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UPCOMING NEPTA EVENTS
September 27 Meeting
JEROME LOWENTHAL
"Years of Pilgrimage, Liszt and Lowenthal"
The First Parish of Watertown
Monday, Sept. 27
9:30am
Music Sale
immediately beforehand
at 9am
ALL NEPTA TEACHERS' RECITAL
Saturday, Oct. 23,
8pm
The First Parish
of Watertown
CHRISTOPHER O'RILEY
Monday, Oct. 25, 9:30am
"Schumann: Fractal Poetry"
Please note this meeting will be at The First Parish of Watertown and not the Wellesley Free Library as listed on Page 2 of the Program Booklet
TEACHERS' MASTERCLASS WITH SEYMOUR LIPKIN
Monday, Nov. 8, 9:30am
The First Parish of Watertown
MEMBER COFFEE HOUR
Monday, December 6, 9-9:30am
Wellesley Free Library
TEACHERS' EXCHANGE
Monday, Dec. 6, 9:30am
Wellesley Free Library
Music Games and Piano Camps: How to Have Fun with Your Students
(And Learn at the Same Time)
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Sept. 30 Membership Renewal Deadline
Please don't forget to renew your dues by Thursday, Sept. 30, in order to qualify for participation in the 2011 NEPTA recitals and competitions.
All recital and competition applications are now available for downloading from the NEPTA website, www.nepta.info.
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Member News
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Sunday, Sept. 26 3pm
Concert Celebrating Music of Composer Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Armenian Cultural Foundation, 441 Mystic St. Rt.3, Arlington, MA
Admission: $10
Program will include:
A Mini-Musical Drama "Robbery" on the text by Diana Der Hovanessian with Soprano, Noune Karapetian; Piano Sonata No.5 "Kiss of Peace" George Lopez, pianist, Selected shorter works by DGR, Lilit Karapetian Shougarian, pianist, Three Preludes Op.68 and Tango, Miriam Gargarian, pianist, and Sonata Breve Op.50, Magdalena Suchecka Richter, Violinist
Sponsored by the Armenian International Women's Association
Info: aiwainc@aol.com or 617-926-0171.
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Please submit member news for inclusion in the next newsletter by the 15th of the month to lydiaguertin@yahoo.com. Electronic newsletters are distributed in September, October, January, February, March, April and May.
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September Greetings
Welcome all returning and new members to NEPTA's 60th Anniversary Season. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer, whether it was on vacation, visiting with your family, friends, students or colleagues, dedicating more time to a favorite hobby, or just partaking in this glorious New England weather.
Jerome Lowenthal At Our First Meeting
Although the unofficial end of summer is signaled by this Labor Day weekend, NEPTA has much to look forward to, beginning with the first fall meeting on Monday, Sept. 27, at 9:30am at The First Parish of Watertown. Our distinguished speaker, Jerome Lowenthal, will speak about "Years of Pilgrimage, Liszt and Lowenthal," an intriguing and relevant topic as we anticipate Liszt's bicentennial birthday in 2011. Mr. Lowenthal has been a guest presenter in past program years, and we eagerly await his return to share in this special celebratory year which was so wonderfully organized by Shann Wood, chair of the Program Committee. As always, visitors are welcome throughout the year to all Program Meetings for a $5 fee; however, this first meeting includes free admission for all guests. Please plan to arrive early for NEPTA's quarterly music sale beginning at 9am, managed so beautifully by Ruth Ross.
Program Booklet In the Mail
The 2010-2011 Program Booklet and Directory was mailed earlier this week, so you should have received your member copy in the mail. Lindsey Robb organized, designed, and updated all of the information, with help from Yilin You, our advertising chair. Behind the scenes, countless hours, emails, phone calls, proofreading and final mailing was done by Lindsey and his band of volunteers, so please take a moment to acknowledge this effort and peruse the booklet at your leisure, including the products or services listed on the back pages. These may be of interest to you or your students.
Correction to Program Booklet
Please note that on the Calendar of Events, Page 2, the venues listed for Christopher O'Riley (Oct. 25) and Ellen Winner (March 28) should be exchanged. The Oct. 25 meeting will be held at the First Parish and the March 28 meeting will be at the Wellesley Free Library. The 2010-2011 Program on Page 3 lists all of our program meetings with these correct locations.
Hope to see you all on September 27th!
Lydia Reed-Guertin
President
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All NEPTA Teachers' Recital and Fundraiser
On Saturday, Oct. 23, at 8pm, audience members at The First Parish of Watertown will be treated to an All NEPTA Teachers' Recital and Fundraiser.
Come support your colleagues and bring your students for this worthy cause, as we help the church fund the replacement of all the chairs in the sanctuary.
NEPTA has had a longstanding relationship with The First Parish, and we are so fortunate to have such a lovely setting for our programs and recitals. In the past, NEPTA supported the financial goal of purchasing the piano; in fact, the organization gave more than 40 percent of the total cost through donations and recital benefits. Our Teachers' Recital will act as a fundraiser towards this Seat Campaign, with a suggested donation of $15 admission.
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NEPTA Music Shopping
NEPTA will once again host its quarterly music sale, composed of donated materials and organized by our music donations chair, Ruth Ross, on Monday, Sept. 27, beginning at 9am. There are many treasures to be discovered among our membership, so feel free to empty those music closets and shelves of music books that are no longer in service.
The sale serves three purposes:
1. Teachers have access to music that perhaps has gone out of print
2. Standard teaching methods and collections can be acquired at a very reasonable price
3. All proceeds go directly to the NEPTA Scholarship Fund.
Please direct any questions to Ruth Ross at rrosspiano@aol.com.
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Miriam Pizer Award
The Miriam Pizer Award, created in memory of Miriam Pizer, was established for students in Grades K-5 who are in need of assistance for lesson tuition or other essential expenses. Each teacher may submit one student's name for a lottery drawing. The prize is $250 and the submission deadline is Oct. 15. Please send your name along with your student's name by email to lydiaguertin@yahoo.com..
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