MEMBER NEWS
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KAWAI Baby Grand for sale: 5'3", RX-1, 17 years old, well maintained, in excellent condition. Asking price $8,000.
Contact Laura Teplitsky:
or 978-834-7845
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Friday, November 15
7:30 p.m.
NEPTA Member Natacha Rist will perform a program of French music for piano and winds by Debussy, Fauré, Gildon, Messiaen, Saint-Saëns with Kharis Chamber Players, at Taylor House in Jamaica Plain
www.taylorhouse.com/musicandart
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Sunday, November 17
4:00 p.m.
Alice Wilkinsonwill play the Mozart Concerto K. 595 in B-flat with a chamber orchestra at the
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church 207 Washington Street {Rt. 16}
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Sunday, December 15
2:00 p.m.
NEPTA member Sivan Etedgee will give a recital at the Acton Public Library , sponsored by the Women's Club of Acton. Program will include music by Beethoven, Gershwin, Schubert and Debussy.
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Chamber Music Foundation of New England announces its sixth biannual International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition.
Dates: March 8 and 9, 2014
Place: Boston University
Deadline: February 15, 2014
For more details go to www.cmfone.org
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From the Top, hosted by Christopher O'Riley, is seeking young classical musicians (ages 8 to 18) to feature on future shows. Auditions will be held at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio on Saturday, November 23, 2013 and Sunday, November 24, 2013.
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Please submit member news for inclusion in the next newsletter by the 20th of the month to gelmanpiano@aol.com.
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Visit us at www.facebook.com/NEPTApiano to view a multitude of pianistic news and opportunities in the Boston area. You may post your own up-to-the-minute concert listings and see the latest news
from your NEPTA friends! YouTube videos of your concert performances are especially welcome.
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 Dear NEPTA Members,
Hope you are all enjoying the beauty of the New England fall season!
Our October 28th program was well-attended and featured a fascinating presentation by Rami Bar-Niv on the Piano Playing Fingering, Technique, and Interpretation. I'm sure we all enjoyed the very energetic and knowledgeable guest speaker, who shared his practical advice and piano demonstration pleasantly spiced with his exquisite sense of humor. Our newly-designed after the meeting discussion group met at Demos restaurant to enjoy lunch and lovely conversation. Thank you, Natacha Rist! I would like to invite more members to join after-meeting discussions for thoughtful exchange with colleagues during a lunch time.
Please join us for the upcoming Teachers' Exchange next Monday, November 18th. The  NEPTA Members' Coffee Hour to welcome new members and to enjoy the company of NEPTA friends and colleagues, will take place from 9:00-9:30 a.m. at the Wellesley Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley. Immediately following, will be a Teachers' Exchange on Successful Approaches to Teaching Beginners Outside of Method Books. Marilyn Roth of NEC will lead our panel focusing on building a foundation from the first lesson by nurturing skills necessary for the development of the young pianist. Nina Grimaldi will focus her part of the presentation on Dalcroze. Audience participation will be welcomed.
 Please join us for an exciting Teachers' Masterclass featuring Luiz de Moura Castro, artist and master teacher, on Monday, December 9th at 9:30 a.m., First Parish of Watertown. Payment will be accepted at the door. Members: $20, Non-members: $30, Students/Seniors: $15. Proceeds will benefit the NEPTA Scholarship Fund.
It was my great pleasure to see everyone in October and I hope that you are planning to attend our exciting November and December events!
Best regards,
Irina Y. Gelman
President
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FALL TEACHERS' EXCHANGE
Monday, November 18, 2013
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Wellesley Free Library
"SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES TO TEACHING BEGINNERS,
OUTSIDE OF METHOD BOOKS"
Marilyn Roth of NEC will lead our panel focusing on building a foundation from the first lesson by nurturing the awareness, attitude, curiosity, listening and observational skills necessary for the development of an artistic and literate young pianist and musician. Ms. Roth has a unique approach and will share her thoughts and methods with our audience. Nina Grimaldi will focus her part of the presentation on Dalcroze. This discussion will be helpful to our members who are looking for more resourceful materials to teach their students. Audience participation will be welcome.
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NEPTA TEACHERS' MASTERCLASS
Monday, December 9, 2013
9:30 a.m.
First Parish of Watertown
LUIZ de MOURA CASTRO
Victoria Suchodolski - Sonata Op. 27 No. 1 by Beethoven
Robert Finley - "Triana" by Albeniz
Wanda Paik - "Barcarolle" by Chopin
Pre-registration fees: Member: $15, Non-Member: $25, Students and Senior Citizens: $10
All on-site registration: as above plus $5
Register online
For more information, Please contact Shaylor Lindsay at s.m.lindsay@comcast.net.
For more information about Prof. de Moura Castro, visit www.LuizdeMouraCastro.com.
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STUDENT RECITALS AND COMPETITIONS
All NEPTA Student Recital and Competition Applications went online on October 15!
The online forms are amazingly user-friendly and will allow teachers to send in multiple students' information, completely paper- and postage-free, receive instant records of each application, and pay with a credit card. They can then download a spreadsheet from the application page, near the top, with all the students they have entered.
Recital and Competition Chairs will receive an online record of each application just seconds after the teacher who is applying presses the "pay" button. The Chairs can download a spreadsheet with all the students entered for a recital or competition. The link for this is in the menu on the right side of the application page.
Please view the new forms on our website! You will be delighted with the ease of use and time saved. The applications will also be available in downloadable paper form for this year only. We urge you to go green and embrace the new!
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
To volunteer in any of the following positions for NEPTA, please contact Irina Y. Gelman.
- Assistants for the recitals' and competitions' chairs
- Historian
- Photographer
- Proofreaders for the booklet/membership directory
- New members coffee hour assistant
- Teachers' recital reception assistant
- Computer experts
(design of certificates, recital application updates, and recital programs)
- Printing and mailing booklets/membership directories
- Vacant position for Advertising Chair
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LETTER TO NEPTA MEMBERS FROM JEAN ALDERMAN
Dear NEPTA members,
This is a letter of apology. Because we moved, everything has been in upheaval, including my brain. However, it seems to me I should have realized long before this that I needed to notify NEPTA of the fact that we were going to live in Wisconsin. My intention had been to attend the final luncheon meeting where I would communicate that news. But our house went on the market two days before the meeting, and it turned out to be impossible for me to attend. After that, everything became a blur. But here we are, in a retirement community, very near our son and his family. We have been here five weeks, and at least there is enough mental and emotional clarity to write this essential letter. Our address is: 110 South Henry Street #601, Madison, WI 53703. I've been a member of NEPTA since Alice Hamlet was president and will sorely miss the meetings and the people I know there. My very best to all.
Sadly,
Jean Alderman
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 Remember that you can post your own up-to-the-minute concert listings and other items of interest for the Boston piano community on NEPTA's Facebook page. Visit www.facebook.com/NEPTApiano to 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 and thus eliminating any "free parking." 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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