MEMBER NEWS
On Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 5 pm Shizue Sano will give a Piano Recital at St. John's Episcopal Church, 74 Pleasant Street, Arlington. She will play Mozart's Rondo in A minor K.511; Chopin's Impromptu No.1 in A-flat Major Op.29, Berceuse in D-flat Major Op.57, and Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor Op.35; Schumann's Kinderszenen Op.15; Liszt's Liebestraum No.3, Consolation No.3, and La Campanella. Admission: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students *** NEPTA member Robert Finley announces the Boston Piano Amateurs Association Competition which will take place in Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music between Thursday June 20 and Sunday June 23. The preliminary rounds will be on Thursday and Friday, the semifinals will be on Saturday and finals on Sunday. Masterclasses by Roberto Poli, Janice Weber and Timothy McFarlane will be held during the mornings. NEPTA members and their students will receive a discounted ticket price. More details are available on the BPAA website
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The next newsletter will appear in September 2013. Please send member news by the 15th of the prior month to Irina Gelman gelmanpiano@aol.com.
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 Dear NEPTA Members,
As the Annual Meeting and Awards Recital approaches on May 20, 2013 my term as president draws to a close. It has been a great honor and privilege to serve NEPTA. I have made many treasured friends and acquired an even deeper admiration for this extraordinary organization and its members.
I offer my sincere thanks to all of the volunteers in NEPTA who have given their time and energy. You are the essence of NEPTA and make our goals of service and enrichment possible to achieve. I wish that I could list each name here! Please accept my heartfelt thanks and admiration for your dedication and my best wishes for your continued success in all that you do!
I am deeply grateful to the NEPTA officers with whom I have been fortunate to work. Vice President Irina Gelman has made the Teachers' Recital a great success, chaired the student recital and competition committee, and offered invaluable advice, assistance and friendship throughout the past two years. I wish you all the best as President! Our brilliant Treasurer, Lindsey Robb, continues to keep meticulous financial records and produce comprehensive reports for each board meeting while maintaining day to day bookkeeping. NEPTA's Recording Secretary, Linda Vieira, along with assistance from Jean Alderman, prepares beautiful detailed notes from each program meeting, ensuring each member has access to the knowledge and information relayed by the speakers. Executive Secretary Cindy Null has provided excellent reports from our quarterly board meetings along with her work on several other committees.
I would also like to thank Tina Ho, our talented Newsletter Coordinator who has done an amazing job formatting, editing and delivering the newsletters and notices. Tina's superb computer skills along with her gift for design and composition were an immeasurable help to me throughout the year. Among our many wonderful efforts, I am especially proud that we have created the Margaret C. Bachelder Memorial Award and completed the online recital and competition applications, assisted by Sue Demb.
I look forward to my continued role in NEPTA and will offer support wherever I can. Once again, I thank you for the privilege of serving and being part of the NEPTA community. I hope to see you all on May 20th! Warmly,
Colleen Campbell
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
The Annual Meeting and Awards Recital featuring performances by NEPTA's competition winners will be held on
Monday, May 20, 9:30 am, at the First Parish in Watertown. The business portion of the meeting will precede the concert including the following important announcement submitted by nominating committee Chair
Lydia Reed-Guertin.
The Nominating Committee presents the following slate of nominees for officers for 2013-2015:
President: Irina Gelman of Brighton
Vice President: Robert Finley of Northborough
Executive Secretary: Houry Schmeizl of Chelmsford
Treasurer: Lindsey Robb of Roslindale
Recording Secretary: Linda Vieira of Acton
Board Members to serve 2013-2016
Tina Ho of Boxborough
Marguerite Samoorian of Groton
Natacha Rist of Jamaica Plain
Diana Tetzlaff of Boston will replace Houry Schmeizl on the Board to complete her 2011-2014 term.
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ADULT RECITAL
The Adult Recital was held on Sunday, April 7 at the home of Dr. David Rosenthal in Framingham. It was Dr. Rosenthal's second year of hosting and he was the "perfect host" for the afternoon. He provided a reception following the recital, which included hors d'oeurves, a wonderful buffet, which he graciously prepared himself, and it concluded with beverages and homemade desserts provided by Phoebe Yassa. It was a lovely afternoon of piano music, food and good company. The teachers who had participating performers were: Fern Abrams, Jean Alderman, Niva Fried, Rita Mikulinsky, Eleanor Perrone, Victoria Suchodolski, Helena Vesterman and Alice Wilkinson. Congratulations to both teachers and performers. --Submitted by Janice P. Zaganjori, Chair.
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On Monday, April 8, NEPTA members were treated to a delightful presentation by Sylvia Chambless and her students on playing the music of Debussy. Sylvia's very successful approach to teaching this challenging repertoire was evident in the accomplished playing of her students with whom she had a wonderful rapport. Please see the program notes skillfully prepared by Jean Alderman.
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ODE TO MR. MORSE
 Our April Speaker Brian Chung offered a captivating presentation on jazz improvisation for the classical musician, managing to deliver in two short hours a means of understanding and teaching what is often to us an alien life form. With irresistible passion for teaching, Mr. Chung encouraged us to begin with the most basic element of music, rhythm, and build our vocabulary consistently and creatively.
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MARGARET C. BACHELDER MEMORIAL AWARD
For the first recipient of the new Margaret C. Bachelder Memorial Award for the best performance of a Romantic piece at the 2013 NEPTA Alice Hamlet Senior Competition, the award amount has been increased to $500 by Peg's family. Martin Allen, Peg's husband, will present the award at the Recital on May 20 at First Parish in Watertown.
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NEPTA DUES
NEPTA members can renew their dues online for the 2013-2014 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, 2013.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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Do you or your significant other have a special skill you would like to market? Look no further! We are looking for special advertisers in the 2013-2014 NEPTA Program Booklet! Lawyers, decorators, builders, specialty shop owners, therapists, web designers, we all employ these wonderful services, why not support our own NEPTA family businesses and in turn bring in advertising revenue for our booklet? For rates and details, please download the form. For more information, contact Nina Grimaldi at dalcroze.nina@gmail.com or call 857.753.8994. Deadline for ad-copy is June 1, 2013.
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MUSIC SALE REPORT
 Thanks to the generous efforts of Ruth Ross, the NEPTA Music Sale has netted $3,670 for the NEPTA Scholarship Fund since Ruth took over as Chair! Please support this wonderful fundraiser by arriving early on Monday May 20. The sale begins at 9 am. Over 600 books are available at bargain prices. Contact Ruth for a specific work or volume at rross@aol.com. Thank you, Ruth!
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PROGRAM BOOK CHAIR NEEDED
NEPTA has a wonderful volunteer position that you can carry out from the comfort of your own home in the slow summer months! Here is a chance to put your word processing skills to work for NEPTA and to follow in the footsteps of Lindsey Robb, who held the position of Program Book and Membership Directory Chair for many years. Lindsey has very generously offered to mentor the new volunteer, providing the skills necessary to deliver the booklet and directory to our members. If you are interested please contact me at campbell.c2@gmail.com.
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PARKING IN WATERTOWN
 The best parking options near the First Parish of Watertown are the blue meters in the lot below the First Parish property. Arrive early for the best spaces. |
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