MTAC Glendale Branch
Newsletter, November 2016
Past Events:
The Intermediate Piano Master Class was held on Oct 19 at Steinway Gallery in Pasadena. 5
students (from the studio of Zabel Guyumjyan, Pamela Lam, Yafei Lin, Lily Popova and Joletta Sells)
performed for Dr. Louise Earhart, who is currently the State President of MTAC. Dr. Earhart would like to
share this message with everyone in our branch:
“I was so proud of the students. They were so eager- most rewarding. Tell your Branch that I am proud of
them and send them all good wishes. Louise”
Certificate of Merit’s enrollment ends on Oct 31, 11:59pm.
Here is the enrollment summary in our
branch:
Piano: 461 students
Strings (Viola and Violin): 32 students
Strings (Cello): 33 students
Winds (Flute): 41 students
Winds (Oboe): 8 students
Total teachers enrolled: 72 teachers
Visit MTAC Glendale Branch online at
www.glendalemtac.org
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Upcoming Student Events:
Fall Workshop
Date of Recital: Sunday, November 6, 1PM – 6PM
Brand Library, 1601 W Mountain Street, Glendale 91201
Chair: Marie Kayayan; Co-chair: Gayaneh Kumar
There will be 82 students performing in 5 programs: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm & 5pm.
Certificate of Merit
November 1- 10: Parents pay for the CM fee online and sign the online Waiver/Consent Form from the
Parent Portal. MTAC will send out 3 email reminders to all parents to give them instructions.
November 12: Postmark deadline for CM teachers to send the Teacher’s Work Contract otherwise your
CM enrollment is not competed. You may download a copy of the Teacher’s Work Contract from our
branch website (www.glendalemtac.org) . Please read it carefully before you sign it. Send the Work
Contract to CM Branch Chair Pamela Lam, 288 N. Santa Anita St, San Gabriel CA 91775.
Quick reminder: Your work hours is based on the enrollment as of Nov 1. For 5 students or less, you will
be required to work ½ day (about 4.5 hours); for 6 – 19 students you will be be required to work 1 day
(about 9 hours); for 20 students and above, you will be required to work 1 ½ days. Please put down your
work hour preference (am/pm) and preferred jobs (e.g., theory grader, room monitor, data-entry, or driver).
The non-work fee is printed in the work contract in your work agreement if you choose to pay the fee
instead of volunteering on CM days.
Contemporary Festival, Dec 4, Sunday, 1pm – 5pm
Postmark deadline: November 15, Tuesday
Entry fee: $25.00 Time limit: 6 minutes*.
Brand Library, 1601 W Mountain Street, Glendale 91201.
Send General Entry Form to:
Chair Arlene Ferrolino, 3094 Buckingham Rd., Glendale, CA 91206
This is a recital program designed to stimulate interest in music written in the contemporary idiom.
This is an adjudicated event with written evaluations. Any music composed after 1900 with the exceptions
of Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ravel is appropriate. Please check with the Chair if you have questions about
the pieces and/or composer’s eligibility. Multiple pieces can be included as long as they belong to the same
opus and are within the time limit*. Teachers may enter as many of their students as are interested.
However, if you enter more than 6 students, your students will be divided into different programs. *A
student may perform a longer piece (over 6 minutes but less then 10 minutes) if an extra $3 fee is paid
(total fee for piece between 6-10 minutes is $28).
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Membership News:
From the Studio of Carl Matthes:
In November, Glendale Branch member Carl Matthes will give three programs as part of a new educational
collaboration between MTAC Branches and the Southern California Junior Bach Festival. The new
collaboration features a Lecture-Demonstration on Bach and his music.
Carl’s program, entitled "Bach Rediscovered," is built around Paul Elie's book “Reinventing Bach” and Karl
Geiringer's book, “J.S. Bach: The Culmination of an Era.” He will speak about the relevance of Bach and the
SCJBF to our teaching and students. He will use popular and accessible pieces by Bach to demonstrate choices
for tone/touch, ornamentation, tempo, dynamics and pedaling as well as a few practice techniques.
Demonstration repertoire will include excerpts from: Short Preludes, Inventions, Preludes, WTC Bk. 1; Prelude
& Fugue, WTC Bk. 2; English Suite #3 g minor; Toccata, G Major; Italian Concerto; Busoni's transcription of
the Organ Toccata from Toccata and Fugue, d minor, BWV 565, Bach's transcription of the Oboe Concerto, 2nd
movement, by Allessandro Marcello, d minor, BWV 974; and Siloti's transcription of the Organ Prelude g
minor.
Carl suggests that teachers may check-out the following YouTube performances of Bach's c minor prelude
WTC Bk 1 as examples:
Haprsichordist Wanda Landowska
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSYYEWxW4g ; (@ 4’28”)
Pianist Glenn Gould
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkg0aQxsKlU
From the studio of Joletta Sells:
You are warmly invited to an evening of world-class soprano music featuring Soprani Compagni!
Soprani Compagni is comprised of sopranos Dr. Lisa Dawson and Dr. Tammie Huntington, and pianist Dr.
Phoenix Park-Kim. Together they research, compile and perform soprano art song duets, oratorio and opera
scenes, modeling soprano collaboration; and commission new works for soprano duet. Specifically, their current
project, "Portraits of Women" is an expansion of soprano duet repertoire that emphasizes the contributions of
women in our society. Soprani Compagni made their Carnegie Hall debut in March 2012. The upcoming recital
is simply one event on their 2016-2017 "Portraits of Women" world tour. The recital will include both old and
new music, such as Vivaldi's Laudamus te, from Gloria, RV 589, and Who Am I (the story of Mary and
Elizabeth) written by Todd Syswerda. Pianist, Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim, will also perform Liszt's Rhapsodie
espagnole.
Concert Details:
Sunday November 6, 6:00-7:00pm at Calvary Presbyterian Church (610 N. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, 91206)
FREE! (a love offering will be taken to off-set tour expenses); Child care will be provided.
This concert is open to everyone, and I\Joletta hope to see you there! Personally, Joletta would like to see a
welcome audience encouraging these women in their work. All three women are professors at her alma-mater,
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Indiana Wesleyan University. Dr. Tammie Huntington was a former piano teacher of Joletta and her current
vocal coach. Their music will be inspirational, guaranteed!
Also from the studio of Joletta Sells:
Joletta is celebrating the release of her debut album, Short Stories, and she would like to celebrate with YOU!
To PURCHASE a physical CD: Send $10 and your mailing address via Facebook instant messenger or Paypal
([email protected]), and your CD will be on it's way!
To DOWNLOAD the music: search for "Joletta Sells Short Stories" on Amazon, iTunes and CD Baby. It'll be
there!
To join her CD Release Facebook party, click
here: https://www.facebook.com/events/109707826166297/?notif_t=plan_user_associated&notif_id=14762910
94863416
To LISTEN to the music: Find Joletta on Rhapsody, Spotify, Rumblefish, iHeartRadio, and YouTube.
From the studio of Arlene Ferrolino:
There are 3 pianos for sale:
1) Black Young Chang Upright Piano with a beautiful gloss finish. $1800
Piano bench included.
Piano is in excellent condition. Very well maintained and taken care of. Beautiful cabinet.
Great Sound and Perfect Touch. Excellent condition. Original owner.
2) Schafer & Sons Piano
Brown upright piano in good condition. $850
Good Sound and Touch. Nice cabinet.
3) Schafer & Sons Piano
Brown upright piano at an incredible price of $650!
Call 310-528-8237 for more information and to schedule time to see the piano!
*Cash or Cashier Check Only. Buyer is to provide their own means for transporting Piano.
From the studio of Nune Stepanyan:
Student of Nune Stepanyan, Sophie Arutyunyan, has won the First Place with her own composition in
Armenian Allied Arts Competition in May 2016.
Do you have any news from your studio that you want to share with all members? Please email them to Pamela
Lam anytime for posting in the next newsletter.
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