WMMTA eNews . June, 2010
Contact eNews Editor, Natalie Wickham

IN THIS ISSUE

WMMTA Year-End Social

Heavenly Harp Duo Announcement

KMTA State Conference

Member News

How to Print the WMMTA eNews

DATES TO REMEMBER

May 1-2 - Music Progressions

Jun. 1 - Recap/Social

Jun. 10-12 - KMTA Conference

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
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TEACHERS NEEDED!
If you have any openings in your studio, please let WMMTA Referral Chairperson, Margaret Dietz, know (whd9@juno.com or 722-2554). We are receiving numerous calls from families looking for teachers and want to make sure we have a current list of potential teachers to whom we can refer them. Thanks!

FESTIVAL SPONSORS
We are so grateful for the following organizations that sponsored our Back to the Future Festival!

Bethel College

Cargill Cares

Mid-America Piano

Senseney Music

WMMTA Year-End Social - New Beginnings!
All WMMTA members and their guests are invited to join us for an evening of reflection, inspiration, and refreshment! Since several of our members have welcomed new little ones into their families this year, we are focusing the evening on the theme of "New Beginnings." Come prepared to share new ideas you tried this year, new ideas you want to try next year, and with a pen and paper to write down all the new ideas you're sure to glean from everyone else!

The event will be held at the home of Natalie Wickham - 1101 N Briarwood in Derby at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1 (tonight!). Please bring a finger food to share. Drinks and table service will be provided.

Heavenly Harp Duo Announcement
The Heavenly Harp duo, featuring harpists, Karin and Joy Gunderson, will present a special concert "Summer Serenity" at Reformation Lutheran Church on Thursday, June 10, 7:00 p.m.. Joy Gunderson, at age eleven, was already performing the Handel Harp Concerto; and now at age nineteen, as one of the top three harpists in the Phoenix, AZ metro area, plays with professional mastery and sensitivity that will truly inspire you. Joy has just finished her Freshman year at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where she studies harp with the Minnesota Orchestra harpist, Kathy Kienzle, who has won numerous awards in teaching harp. Joy is also studying organ with John Ferguson and has participated in Pipe Organ Encounters in Salt Lake City. She hopes to become a church musician.

Her mother Karin is a music teacher and serves as a Harp Practitioner in hospice facilities, as the "singing harpist." Enjoy a combination of harp duets, solos, inspirational stories from Karin's work as a hospice harpist and peaceful music featuring flute, and vocals along with harp.

There is no admission charge; offerings are accepted. For more information, contact Reformation at 634-0586 or view the web site at HeavenlyHarp.org.

KMTA State Conference
If you haven't made plans yet to attend, be sure to check out the great conference program lined up for our annual KMTA state music teachers conference! The conference will begin with a concert on Thursday evening, June 10, and will run through the remainder of the weekend. The featured clinicians are Randall and Nancy Faber, authors of the acclaimed Piano Adventures method.

The Faber's will be presenting several workshops during the conference, and Randall will be giving a recital on Friday evening featuring the following works:

• Mozart : Sonata in B-flat Major
• Debussy : Pour le Piano
• Gershwin : Three Preludes
• Chopin : Etude in C Minor and Etude in F Minor
• Chopin : Berceuse
• Liszt : Mephisto Waltz

Nancy's work, The Snow Queen, will be performed in a special Community Children's Concert on Saturday late afternoon. Numerous other presenters will be giving workshops on a variety of topics throughout the weekend. You can view the complete schedule on the conference page of the KMTA website.

Click here to register now!

Member News

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.

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