery Scholarship Program. See you at the Discovery Scholarship Concert February 7th and know that we all share her loss yet still honor her memory.
Happy New Year Jazz!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Let us go forward bravely
with Jazz and with camaraderie
and The Gini Wilson Trio
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7: 7-11PM
Lots of friends have been dropping by delicious Shanghai 1930
in San Francisco to hear music and have some fun!
JANUARY 7, 7-11pm
Gini plays piano
featuring Amazing John Wiitala on Bass
and Elegant Ron Marabuto on Drums
(yes, that is a picture of his set by Steve Wilson)
Shanghai 1930
133 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 896 5600 Fax: (415) 896 5688
http://www.shanghai1930.com
all information and CDs at http://www.chamberjazz.com
Do check out our sexy version of Piazolla's Oblivion(courtesy Comcast) !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZILqhaPeGE search for The San Francisco ChamberJazz Quartet
Sandra Simich Plays Chopin
Piano Concert
January 18th 2009 3PM
Valse Op. 64. No 2 Valse Op. 69. No 1
Valse E Minor, Op. Posthumum Nocturne Op. 72, No 1
Fantasie – Impromptu Etude Op. 10 No 3
Ballade Op. 23 No1 Ballade Op.38 No 2
JB Pianos - January 18th 2009 3PM
540 Irwin Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Tickets $15 Students/Seniors $10 415-482-9903
Concerts Coming To Marin Area
(Commercial Announcement)
 Ken Iisaka
January 25, 2009
JB Piano
San Rafael
Ken Iisaka returns to the Concerts Grand stage, this time near his Marin home, performing Haydn’s Sonata in C, No. 60; Berg’s Sonata, Op. 1; a Debussy Prelude; the Adagio from Krenek’s Third Sonata; and two demanding masterworks: the Brahms-Handel Variations and Fugue, Op. 24, and Nikolai Medtner’s Sonata-Ballada, Op. 27. The concert is 3 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2009, at the JB Piano Emporium, 540 Irwin Street, in downtown San Rafael. Please purchase tickets from Concerts Grand (707 526-2447 and www.concertsgrand.com) or at the door. Adults are $17, seniors 55+ and students are $15.
Dmitry Rachmanov
February 1st, 2009
Santa Rosa
An audience favorite from the fourth Concerts Grand season, Professor Rachmanov makes his Sonoma County debut performance with an all-Schubert first-half, including the Huttenbrenner 13 Variations, D. 156, and the exciting Wanderer Fantasy in C Major. The recital’s final part contains Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and Stravinsky’s acerbic Sonata (1924).
Prof. Rachmanov’s Website:http://www.dmitryrachmanov.com/
Program:
Schubert: "Huttenbrenner" Variations and the "Wanderer" Fantasy, Op. 15
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Stravinsky: Sonata (1924)
Deadline for Feb.'09 newsletter: Jan. 22nd
Please send items to President Elenor Barcsak
email: zenezest@aol.com
send a note to:
1065 Erica Rd; Mill Valley, C.A. 94941.
or Tel. 415- -383-0125.
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