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Crescendo
IN THIS ISSUE:
EVENTS:
d Events P.1
d Faculty Recital P.1
October 16
d Holiday Music Series P.1
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DEADLINE- YoungArts
d Student Accomplishments P.2
Application (More Info)
d New Teachers P.2
October 25
d Salon se Lève P.3
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d IMPORANT MEMO P.3
Trunk or Treat
October 31
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Theory Exam @ U of St.
Thomas
November 1
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Thursday Musical Online
Registration Begins (More
Info)
November 7
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WCPA Faculty Recital
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Minnetonka Scholarship
Auditions
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Theory Exam @ St. Ben’s
WCPA Faculty Recital
November 7th, 2015- 6pm
Some say “those who can’t do- teach.” Well here at the Wirth
Center- we can do both! Come enjoy many of our outstanding
and passionate faculty members perform in our first annual
faculty recital! Let your teachers inspire and motivate you
through music. This is an event you want to attend!
November 11
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DEADLINE- Rising Stars
Concerto Competition
(More Info)
November 18
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DEADLINE- MMTA Piano
Contest
(More Info)
November 21
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Theory Exam @ Bethel
University
November 22
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Salon se Leve
November 28
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St. Cloud MUSICALE
6:30pm
Please join us for our 3rd Annual Holiday Music
Series at Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud. During the
weekends in December, students have the
opportunity to play their holiday pieces for
shoppers on Saturdays AND Sundays. All
instruments and voice are welcome. Feel free
to make ensembles! More info to come soon!
Contact Tanya to sign-up today!
[email protected] OR 507.995.1834
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WCPA Welcomes
New Teachers
FALL 2015
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Analisa Koenig has joined our school as a violin
instructor! Analisa is replacing Lauri Koenig (her sister)
as Laurie is getting married and moving away to new
adventures. Analisa has many years of teaching and
performing experience and we are glad to have her join
our team!
Caitlin Brutger will be giving piano instruction for us,
bringing passion (and lots of smiles) to her lessons! She
was a student of Dr. Wirth many years ago and is now
back in the area building her own studio. We love to see
our past students become teachers of their own!
Emily Schmidt is a lady of many skills! She will be
offering lessons on voice, guitar, ukulele, AND piano!
She will also offer combo lessons, so if you want to play
piano, guitar, or ukulele while singing, Emily is the
teacher for you!
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A stunning "Congratulations!!" Goes to WCPA
graduate Reed Tetzloff, who was one of the top 12
pianists at the prestigious Tchaikovsky
International Piano Competition in Moscow this
past June. Pursuantly, he returned to Minnesota
and thrilled us all at the WCPA Young Artist
World Piano Festival with an appearance and talk
about his experience. Thank you, Reed for
carrying our banner throughout the world!! Reed
is currently working toward his masters degree at
the Mannes New School of Music in New York
City with renowned pianist and teacher Pavlina
Dokovska.
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Another big "Kudo" goes to another WCPA
graduate Leo Wexler-Mann, who was awarded a
staff accompanist position at the Juilliard school in
New York City. Leo, who received his BM in
Piano Performance from the Juilliard this past
spring, will now be using his collaborative skills to
enhance the performance of others at this most
famous of music schools!
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We are also so very proud of yet another WCPA
alum Colton Peltier, who has just begun his
masters degree in piano performance at the
Juilliard school. Four years ago, Colton and Leo
represented a full 1/6th of the total matriculating
class of freshman Juilliard pianists!!
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A huge "Congratulations" and "Bravissimo!!" goes
to WCPA student Aaron Fagerstrom, who
performed the first movement of Schumann's
Piano Concerto in A Minor with the Festival
Orchestra this past July, having won the concerto
competition at the Young Artist World Piano
Festival in July.
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“Way to go!!” goes to 8 year old pianist Eliana
Szabo, a finalist at the Young Artist World Piano
Festival concerto competition, and performer in
the Honors Recital there, who performed also at
the beautiful home of Tom Schmitt on the St. Croix
River in August. Eliana received a standing
ovation from the audience of mostly professional
musicians. WOW!!
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A big “Bravo!” goes to pianist Joseph Caswell (11
years old) who represented the WCPA as he
performed so beautifully at the St. Cloud State
Convocation on September 25th. His 50 minute
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We are glad to welcome these three talented young
ladies to our teaching family! They have many spots
open in their studios and they look forward to sharing
their love of music with new students.
Remember, ANYTIME is a good time to add music to
your life! We have students of all ages starting lessons
every month throughout the year, so you don't have to
wait until the beginning of a semester.
If somebody you know is thinking of music, please send
them this email. I would love to bring them in to tour our
beautiful school! and THANK YOU, as your referral is
the highest praise we can receive!
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FALL 2015
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONT.
Sunday, November 22nd
2:30 pm
program included works of Debussy, Beethoven,
and Mozart. Joseph and fellow colleague Daniel
Yang (age 12) will both be performing in the Music
Teachers National Association Piano Competition
this coming November. All best to them both to
play their “expressive best!”
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A big Kansas debut “Bravissimo!” goes to WCPA
alum Johnny Mattson, who is majoring in piano
performance at the University of Kansas School of
Music, and just performed Beethoven’s
“Appassionata Sonata” to an audience of 400
people. All best to Johnny as he starts his
education there this fall with the highly acclaimed
teacher Dr. Jack Winerock.
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Showcasing our 2 Larson Award winner, the fabulous
flautist Toni Lyn Andres, first prize winner of both the
Thursday Musical Senior High Woodwind Competition AND
the 2014 Senior High Schubert Club Competition. Now
studying at the acclaimed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana
University, this young artist is sure to knock your socks off
with her virtuosity, musicality, and verve as she returns to
Minnesota just prior to Thanksgiving – giving us SO much to
be thankful for!
A huge “Welcome to the WCPA Community!”
goes to new students Jacquie Pham, Calvin and
Ethan He, Anna Kerstetter, Anna McGlone, T. J.
Stang, Andy Storkamp, (Tanya - can you get all
the new student names from Laura? - I think they
would love to see themselves listed!!!
Thanks!!) who enrolled for the first time at the
WCPA this fall! We so look forward to hearing
you and watching you grow in the Musicales and
January Recitals!!
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Bravo to Greta Eherenman for earning the role of
Marian in Foley High School’s fall production of
The Music Man.
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Congratulation to Linnea Otto who received the
role of Zeitel, the eldest daughter in Apollo High
School’s fall production of Fiddler on the Roof.
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Well done! To Ava LaBine who is part of the
GREAT theatre’s upcoming production of Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Bravissima! To Maya Hermans-Miller who was
chosen as part of the cast for Sauk Rapids-Rice
High School production of The Wizard of Oz.
All Concerts will take place in the Art
Gallery at the Hennepin Avenue United
Methodist Church.
“The Larson Memorial Recital II”
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IMPORTANT MEMO!!!
New Crescendo Format
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with teacher articles, student accomplishments,
and other important information!
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