UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, Jan. 26 "NEGLECTED CORNERS OF THE PIANO REPERTOIRE" NEPTA Editions Committee The First Parish of Watertown 9:30 AM Saturday, Feb. 7 NEPTA TEACHERS' RECITAL and Fundraiser 6:30 PM M. Steinert & Sons 162 Bolyston Street, Boston $20 Suggested Donation Monday, Feb. 23 "BEETHOVEN'S SONATA OPUS 110: MUSIC THAT ENACTS ITS OWN BECOMING" Lois Shapiro The First Parish of Watertown 9:30 AM
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MEMBER NEWS
Sunday, Jan. 25
7:30 PM
NEC Annual Composers
Anniversary Series
Celebration 25th Gala
Tatyana Dudochkin,
Founder and
Artistic Director
Ron Della Chiesa, WGBH, host
Presenting series highlights from past years: Gershwin, Verdi, Khachaturian, Liszt, Glinka, and others.
Scriabin's great-grandson,
pianist Elishe Abas,
celebrating Scriabin's centennial
Metropolitan & Bolshoi Theater soloist
Michail Svetlov, bass
as well as
NEC Faculty
NEC Youth Symphony Masterworks Chorale
Tickets are $20
Available at
NEC Box office
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Sunday, March 1
6:30 PM
Steinert Hall
162 Boylston St., Boston
Shizue Sano will be giving a solo recital. The program features Beethoven's Andante in F Major, Schubert's Impromptus D. 935, Liszt's Soiree de Vienne: Valse caprice No. 6, and Liszt/Schubert Winterreise.
Suggested donation: $20.
Sunday, April 19
4:30 PM
Shizue Sano and Tanya Shrago in a piano duet (four-hands) recital. The program features Debussy's Petit Suite, Faure's Dolly, Brahms Hungarian Dances, and selections from Gavrilin's "Sketches".
Cambridge Music Consortium Recital Room, 315 Broadway, Cambridge.
Suggested donation: $10.
PIANO FOR SALE
Steinway Grand Piano Model L (5 feet 10 inches) For Sale:
Beautiful finish, ivory keys, circa 1950, original owner. For more information, call 781.489.5030. Please reference the November 2014 NEPTA newsletter.
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Please submit member news for inclusion in the next newsletter by February 20th to gelmanpiano@aol.com.
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Dear NEPTA Members,
Greetings in the New 2015 Year! Wishing you a lot of happiness and health, success and prosperity!
Our Speaker Series resumes on Monday, Jan. 26 with a presentation by the NEPTA Editions Committee, a panel of four NEPTA members: Sandra Rosenblum, Deborah Yardley Beers, Miriam Gargarian and Sivan Etedgee on "Neglected Corners of the Piano Repertoire."
On Monday, Feb. 23 please join us when Lois Shapiro will explore "Beethoven's Sonata Opus 110: Music That Enacts Its Own Becoming."
On Saturday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 PM, audience members will be treated to an All NEPTA Teachers' Recital and Fundraiser at M. Steinert and Sons (162 Boylston St., Boston). An elegant wine and cheese reception immediately follows the concert. Come support your colleagues and bring your friends, family members, and students to enjoy a wonderful evening of music. Please scroll down for program information.
I am looking forward to seeing you at all upcoming NEPTA events!
Kind regards,
Irina Y. Gelman
President
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NEPTA TEACHERS' RECITAL SATURDAY, FEB 7
The NEPTA Teachers' Recital is less than a month away! This Feb. 7 concert starts at 6:30 PM at Steinert's in Boston, 162 Boylston Street. A wine and cheese reception follows immediately afterwards. NEPTA members will play solo and duet music from diverse composers, including Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Schumann, Albeniz, Rodrigo, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Those performing in the concert include
Deborah Yardley Beers, Yelena Beriyeva, Elena Drabkin, Robert Finley, Donna Gross Javel, Frank Graves, Dianne Impallaria, Colleen Katsuki, Yoshiko Kline, Veda Kogan, Maxim Lubarsky, Linda Papatopoli, Yukiko Shimazaki, Lyubov Shlain, Tanya Shrago, and Bert Yocom.
Parking for the event is available underneath the Boston Common. Cost is $18 for over three hours, and $14 for three hours or less. Metered parking around the Boston Common is free after 8PM.
Recital organizer Donna Gross Javel is looking for volunteers to help with program printing, reception setup, reception cleanup, and reception food shopping. Please contact Donna at AnythingPiano@yahoo.com if you would like to help.
Donations will benefit the Susan B. Demb Teacher Enrichment Fund, which awards NEPTA members every other year for use in pedagogy courses and conferences. If you are 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.
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SHARE YOUR IDEAS FOR NEPTA'S 2015-16 PROGRAM
The NEPTA Program Committee invites you to share your ideas and suggestions for the 2015-2016 NEPTA season. We meet on Jan. 29 to plan next year's programs. Before then we would like to learn what topics you want to know more about, who you would like to hear as a speaker or master teacher, or if you have attended a presentation that you think would be of interest to our membership. Please send any suggestions about topics, speakers and master teachers for the upcoming season to Program Committee Chair
Colleen Campbell at wellesleypianostudio@gmail.comor 781-708-1207.
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NOTE ABOUT RECITAL AND COMPETITION APPLICATIONS
Please note that only the NEPTA member is to fill out the recital and competitions application forms. If you have trouble doing it, please email Caroline Ly at info@pianodayling.com for help.
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APRIL 12 ADULT RECITAL REMINDER
Janice Zaganjori, Adult Recital Chair, reminds members that the 2015 NEPTA Adult Recital will take place on Sunday, April 12 at the home of Dr. Rosenthal in Framingham. Dr. Rosenthal is a wonderful host, and offers a lovely setting for the performance. Any Adult Students (18 or older) of NEPTA members, playing at an Intermediate to Advanced level, are encouraged to participate. Application deadline is March 12.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEPTA
Fellow member Lindsey Robb is stepping down from his position of Treasurer. Please be sure to thank him for his years of faithful and humble service. If you would like to share in this generous NEPTA spirit, please consider filling his shoes. According to Lindsey, you don't need special qualifications. All that is required is the ability to balance a checkbook and to be willing to learn. (You will learn a lot!)
Other opportunities to volunteer with NEPTA include Program Booklet Chair. The Program Booklet Chair has the opportunity to prepare the NEPTA Program Booklet and Directory for distribution to members in the summer.
Please contact Irina Gelman at gelmanpiano@aol.com if you are interested in any of these positions.
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CONNIE CARTER UPDATE
Membership Chair Janne Bruene reports that Former NEPTA President Connie Carter has moved to another location in Wellesley. She can be reached at:
27 Washington Street Apt. 345
Wellesley MA 02482
781.489.5030
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ROBERT FINLEY SENDS THANKS
NEPTA member Robert Finley forwarded this message in December, after the death of his father, for inclusion in the newsletter:
Dear NEPTA Members,
Thank you so much for your kind words, cards and support during my father's illness and passing. It helped me very much and I really appreciate it.
Wishing you and your families a very Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Robert Finley
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RECITAL AND COMPETITION APPLICATIONS ONLINE
The recital and competition season is upon us! NEPTA recital and competition applications for the 2014-2015 season are available to members who are in good standing at NEPTA's website, at www.nepta.info. Please log in using your user name (the first part of your email address) and your password to view and download the applications. Please contact Recital/Competition chairs with your questions.
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BERNARD ALDERMAN OBITUARY
Bernard Alderman, husband of longtime NEPTA member Jean Alderman, passed away last month. Jean and Bernard had moved to Madison, WI to be near their son and his family. Jean was a very loyal NEPTA member and was made an honorary member. Click here to see a link to the Boston Globe obituary. Please send cards and letters of condolence to Jean at:Jean Alderman
110 South Henry Street #601
Madison WI 53703
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SUMMER PIANISTS FOR NOYES RHYTHM PROGRAM
Noyes School of Rhythm is looking to expand its piano staff! This is a unique and rare opportunity to play concert and improvisatory music in the summers for dancers in the woods of Connecticut, from June 28 through August 8, 2015. Noyes is a community of women who have come together through the movement work of Florence Noyes every summer in Portland, CT since 1919.
Noyes is looking for a pianist who is sympathetic to dancers and the work of Noyes Rhythm in general. She would have a strong background in classical concert music and improvisation performance, strong sight-reading skills, willingness to collaborate with teachers, and an ability to translate descriptive language into musical choices that best fit the classes. Skill in composition is a plus.
Please send notes of interest to: Emily Arwen Mott, Noyes Rhythm Program Director, at Emilyarwenmott@gmail.com.
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PARKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
 The Watertown Savings Bank has strongly requested that NEPTA members do not park in the bank parking lot for NEPTA events. Please be respectful of this neighboring business and leave the free parking for its clients.
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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MUSIC SALE
 Our Music Sale is back by popular demand, once again organized by Ruth Ross, Music Library and Donation Chair. Please join us prior to all regular meetings in September, October, January, February, March and May at The First Parish starting at 9 AM. 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.
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NEPTA'S FACEBOOK PAGE
 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! YouTube videos of your concert performances are especially welcome.
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