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Music Teachers’ Association of California San Fernando East Valley Branch presents CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL 2024 Celebrating music composed after 1900 ~ classical, jazz, movie and pop ~ Sunday, November 17 1st Recital 2:00 – 3:00PM 2nd Recital 3:30 – 4:30PM Guidelines for students: • Memorization recommended – not required • Recital outfits recommended • No charge… Read More
Music Teachers’ Association of California San Fernando East Valley Branch presents CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL 2024 Celebrating music composed after 1900 ~ classical, jazz, movie and pop ~ Sunday, November 17 1st Recital 2:00 – 3:00PM 2nd Recital 3:30 – 4:30PM Guidelines for students: • Memorization recommended – not required • Recital outfits recommended • No charge… Read More
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Join Us for a Musical Cause! HOW YOU CAN HELP: PURCHASE A TICKET AND ATTEND THE 2024 “HEALING WITH MUSIC” FUNDRAISER. MAKE A DONATION TO SUPPORT THE PIANO PLAY MUSIC FOUNDATION. SUBMIT AN ITEM OR SERVICE TO OUR AUCTION. We are excited to announce the expansion of Piano Play Music Systems, Inc., a long-standing member… Read More
The esteemed David Blumenthal will be in town and is seeking an advanced student with the opportunity to participate in his masterclass on APRIL 19th at 6:30 p.m. at the Studio of Rufus Choi at 1001 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA. 91506
From: Thelma Mericle thelma914@sbcglobal.net SEPTEMBER SFEV MTAC BRANCH MEETING! MONDAY SEPT. 25, 2023 10am to 11:30am PIANO PLAY 14724 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks There will be street metered parking and free street parking on the side streets and Dickens Street.
From: Thelma Mericle thelma914@sbcglobal.net Sent: Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 5:54 PT
Branch Meeting Date: Monday, November 21, 2022 Location: Zoom/Online Official Meeting start at 10:05am Participants include Thelma, Arisa, Nicole, Nobuyo, Mariko, Alla and Laura. Introduction from Branch President Thelma Mericle – Welcome to any new members to the branch Arisa Ogino says hello as the branch treasurer and is planning on co-chairing both the Contemporary… Read More
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To Parents and Students, The Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) sponsors a music study program entitled Certificate of Merit (CM). Initiated in 1933, the CM Program now involves approximately 30,000 students annually statewide. There are evaluation opportunities for students of Piano, Violin, Cello, Viola, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Horn, Voice and Harp. … Read More
CM Evaluation Application Registration Open Sept. 1, 2023 Application Registration Close Sept. 30, 2023 Application Fee Payment Due Date Oct. 5, 2023 Application Edit Close Date Dec. 15, 2023 Evaluation Information To be determined -About the CM Program
CM/South Region 6 ONLINE Evaluation Application Registration Open Oct. 1, 2022 Application Registration Close Oct. 31, 2022 Application Fee Payment Due Date Nov. 5, 2022 Application Edit Close Date Jan. 15, 2023 Evaluation Information To be determined Media Submission Due Date Instruments Results Publish Date Parent Results Publish Date Feb. 14, 2023 All March 6, 2023… Read More
Certificate of Merit Evaluations CM/South Region 6 ONLINE Evaluation Application Registration Open Oct. 1, 2022 Application Registration Close Oct. 31, 2022 Application Fee Payment Due Date Nov. 5, 2022 Application Edit Close Date Jan. 15, 2023 Evaluation Information To be determined Media Submission Due Date Instruments Results Publish Date Parent Results Publish Date… Read More
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The Frances Clark Center is pleased to launch a new, online teacher education course: A Pianist’s Guide to Teaching Online. This innovative course is designed to equip teachers with tools and ideas to successfully teach online. Organized in five clearly-defined modules, the course is designed to be completed at your own pace, with a total… Read More
General Recital -Oct, 25, 2020 on Zoom – $10 fee -Chairs- Arisa Ogino & Nicole Nale Event Application Form Contemporary Festival – Dec.13, 2020- $15 fee – Chairs- Nicole Nale & Lacey Bowen Class/Rom Festival – Feb.21, 2021 – $15 fee – Chairs- Nobuyo Nishizaka & TBD
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Mark Richman will hold a master class on SUNDAY MAY 7, 2023 AT 2:30PM to 5 PM AT THE BEVERLY HILLS STEINWAY All teachers and students are invited. This is a free event.
General Recital registration/fee deadline is the Monday 13 days before the event (postmarked by that day). Festival and Competition registration/fee deadline is the Monday 20 days before the event (postmarked by that day).
The Scholarship Competition is Sunday April 30 at 1pm at the home studio of Mariko Iwasaki at Lake Balboa. The Chairperson is Nobuyo Nishizaka with Assistant Arisa Ogino. There is a $50 fee.Registration deadline: April 16thThis is a wonderful opportunity for the students! Music Scholarship Competition ApplicationScholarship Competition Rules and GuidelinesScholarship Competition Results
The aim of the Southern California Junior Bach Festival is to celebrate and cultivate knowledge and understanding of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Through festivals, lectures, master classes, recitals and concerts, SCJBF offers many opportunities for musical growth to the best of Southern California’s young instrumentalists and vocalists. 2022 Bach Festival Date: April 10th,… Read More
The aim of the Southern California Junior Bach Festival is to celebrate and cultivate knowledge and understanding of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Through festivals, lectures, master classes, recitals and concerts, SCJBF offers many opportunities for musical growth to the best of Southern California’s young instrumentalists and vocalists. The 2023 San Fernando East Valley… Read More
Piano Category I Winner: Mihilo Kato Honorable Mention: Emma Tio Piano Category II Winner: Caden Guo Honorable Mention: Maxx Krickler Piano Category III Winner: Leonardo Dinner Honorable Mention: Aurora Buckley-Hymes The 2023 Scholarship Competition took place Sunday April 30 at 1pm at the home studio of Mariko Iwasaki at Lake Balboa. Chairperson: Nobuyo Nishizaka, Assistant:… Read More
Auditions for the 2020 Concerto Competition will be March 1 at Keyboard Concepts in Sherman Oaks Concerto Winners Rehearsals – May 5 and May 12 Concerto Winners Concert – May 17 Registration Deadline: TBA Guidelines for the event include:1 movement performed at the audition for 3 Judges. There will be 2 age categories, 1 Junior and… Read More
MARK RICHMAN MASTER CLASS Pasadena Steinway Gallery, Pasadena, CA Sunday, February 23rd from 2:30 to 5 PM All listeners invited free of charge. Haydn: Sonata No. 34 in e minor–first movementMedtner: Fairy Tale Op. 8 #1Performer: Sunny Cai, student of Sharon Shaheed Mozart: Sonata in F Major, K. 332–third movementPerformer: Alexander Hurvitz, student of Mark… Read More
The aim of the Southern California Junior Bach Festival is to celebrate and cultivate knowledge and understanding of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Through festivals, lectures, master classes, recitals and concerts, SCJBF offers many opportunities for musical growth to the best of Southern California’s young instrumentalists and vocalists. The 2020 San Fernando East Valley… Read More
2023 Classical & Romantic Festival will take place Sunday, March 26, 2023, 1 – 5pm@ Los Angeles Valley College– $25 fee-Chairs- Nobuyo Nishizaka & Mariko IwasakiClassical & Romantic Festival Application FormClassical & Romantic Festival Rules and Guidelines
2020 Classical & Romantic Festival will take place February 9 from 1-5pmLocation: Los Angeles Valley College (tentative location)Fees due by January 20Chair: Nobuyo Nishizaka Assistant:Classical & Romantic Festival Application FormClassical & Romantic Festival Rules and Guidelines
The 2023 General Recital is scheduled to take place SUNDAY, Feb. 26, 3PM to 5PM at THE CHURCH OF THE CHIMES located at 14115 MAGNOLIA AVE., SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423 – $25 fee-Chair- Thelma Mericle Event Application FormRecital Rules and Guidelines NOTES: The set up time will be 2:30pm and the clean up time after… Read More
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San Fernando East Valley Branch Contact: Nicole Nale, Branch President nicolenaleclassical@gmail.com For information or questions regarding membership: Francine Pancost, Membership Secretary francine@rossflutestudio.com To send feedback or report problems with this website: Ronda Flanzbaum, Web Designermtacsfev@ronda.la
All the accompanists listed below may be contacted for fee information and availability with regard to events other than Certificate of Merit: Laura Halladay Dilara Khalilova Thelma Mericle Paul Pitman Mark Richman Gideon Rubin Anahit Sevoyan All of these pianists are willing to accompany East Valley Branch students for Certificate of Merit at the rate… Read More
Regional Winners List – Region II REGIONAL JUDGES’ SELECTIONS Student No.(numer. order) Student Name Teacher Name 8 Lina Hisada Nobuyo Nishizaka 20 Sean Yusin Nobuyo Nishizaka 39 Celine Chen Nobuyo Nishizaka 58 Galileo Skye Chrisman Caro Ivana Malo 61 Vincente Chu Arisa Ogino 68 Lauren Tran Ivana Malo 74 Mihilo Kato Nobuyo Nishizaka 78 Emma… Read More
2019-2020 Contemporary FestivalDecember 15, 2019 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChairs: Nicole Nale and Lacy Bowen Winners Michele DweckAndrew GiragosianIsaac FujikawaReese FujikawaEthan DoradoCeline ChenKyle WeiMihilo KatoVittorio PontiLina Hisada Honorable Mentions Anna MarashlyanAretha LiValentina MoracciniSonya Siegel-ChanenSammy ElkunovichDarya GhassemiehBethany LaiMarvel RothEvie OngSunny CaiNathaniel YueSebastian Costache Repertoire awards! Michele DweckNathaniel YueEthan DoradoCeline ChenGraysen CarlsenJasmine SovMihilo KatoLudwig RodriguezSonya Siegel-ChanenLina HisadaAretha… Read More
Concerto Competition 2019-2020 Winners Congratulations to the Winner in the Junior age category: Leonardo Dinner, age 8, student of Rita Hovanesian. He played the first movement of the Bach D Minor Keyboard Concerto. Congratulations to the Winner of the Senior age category: David Cerna, age 15, student of Gideon Rubin. He played the first movement… Read More
2018-2019 Contemporary FestivalDecember 9, 2018 at Los Angeles Valley College Chair: Lacy Bowen Winners Ranya Stover Keren LeeEmma TioDavid Hadi Mihilo KatoLina HisadaAyushi BanerjeeCeline Chen Honorable Mentions Summer YangAriel and Maya RbiboEthan LeeDiannah ZassSamantha PhamSunny CaiOlivia WangGalileo Skye Chrisman CaroBethany Lai Mila Lanin Sammy ElkhunovichQuincy Lai Repertoire Awards (Each judge had their own list–this is… Read More
2018 Contemporary FestivalJanuary 7 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Gillian Smith
The 2018 Concerto Competition took place February 18th Chair: Gillian SmithAssistant: Dilara Khalilova
2017 Contemporary FestivalJanuary 8 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Nobuyo Nishizaka Winners 3. Birthday from Album for Children No.4 by A. Khachaturian (Ellen Abrahamyan)12. Autumn Op. 110 a No. 3 by Tomas Svoboda (Mihilo Kato)13. Four Waltzes No. 1 by Tomas Svoboda (Miyu Tang)15. Vagarshapat Dance by Arno Babajanian (Anna Marashlyan)16. 8 Preludes No. 8… Read More
2016 Contemporary FestivalJanuary 10 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Nobuyo Nishizaka Winners 5. Autumn Op.110a by Tomas Svoboda (Mihilo Kato)8. Homenaje a Joaquin Turina by Ernesto Halffter (Lina Hisada)19. The Emerald Sea by Timothy Brown (Noah Chen)20. Prelude IX. Allegretto quasi andantino by Nino Rota (Emma Wu)23. Preludes, Op.6 No. 1, 2, 6 by Robert… Read More
2015 Southern California Junior Bach FestivalSan Fernando East Valley Branch Winners Allyra Liquigan, Kevin Liang, Diana Zass, Eva Zass, Alexander Hurvitz, Ryuichi Nishimura, Sabrina Tsoi, Sharon Hurvitz (Teachers: Regina Verteym, Valeria Danielyan, Mark Richman, Nobuyo Nishizaka) Alternates: no.1 Shin Takahashi no.2 Noah Chenno.3 Nikhil Patelno.4 Rintaroh Shima (Teachers: Mark Richman, Jean Deutsch, Nobuyo Nishizaka) Honorable… Read More
Instrumental Category I Second Prize: Melissa Yang (Laura Halladay) Instrumental Category IIFirst Prize: Kiyan Parvaresh (Tamara Gyulnazarova)Second Prize: Angelina Kim (Tamara Gyulnazarova)Piano Category I First Prize: Sharon Hurvitz (Mark Richman) Second Prize: Grace Moore (Nobuyo Nishizaka) Piano Category IIFirst Prize: Jonathan Po (Mark Richman) Second Prize: May Schuberg (He-Lyun Chung) Piano Category III First Prize:… Read More
2016 Southern California Junior Bach Regional Festival San Fernando East Valley Branch Winners Student Teacher Lauren Li Nobuyo Nishizaka Lina Hisada Nobuyo Nishizaka Ryuichi Nishimura Nobuyo Nishizaka Mihilo Kato Nobuyo Nishizaka Alexander Hurvitz Mark Richman Sabrina Tsoi Nobuyo Nishizaka 2016 Bach Festival Winners Winners (7 Total ) Student Teacher Lauren Li Nobuyo Nishizaka Lina Hisada… Read More
2014 Contemporary FestivalNovember 16 at Hollywood PianoChair: Gillian Smith
Jean Deutsch Trevor Le Yin-Jin Hsu Eric Jan Nobuyo Nishizaka Ryuichi Haneda Grace Moore Sabrina Tsoi Lina Hisada Mark Richmond Jonathan Po The 2014 Southern California Junior Bach Regional Festival took place on May 25 at Steinway PasadenaChairperson: Nobuyo Nishizaka, Assistant: Maya Agasarian 2014 Southern California Junior Bach Festival Winners Lina Hisada, Trevor Le, Eric Jan,… Read More
Instrumental – Category INo winner selected Instrumental Category II1st Place – Trevor Le (Lauren Deutsch)2nd Place – Kiyan Parvaresh (Z. Gyulnazarova) Piano Category I1st Place – Marie Luff (N. Nishizaka)2nd Place – David Rower (M. Macalintal) Piano Category II 1st Place – Ryuichi Haneda (N. Nishizaka)2nd Place – Jonathan Po (M. Richman) Piano Category III… Read More
Timothy Schuberg, Eric Jan, Hubert Wang, Lauren Kim, Jana Ma, Sabrina Tsoi, Vivian Hu, Sharon Hurvitz, Katherine Sham, Grace Moore, Alexander Hurvitz, Allyra Liquigan (Teachers: He-Lyun Chung, Yi-Jin Hsu, Jean Deutsch, Mark Richman, Regina Verteym, Nobuyo Nishizaka) 1st Alternate: Trevor Le 2nd Alternate: May Schuberg 3rd Alternate: Curran McIntyre 4th Alternate: Eri Wong(Teachers: Jean… Read More
Piano Category III1st place – Trevor Le (J.Deutsch)2nd place – Alexander Hurvitz (M.Richman)HM – Lauren Kim (J.Deutsch) Piano Category II1st place – Grace Moore (N.Nishizaka)2nd place – Sharon Hurvitz (M.Richman)HM – Nikhil Patel (J.Deutsch) Piano Category I1st place – Eri Wong (N.Nishizaka)2nd place – Alexia Le (J.Deutsch) Instrumental Category II1st place – Victoria Hwang, violin… Read More
2012 Contemporary FestivalNovember 18 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Gillian Smith WINNERS (in order of entry number) Student Composer Composition Teacher #17 Lillian Mecum T. Svoboda Four Waltzes for Piano: No. 3 Nobuyo Nishizaka #18 Sophia Donner L. Auerbach Images from Childhood: Question; Stubborn; After the War Rita Hovanesian #25 Catherine Marcos Leonard Bernstein Four… Read More
2012 Festival Winners Lauren Li, Grace Moore, Yui Saitou, Andrew Mecum, Sabrina Tsoi, Elsa Yang, Eric Jan, Alexia Le, Eri Wong, Marie Luff, Allyra Liquigan, Shannon Wei, Annie Cheng, Vivian Hu Teachers: Jean Deutsch, Yi-Jin Hsu, Nobuyo Nishizaka, Anahit Sevoyan, Regina Verteym, Mariko Urushidani Alternates:1st: Hubert Wang, 2nd: Rintaroh Shima, 3rd: Karlly Feng, 4th: Christian… Read More
Piano Category III (ages 12 and under) 1st place – Vincent Le (Deutsch) 2nd place – May Schuberg (Chung) HM – Lauren Li (Nishizaka) Piano Category II (ages 13-15)1st place – Tamao Cmiral (Richman) 2nd place – Alexia Le (Deutsch) HM – Christian Dorado (Sevoyan) Piano Category I (ages 16-18) 1st place – Frederic Lee (Richman)2nd place –… Read More
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THE BYLAWS OF THE MUSIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FERNANDO EAST VALLEY ARTICLE I. NAME The name of this association shall be the Music Teachers’ Association of California, San Fernando East Valley, the Branch. ARTICLE II. OFFICE The principal office of this association shall be in such location as determined by the Branch Board… Read More
