Hello Friends of Parlando,

As our semester comes to an end I'd like to remind you about some important and exciting events coming up:

End of Semester Piano Sale at Boulder Piano Gallery 

Beginning Saturday December 10th, BPG will be having a piano sale on select pianos that have been used at Parlando over the last year.  This is a great opportunity to purchase a piano at a significant discount AND support Parlando at the same time.  For more information, please stop by BPG, call Paul Jarvis at 303.449.3177 or email him at paul@boulderpianogallery.com.

Support Parlando Before December 31st!
Please join my family and me in supporting that which we all love by making a charitable donation to Parlando before the end of the year.  My wife, Christine, and I have donated $5,000 again this year because we believe in the importance of music and music education in the lives of our children and community. Join us by making a contribution today: http://www.parlando.org/support-donate.html 

Young Artists Concerto Competition - JUNIOR DIVISION!
Parlando has teamed up with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra to create a "Junior Division" to BPO's long-standing annual concerto competition. Students who were studying in Colorado and 16 or younger as of August 1, 2011 are invited to compete for the opportunity to perform with the BPO at their Discovery Concerts in April of 2012.  More information, details and an entry form can be found here:

 http://boulderphil.org/bpo-kids/young-artists-cto

Winter Break
Next week is our "makeup week" with our semester officially ending on Friday December 16th.  Extra or makeup lessons can be scheduled with your individual teacher between December 17th and January 1st by talking with your teacher directly, provided that your teacher is available (note that if you have used all of your fall semester lessons, extra pro-rated tuition charges will apply).  Our Spring 2012 Semester begins on Monday January 2nd.  If you have not already registered for the spring semester, please do so before the first lesson/class of 2012!

Thank you for being a part of Parlando this semester and in 2011.  We are grateful and appreciative of all that you do to support our community's largest and most comprehensive musical arts school!