Edward Mirzoyan ~ tuning, regulating, repair ~ 323-528-5387 Steinway Piano Gallery ~ West Hollywood ~ www.steinwaywesthollywood.com Mark Schmidt Piano Service ~ PTG craftsman member, concert tuning by ear, repairs and regulation ~ 818-764-4477 ~ markstune@dslextreme.com Keyboard Concepts ~ www.keyboardconcepts.com
Music Teachers' Association of California

Recitals, Festivals &
Scholarship Competition


Recitals
October General and Pop Music Recital
January General Recital
June Scholarship Winners and General Recital

Festivals
Contemporary Festival
Classical & Romantic Festival
CM Honors Festival
Southern California Junior Bach Festival

Competitions
Scholarship Competition


October General and Pop Music Recital

The 2012 General and Pop Music Recital will take place on October 14 at Keyboard Concepts
$10 fee due to Michael Paul by October 1
Recital Form


January General and Beginners Recital

The 2013 January Recital will take place on January 13 at Steinway Gallery
$10 fee is due to Anahit Sevoyan by December 31, 2012
Recital Form


Contemporary Festival

The 2012 Contemporary Festival will take place
on November 18 at Los Angeles Valley College
$25 fees due to Gillian Smith by October 29
Contemporary Festival 2012 Application
Contemporary Festival 2012 Results

 

Classical & Romantic FestivalClassical & Romantic Music

The 2013 Classical and Romantic Festival will take place on February 17 at Steinway Gallery
$25 fees due to Ed Grossman by January 28
Classical-Romantic Festival 2013 Application

 

Certificate of Merit

Certificate of Merit

March 10, 2013 -  CM for Strings and Woodwinds
Chairs - Rachel Lonergan, Francine Pancost
Valley College, music department

March 16 and 17, 2013 -  CM for Piano
Chair - Sharon Shaheed
Valley College, music department

For more info please visit the Certificate of Merit page

 

Certifcate of Merit Honors Festival

The 2013 CM Honors Festival will take place on March 24 at Virtuoso Russian Academy
Chair - Roger Eshleman

All rules under "Branch Guidelines and Fees" apply to this festival unless they conflict with the specific rules for this festival.

The Festival is for students who were awarded honors in the Certificate of Merit program. There is no enrollment fee for participation in this festival.

To be eligible, students must be Level IV or higher, pass the theory exam, receive good or excellent in sight reading, and receive a 5+, 5 or 5- for the chosen piece that must be memorized. (Keyboard only).

 

Southern California Junior Bach FestivalBach

The aim of SCJBF to cultivate knowledge and understanding of Bach's music, as well as to celebrate it. 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 2013 SCJBF is April 14, 2013 at Valley College, music department
Online registration begins on November 1, 2012

For more information and to register please visit:
http://www.scjbf.org/

 

RESULTS FOR THE 2012 SCJBF LOCAL BRANCH EVENT:

List of the 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 Dorado
Teachers:
Nobuyo Nishizaka, Anahit Sevoyan

Honorable Mention:
Angela Liu, Lauren Kim, Katherine Sham, Linda Shin
Teachers:
He-Lyun Chung, Jean Deutsch, Yi-Jin Hsu, Nobuyo Nishizaka

 

Competitions

The 2013 Scholarship Competition will take place on May 26 at Valley College, music department.
$25 fees due to Jean Deutsch by May 6
Music Scholarship Competition 2013 Application

 

June Scholarship Winners and General Recital

The 2013 June Scholarship Winners and General Recital will take place June 2 at Keyboard Concepts
$10 fee due to Regina Verteym by May 20
Recital Form

 

RESULTS FOR THE 2012 SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

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 - Katleyn Camarata (Shaheed)

Instrumental Category II (ages 9-13)
No Winner Selected

Instrumental Category I (ages 14-18)
1st place - Emma Salmon (Pancost)
2nd place - none selected
HM - Katie Myres - (Pancost)