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UPCOMING NEPTA EVENTS
***May 21, 2012
Awards RecitalFirst Parish of Watertown
9:30am
May 21, 2012Annual Luncheon The Talk Restaurant 116 Main Street Watertown Square 12 noon
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MEMBER NEWS
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Vintage 1926 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, six volume set, available free! Please contact Adele Dryer at cresc@aol.com. *** Alice Wilkinson announces the release of her new
CD entitled "Triptych." The title track,
a composition by Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee was commissioned by Alice and her husband
in memory of their son
Ed who died in 2001.
"It is a very moving work which is very special to us and has been very well-received by audiences" says Alice.
The CD also includes
works by Schubert, Chopin and Debussy.
Available at Spectrum Music for $15
or by contacting
Alice Wilkinson,
5 Rockridge Road, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. *** On Saturday, May 12
8:00pm Kathryn Rosenbach,
invites you to "Exploring the Poetry of Music"
St John's United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown. Tickets: $10 General Admission/$5 Students and Seniors. The program will include Bach/Rosenbach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BMV 582, Chopin: Polonaise in C sharp minor Op.26 No. 1, Nocturne in D Flat major Op. 27 No. 2, Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52; Goolkasian-Rahbee: Ballade No.1 Op.111; Debussy: Etude #11 Pour les Arpeges composes; Ravel: Une Barque sur l'ocean, Alborado del Grazioso.
For more information call 617-821-0385 or visit
KathrynRosenbach.com
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Sunday, May 20 4:00pm
Margaret Cheng Tuttle will present "From Formal to Fanciful. . . Music for Flute and Piano" with flutist Andrea Hart at the Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington. Program includes works by Bach, Schumann, Jadassohn, Poulenc and Bolling as well as transcriptions of descriptive pieces for young audiences by French composers. For tickets contact the church office at 781-643-8690 or email Park Avenue Concert Series Committee. Tickets in advance $15 adults/$10 seniors and students, at the door $20/$12/ Proceeds benefit the Church's organ fund. For more information contact *** Wednesday, May 30
5:30pm Victoria Suchodolski
will present a recital
with baritone and composer William Kenlon.
The program will include
song cycles of Kenlon
as well as Debussy's Estampes for piano solo. The recital, which is part of the "Concerts at St. John's" series, will take place at St. John's Church of the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin Street, Boston. Admission is free with a $10 suggested donation.
FOR SALE
***Yamaha YDP213
88 key Digital Console Piano with bench. It has a graded hammer standard weighted action keyboard, new stereo sampling AWM piano sound with 64 polyphony, 1 track recorder with Flash-ROM song storage, 6 Voices 6W X 6W amplifier, MIDI in/out, metronome. Looks like the "Arius" model on the Yamaha website. Price $650. Used very little - looks new. Contact NEPTA member Susan Rosefsky at ***
Please submit member news for the inclusion in the next newsletter by the 15th of the month to Colleen Campbell at campbell.c2@gmail.com. Electronic newsletters are distributed in September, October, January, February, March, April and May
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GREETINGS
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Wanda Paik, Robert Finley, Colleen Campbell and Irina Gelman backstage at Robert's performance with Boston Civic Symphony
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Dear NEPTA Members,
As we prepare for our Annual Meeting and Awards Recital on May 21, I am delighted to look back upon the events of my first year
as President. It has been wonderful to become better acquainted with NEPTA's members, attending concerts and sharing our passion for teaching.
I am deeply grateful to the Board and to the Committee members who have worked so tirelessly to ensure the highest caliber of offerings in NEPTA. The year is coming to a close but we will continue to work through the summer updating the NEPTA website, planning the Speaker Series and preparing the Program Booklet and Membership Directory for next year.
There are many ways in which you can volunteer in this great organization. I invite you to offer a small portion of your time to NEPTA if you have not as yet done so. It is rewarding beyond measure. Please come and speak with me or send me an email. I would love to hear from you.
As this is the last NEPTA newsletter until September I would like to wish to all of you a glorious, music-filled summer. I look forward to seeing you on Monday, May 21.
Warm regards,
Colleen Campbell
President
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ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS RECITAL
The Annual Meeting and Awards Recital featuring performances by NEPTA's competition winners will be held on Monday, May 21, 9:30am, at the First Parish in Watertown.
Preceding the concert will be the business portion of the morning including the nominations of three candidates for the 2012-2013 board terms:
Nancy Burstein, Arlington
Natalia Harlap, Newton
Bert Yocom, Boston
I am very excited at the possibility of working with these wonderful teachers. At the same time I must bid a fond and grateful farewell to Indiana Chalsen, Sally Reed and Diana Tetzlaff as they complete their respective terms on the board. I wish them all the best in their future musical endeavors!
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NEPTA MUSIC SALE
 The final Music Sale of the year will begin promptly at 9 am on Monday, May 21 prior to the Annual Meeting. There are over 600 items at greatly reduced prices. If you are looking for a particular book or piece, please contact Music Chair Ruth Ross in advance. rrosspiano@aol.com. Ruth will be happy to search the collection and set aside any music for you to purchase quickly and easily on May 21. All proceeds go to the NEPTA Scholarship Fund. |
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ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Immediately following the Awards Recital will be our festive Annual Luncheon. It will take place at The Talk Restaurant, 116 Main Street in Watertown Square. The deadline to return the luncheon form has been extended to May 14, 2012. Please join us at this friendly celebration! The restaurant will be reserved entirely for us and the food is delicious and reasonably priced. Click here to download the luncheon form and send it with your check to Nina Grimaldi. Please also take a minute to remind your friends and colleagues!
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NEPTA DUES & SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS
NEPTA members can renew their dues online for the 2012-2013 season at www.nepta.info through the secure PayPal site or download the registration form and mail with a check to Lindsey Robb, our NEPTA Treasurer. THE DEADLINE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PRINTED DIRECTORY IS MAY 31, 2012.
Please consider donating to the NEPTA Scholarship Fund and support our organizational efforts as you renew your dues. It is through this generous spirit that NEPTA has been able to provide aid to many students, either in recognition of their talents or by facilitating the financial commitment that some families are unable to afford.
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HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION WINNERS
Congratulations go to the following winners of the Alice Hamlet Senior Scholarship Competition and the Ruth Davidson Competition held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at M. Steinert and Sons in Boston adjudicated by Bruce Brubaker, Janice Weber and Andrew Rangell.
Alice Hamlet Senior Scholarship Competition
First Place: Jung Hyun Noh, student of Tatyana Dudochkin
Second Place: Yoko Fukumura, student of Clara Slater
Ruth Davidson Competition
First Place: Kevin Sherman, student of Valerie Henkin
Second Place: Yinian Tang, student of Sylvia Chambless
Third Place: Raagini Rameshwar, student of Janet Ainsworth
Honorable Mention: Kevin Ren, student of Houry Schmeizl
Honorable Mention: Yuji Sato, student of Niva Fried
And finally, congratulations go to the following winners of the
A. Ramon Rivera Contemporary Music Awards:
Alice Hamlet Competition:
Jung Hyun Noh, student of Tatyana Dudochkin and
Ruth Davidson Competition:
Kevin Sherman, student of Valerie Henkin
We look forward to hearing the top prize winners at the Awards Recital on May 21.
Diana Tetzlaff, Chair of the High School Competition, along with Ranko Konishi-Houston, Assistant, spent many hours of dedicated time and effort in planning all of the details and coordinating schedules between students and judges, and keeping everything running smoothly during the event. I am very appreciative of their great commitment and support! Very sincere thanks go also to Diana's husband Jonathan Tetzlaff who provided support and assistance.
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TEACHERS' EXCHANGE and MEMBERS' COFFEE
"The Use of Technology as an aid to Teaching the Piano" was the fascinating topic presented by Robert Finley on April 9, 2012 at the Wellesley Free Library. The program featured a live Skype exchange with a cellist in Minnesota. Remote piano lessons and even ensemble performances were effectively demonstrated. Click here for Jean Alderman's beautifully written notes. Many thanks to Robert for sharing his extensive knowledge with us. 
A delicious and welcoming coffee hour, graciously organized and presented by Dianne Impallaria, preceded the April Teachers' Exchange. Dianne's generous efforts and artistic touches were greatly appreciated.
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STUDENT MASTERCLASS
 On April 30 we were treated to an exciting Student Masterclass taught by Konstantinos Papadakis. The wide range of repertoire included Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata played by Daniel Shaar, student of Natalia Harlap, Chopin's Scherzo in B flat minor, played by Natsuko Yamagata, student of Margaret Denton, and finally Prokofiev's Sonata No. 3 played by Raagini Rameshwar, student of Janet Ainsworth. Mr. Papadakis skillfully and sensitively guided the young performers toward new insights and achievements. Many thanks go to Janet Ainsworth who expertly chaired the masterclass.
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SUSAN B. DEMB TEACHER GRANTS
The deadline for applying for a Susan B. Demb Teacher Enrichment Grant has been extended. We invite you to apply now for a grant to enrich your pedagogy training! Two NEPTA members will be awarded a Susan B. Demb Teacher Enrichment Grant to further their professional growth and enrichment by enrolling in a continuing education course, workshop, seminar or conference in piano pedagogy. Click here to download application materials which must be returned to Lydia Reed-Guertin by May 10, 2012. For more information please contact Lydia at lydiaguertin@yahoo.com.
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NEPTA PROGRAM BOOKLET ADVERTISING
Do you or your significant other have a special skill you would like to market in 2012-13? Look no further! We are looking for special advertisers in the 2012-13 NEPTA Program Booklet! Lawyers, decorators, builders, specialty shop owners, therapists, web designers, we all look for these wonderful services, why not support our own NEPTA family businesses and in turn bring in advertising revenue for our booklet? For rates and sizes click here: For more information, please email Nina Grimaldi at dalcroze@gmail.com or call 857.753.8994. Deadline for ad-copy is June 15, 2012. Click here for the PDF file with rates and details.
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NEPTA'S FACEBOOK PAGE
Visit us at www.facebook.com/NEPTApiano to see and hear videos of recent performances by NEPTA members. Post your own up-to-the-minute concert listings and see the latest news from your NEPTA friends!
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PARKING REMINDER
 Please be aware that Watertown has restricted parking on the side streets immediately surrounding the First Parish church and thus eliminating any "free parking."
The good news is that the metered spots in the parking lot adjacent to the church can accept coins up to a maximum of 8 hours (blue meters only), thereby removing the need to go feed the meter during our meeting breaks, offering instead an opportunity to socialize with NEPTA friends and colleagues. |
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