Andy Gu, student of Luba Pyatovskaya

Joshua Fang, student of Tara McKee Gray

Kayla Lee, student of Margarita Gurevich

Alina Zheng (Honorable Mention), student of Nilly Shilo

 

Announcing the winners for the Wanda Paik Award, which took place on Sunday, February 9th, 2014:


Sevigne Pak, student of Natalia Harlap
Alexander Akopian, student of Natalia Harlap
Gabrielle Castelli, student of Tatyana Proschitsky
Benjamin Kim, student of Margarita Gurevich


It was a very competitive year, with 19 eighth graders competing for the four slots. Congratulations to the winners and their teachers!

 

 

At the fourth Annual Teachers' Recital on February 8, NEPTA pianists, colleagues and friends came together for a glorious evening of music in the Rivera Hall at the Rivers School Conservatory in Weston. The concert featured piano solo and chamber works and raised money for the Susan B. Demb Teacher Enrichment Fund. An elegant reception of wine, cheese, beverages and desserts added to the festivities. A large audience of over 70 people attended the concert. Thank you very much to all of the performers who donated their artistry and hours of preparation! Heartfelt thanks go to Robert Finley, Lindsey Robb, Irina Baghdasaryan, and all board members. Also great appreciation to all those who attended and contributed so generously to making the event a resounding success. The entire concert was video recorded and excerpts will be posted on Youtube.com soon.    

 

If you were unable to attend but would like to contribute to the Susan B. Demb Teacher Fund, please send your check to Lindsey Robb, Treasurer, 40 Montvale #3, Roslindale, MA 02131.   

 

All NEPTA recital forms for 2014 are available for downloading at our website: www.nepta.info. These forms are password protected and current members are required to submit an email address and password. Below you will find the recital dates with postmark entry dates in parentheses. Please refer to the NEPTA Program Booklet or website www.nepta.info/recitals/ for more details on repertoire and timing requirements. All recitals are held at The First Parish of Watertown on Sunday afternoon unless otherwise indicated.

 

Senior Recitals

March 2, 2014

(Application postmark deadline has passed)

 

Ensemble Recital

Sunday, March 8, 2014

Location: M. Steinert & Sons, Boston, MA

(Application postmark deadline has passed)

 

Composition / Jazz & Pop / 20th-21st Century Recitals

March 9, 2014*

*Please note that Daylight Savings Time begins on this date. Clocks are set ahead 1 hour.

(Application postmark deadline has passed)

 

Adult Recital

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Location: Private home in Metrowest Boston

(Application postmark deadline: March 6, 2014)

 

*RECITALS

Please note that our rental contract with the First Parish gives us permission to access the building ONLY at 2:00 PM. STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUILDING PRIOR TO 2:00 PM. Please be respectful of this rule as many times the church has meetings after their services and understandably does not want NEPTA to infringe on their time. Our future recitals depend on your support, so please emphasize this to your students if they are performing in the 2:30 recital.  

 

All NEPTA competition forms for 2014 are available for downloading at our website: www.nepta.info. These forms are password protected and current members are required to submit their email address in addition to their password. Below you will find the competition dates followed by postmark entry deadlines in parentheses. Please refer to the NEPTA Program Booklet for more details on repertoire and timing requirements.

 

1. For the Alice Hamlet Competition (seniors):
1. "Elastic Tango" by David Jaggard, available at Drake Mabry Publishing, email mabry22@gmail.com -- memory optional.
2. For the Ruth Davidson Competition (grades 9-11)
1. "Arietta" by Scott Wheeler, available from www.scottwheeler.org (Click on "SHOP" and go to the bottom of the page) -- memory optional

This information is listed correctly on the NEPTA website at: www.nepta.info but is listed incorrectly in the Program booklet. We apologize for any inconvenience and we are making an effort to announce this information at the meetings and in the newsletters.  

 

Is there a speaker or pedagogue whom you would like to see as a Presenter for NEPTA? A topic you would particularly like to hear about? The Program Committee, led by Shann Wood, invites you to share your suggestions for the 2014-2015 Speakers Series and Masterclasses. Please send your ideas to Shann (shannwood@comcast.net). We would love to hear from you!

 

Our Music Sale was informally endorsed by guest speaker Peter Mack at our last January meeting for having music he presented on. How wonderful! The sale continues prior to February, March and May meetings at The First Parish starting at 9:00 AM, organized by Ruth Ross, Music Library and Donation Chair. Members are asked to bring their checkbooks and any music that they are willing to donate that morning.

The sale serves three purposes:

• Teachers have access to music that perhaps has gone out of print
• Standard teaching methods and collections can be acquired at a very reasonable price
• All proceeds go directly to the NEPTA Scholarship Fund 

 Please direct any questions to Ruth Ross at rrosspiano@aol.com.

Advertising Chair and Historian needed! Junior I,II and Intermediate I Recital Assistant Chairs are needed as well! Please contact gelmanpiano@aol.com if you are interested in any position.

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.