IN THIS ISSUE
Back to the Future Festival Plans Shaping Up!
Pianist Linda Holzer to Give Recital and Lecture at WSU
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sep. 26 - Masterclass
Oct. 4 - Fall Auditions Recital
Oct. 10 - District VI Fall Auditions
Oct.
23 - Coffee Chat
(Topic: Music Progressions)
Nov. 1 - The Magic of Holiday Music
Nov. 7-8 - KMTA Honors Auditions
Dec. 19 - Christmas Recitals
Jan.
15 - Coffee Chat
(Topic: Gadgets and Gizmos)
Feb. 7 - The Classical Spillover Effects of Teaching from Jazz Fakebooks
Feb. 25-27 KMEA/KMTA Workshop
Mar. 6-7 Back to the Future Festival!
Mar. 20-24 - MTNA Conference
Apr.
9 - Coffee Chat
(Topic: Sharing Ideas for Personal and Professional Growth)
May 1-2 - Music Progressions
Jun. 1 - Recap & Potluck Dinner
Jun. 11-12 - KMTA Conference
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Music
Progressions Meeting
You are invited to join us for our next WMMTA Coffee and Chat, where we
will discuss all-things Music Progressions. You'll have a chance to review
test materials, make a note of any curriculum changes, ask questions,
share ideas, and more! Please bring all of your current test copies to
this meeting.
When:
Friday, October 23, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Julie Brown's Home Studio - 9031 W. Silver Hollow Court
Please
Note the Following Date Corrections
KSHSAA
Regional Solo & Ensemble Festival - April 10, 2010
KSHSAA State Solo & Ensemble Festival - April 24, 2010
KMTA Conference (in Olathe, KS) - June 11-12, 2010
Wendy
Stevens
Hal
Leonard has just published a new series of hymn arrangements called Easy
Hymn Solos by Wendy Stevens. These books contain actual arrangements
of hymns rather than just melodies and accompanying chords. The arrangements
are interesting and mature sounding even at the elementary level and would
be good for children or adults. Level 1 is elementary, Level 2 is late
elementary, and Level 3 is intermediate. Each book contains ten solos
of familiar hymn tunes such as Amazing Grace, Doxology, Joshua Fit the
Battle of Jericho, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Be Thou My Vision,
etc.
Easy Hymn Solos is available at Senseney Music. More information
and reviews of the book can be found on Wendy's
website, Susan
Paradis' website, and Music
Matters Blog.
Laura
Vollen
It is with a great deal of excitement that Laura Vollen and her husband,
Guy, announce that next May 16 (or thereabouts!), they will welcome a
new baby into their family!
If you have any news you'd like to submit for inclusion in the next issue of WMMTA eNews, please submit it to Natalie Wickham by e-mail.
Back
to the Future Festival Plans Shaping Up!
The
WMMTA Festival Committee, spearheaded by Joanne Ehrlich, has been hard
at working putting together the nuts and bolts for the 2010 festival -
Back to the Future! They are pleased to announce that three members of
the Wichita Piano Technician's Guild have joined the committee: Joe Wisner,
Marty Hess, and Roy Howard. Mark your calendars now for March 6
and 7, 2010 at Wichita's lovely Botanica!
The festival will include student performances, presentations showcasing the many things the piano can do, experiences with early dances that inspired so much piano literature, and hands-on activities provided by the Piano Technician's Guild. Watch your inbox and the WMMTA website for all the latest information and entry forms!
Pianist
Linda Holzer to Give Recital and Lecture at WSU
Looking for some musical entertainment to brighten your day?
Linda Holzer, an esteemed
member of the music faculty at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock,
will perform a solo piano recital on Sunday, October 25 at 3:00
p.m. in Wiedemann Hall at Wichita State University.
There will be something for everyone: the Baroque majesty of Scarlatti and Bach, poetic masterpieces by Debussy, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, and a contemporary selection by award-winning Chinese composer Tan Dun, famous for his film score to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
In addition she will give a lecture titled "Pathways to Musical Entrepreneurship" on Monday, October 26 at 2:30 p.m. in room B203 of Duerksen Fine Arts Center at WSU.