1

In ThIs Issue

State NewsSchedule for State Conference 2

President’s Corner 3

Certification 4

Facebook! 6 You Know You Like Us!

Membership 8

Cascadia Composers: 9 In Good Hands

Petri Scholarship Competition 11

The Cool Factor 12

Music Link 15

District News Up Coming Events 16

Central Oregon 17

Mid-Columbia 18

Portland 19

Tualatin Valley 20

2015 State Conference Update

O p u s 6 9 A p r i l 2 0 1 5 N o . 8

OMTAMusicNews

Creativity and Funby Kathy Gault

Plans are coming together for an exciting conference in June. Four top presenters will be sharing their ideas, expertise and creative pizazz with us over the course of three days: Pete Jutras, Forrest Kinney, Wendy Stevens and Alexander Tutunov. Details and additional in-formation about the conference are currently going up on the OMTA

website. You will find the day-to-day schedule of this year’s sessions in this issue of Music News.

Registration—online this year—will open later this month. There will be two master classes, with information for those coming soon. I hope you are planning to join us—it’s going to be a memo-rable conference!

Conference Presenter Spotlight: Wendy Stevens, NCTM

Many of you are familiar with Wendy Stevens as a composer, speaker, writer and popular blogger.

She is known as a creative, inspir-ing composer. Her presentations on good business practice are popular at conferences, as is her regular column in Clavier Companion magazine. Check out her blog: www.ComposeCreate.com

Wendy will present sessions on . . .• BestBusinessPractices

for IMTs • HaveYouForgottenWhat

It’s Like to be a Child? • RhythmShouldBeFun!

(Update continued on next page)

2

2015 State Conference Update (continued)

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

Schedule for 2015 OMTA State Conference

Resort at the MountainWelches, Oregon

Friday, June 19

• Dr.PeteJutras~TheRoadAhead:PianoStudyfortheNextGenerations• ForrestKinney~TheFourArtsofMusic:ANewParadigmforMusicEducation• Dr.AlexanderTutunov~MasterClass• ArtResnick~ComposeroftheYearRecital• ForrestKinney~CreativePracticingandtheArtofInterpretation

Saturday, June 20

• WendyStevensNCTM~BestStress-FreeBusinessPractices• Dr.PeteJutras~ShallWePlayaGame?PedagogicalPrinciplesinVideoGames• WendyStevensNCTM~HaveYouForgottenWhatIt’sLiketoBeaChild?• Dr.PeteJutras~It’sNeverTooLate:TeachingAdultBeginners• ForrestKinney~ImprovisationMasterClass• Banquet• ArtistRecital~Dr.AlexanderTutunov

Sunday, June 21

• GeneralMembershipMeeting• Dr.ClaireWachter~TheVirtualPedagogue• ForrestKinney~StoriesoftheMasters—TheShiftfromImprovisation to Interpretation (with Improv Interludes)

3

IwasalsohonoredtoseeTualatinVal-ley accept the Local Association of the Year award and to watch our own Dorothy Fahl-maninstalledasanMTNAFoundationFellow. Our dear friend and colleague, Peter Mack, was a surprise Foundation Fellow. We were all delighted for him. In addition, Oregon was given an award for increasing our membership numbers over the course of 2014. We should all be very proud of the honors we received.

Along with fabulous sessions, the annual conference offers many opportuni-ties for leaders to meet and discuss ways their state and local chapters can grow and improve. To this end, some committee chairs and I attended the open sessions on certification,MTNAfoundation,wellness,membership,collegiatechapters,theNorth-west Division meeting, the State Presidents meeting,andtheAnnualBusinessMeetingof the Association. We’ve come back armed with new information and ideas to grow and improve our organization.

The opportunity to learn, grow, recon-nect with colleagues from throughout the country, as well as make new friends, is invaluable. I hope you’ll plan to enjoy the experience for yourself and join us in San Antonio next April. See you there!

CindyPeterson-Peart,NCTMPresident, OMTA

President’s Corner

I was honored to represent Oregon at the recentMTNANationalConferenceinLasVegas.We’veallheardthesaying,“WhathappensinVegas,staysinVegas,”butthatdoesn’t apply here. I’m anxious to share what happened!

EighteenotherOregonmembersandI enjoyed beautiful weather and several evenings of fabulous music, including Sir JamesandLadyJeanneGalway,TheCana-dianBrass,andAnnShein.Inaddition,wewere privileged to attend masterclasses by ourMTNAPresident-ElectScottMcBrideSmith, as well as the incomparable Lang Lang. Such a treat!

I also heard Peter Jutras give a con-densed version of the presentation he’ll be sharing at our upcoming OMTA state conference in June. For those of you who’ll be able to join us, I think you’ll find him fascinating, engaging and inspiring.

I was so proud to watch our Oregon students compete for top honors in the Junior Piano, Senior Piano, Senior Strings and Young Artist Strings categories. What phenomenal talent! Congratulations to Or-egon’sownKiarraSaito-Beckmann,studentof Kathryn Lucktenberg, who took first place in the Senior Strings competition.

What Happens in Vegas …

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

4

State News Certification

Wilma Hawkins, NCTMOMTA Certification Chair

You Are Not Aloneby Krista Wallace-Boaz, NCTM

I remember clearly a particular Far Side comic,byGaryLarson,thatwaspublisheda few years ago. It included a picture of a house on a seemingly peaceful street. Through the window you could see a dog holding a violin, his practicing put on pause as he stared longingly out the window at the postman. This picture implied several things to me—the pure truth that at times thestudyofourartrequiressacrifice,andthat practicing and growing in our profes-sion is sometimes a lonely sport.

InpreparingforNationalCertifica-tion, it may at times seem like a lonely sport. Time spent analyzing pieces, think-ing about the efficiency of studio poli-cies, writing self-reflections and teaching philosophies—all so very important to our dedication to teaching and completely wor-thy of the time and effort, yet time spent by ourselves. However, in taking a closer look,itbecomesquicklyapparentthattheopposite has occurred.

Part of a Great Community

NationalCertificationimmediatelyconnects

us to a large network of professionals that are excited and energetic about the teaching of music. This network helps all of us to real-ize that this isn’t a lonely sport, and we are part of a large team. Working through the Teacher Profile Projects not only allows us to demonstrate knowledge and creativity, but it alsourgesustoaskquestionstoeachother,think about ideas and situations from differ-ent angles, and consider what our colleagues are doing to serve the profession.

While there will be some alone time withacomputer,andquietthinkingtimeto develop thoughts, know that we are connected nationally through these com-mongoals.Wecanaskquestions,listentoeach other’s thoughts, lend support through the tough times, and cheer each victory. WhetheryouareaNCTM,currentlycompleting the Teacher Profile Projects, or thinkingseriouslyaboutbecomingaNa-tionally Certified Teacher of Music, know that you are not alone, but an important part of a great community of passionate professionals, dedicated to the lifelong service of music and musicians.

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

5

HANDS-DOWN WINNER.

Exclusive Portland, SW Washington and Oregon Dealer for:Bösendorfer • Full line of YAMAHA acoustic, Disklavier, digital, and “hybrid” pianos

Schimmel • Estonia • Mason & Hamlin • Charles R. Walter • Restored Steinway & Sons

Access to over 300 new & used pianos in inventory.

Ask about our Full Lifetime Trade-up Policy.

Contact Peggie Zackery, pzackery@classicportland.com for more information.

&$7

&$7

503.239.9969 classicportland.com

3003 SE Milwaukie Avenue Portland, OR 97202

Classic Pianos showcases the stunning Yamaha CFX nine-foot concert grand on stage, and invites teachers to inquire about

booking our 100-seat Recital Hall at special OMTA rates.

SYNERGY OF SUPERB SOUND AND FINE DESIGN.

“CFX TRIUMPH IN HAMAMATSU”Piano finalists of Yamaha’s 8th annual Hamamatsu

International Piano Competition.

6

State News Facebook! You Know You Like Us!

Angela Kelly,Marketing

Teachers! Are you connected on Facebook? Please locate OMTA on Facebook as Oregon Music Teachers Association.

Whenyoufindus,please“LIKE”us.It’sthateasy.

Like OMTA on Facebook

Great.Nowyouareconnectedtodozensofotheramazing music teachers all around Oregon who appreciate sharing ideas,

experiences and successes in their teaching studios.

It’s s-o-o-o . . . 21st century!

LAKE OSWEGO MUSIC ACADEMY

SUMMER CAMP I - AUG 10-13 9AM - Noon Rhythm, conducting patterns, sight singingSUMMER CAMP II - AUG 17-20 9AM - Noon Creating a song, instruments we loveSPECIAL DAY - AUG 21 Performance 10AM - Noon Parents Invited!

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION:

www.lomusicacademy.com

REGISTRATION: Open PIANO • FLUTE • GUITAR • VOICE

FUN-damentals of Music including Conducting Patterns, Recognition of Harmonies Rhythm, Time Signatures, Tempo Texts, Music Periods, Genres, Styles & MORE!

503-342-6896

SUMMER CAMP SPECTACULAR !

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

7

c l a s s i c p i a n o s o f p o r t l a n d

Cordially invites you to attend

"Music froM the heart"Showcasing the extraordinary musicality of

Julie Landsman, Horn; John Cox, Horn; Carol Rich, Piano.

&$7

&$7

Julie Landsman - Renowned as a world-class musician and master teacher, she holds positions at the Juilliard School, Bard College, and teaches frequently as a guest at the Curtis Institute.

Carol Rich - Principal keyboardist for the Oregon Bach Festival, the Cascade Festival, and the Oregon Ballet Theatre Orchestra. She has appeared as piano soloist with the Oregon Symphony.

John Cox - Principal Horn of the Oregon Symphony, member of the Mainly Mozart Festival of San Diego, and appears regularly with Chamber Music Northwest.

Tuesday, April 14th 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:30)

Classic Pianos Recital Hall 3003 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland.

FREE ADMISSION Catered reception to follow.

Reservations are recommended, as seating may be limited. RSVP: Peggie Zackery

peggie@classicportland.com • 503.546.5622

The concert will last 60-70 minutes, without intermission. Julie Landsman will talk in between pieces to explain the work and its context,

so this will be a beautiful program – educational, as well, for all ages. Program will include works by Johannes Brahms,

James Naigus, Lew Kogan, and others to be announced.

www.classicportland.com

8

Liz Willis, NCTMMembership Chair

State News Membership

Membership Update We are delighted to welcome the following new members to OMTA!

Central Oregon DistrictMarianne Thomas

Eugene DistrictElenyeGhenatos-German

Portland DistrictAdam Lamotte

Ryan Lee

Roseburg DistrictJanel Hahn

Salem DistrictRyanLeGrande–CollegiateMember

Tualatin Valley DistrictCarol Merez

Important information regarding high school student applicants for OMTA membership:

We have recently been informed that MTNAonlyrecognizescollegiatestudentmembers. So, in the future, any high school studentwillnotneedtopaytheMTNAdues, only OMTA student dues.

Thank you all for your attention to this.

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

Honoring Barbara ParkerCongratulations to Portland member BarbaraParker,whowasrecentlyrecog-nizedfor50yearsofMTNAmembership.

9

Calling All Students!Ignite tomorrow’s musicians with today’s music. Would some of your students—all levels, 1 through 10—enjoy learning a brand new contemporary composition?

Cascadia Composers invites Oregon studentstotheannual“InGoodHands”concert, to both perform and listen to some of the newest music available!

State News Cascadia Composers: In Good Hands

ContactDanBrugh daniel.brugh@yahoo.com or Dianne Davies dkmdavies@yahoo.com for more details.

Composition RecitalThursday, July 16 4:00 p.m. The Old Church1422 SW 11th Avenue Portland

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity.

We invite you to explore the premier educational institution of music and dance in the

Pacific Northwest. The University of Oregon offers a large full-time, in-residence music

faculty, modern rehearsal and performance venues, and forty performing ensembles.

to visit

music.uoregon.edu

SOMDAdmit@uoregon.edu

541-346-5268

10

Cascadia Composers Present

Thursday, July 16th 2015 4pm

THE OLD CHURCH 1422 SW 11 Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Contact Dan Brugh Daniel.brugh@yahoo.com or Dianne Davies dkmdavies@yahoo.com and you will get the drop box invitation available by March 5th. Music selection meeting will be in May.

Compositions for piano, piano duet and organ

11

OMTA’s newest scholarship provides gener-ous support for study to advance a career in music performance. Please share this an-nouncement with your former students as they continue their journey in music. The entry deadline approaches!

Eligibility: OregonresidentsandGraduatesofOregonhighschools,21–35yearsofage.

State News Petri Scholarship Competition

Application deadline: April30,2015.

Date of competition: June13,2015

Fordetailedinformation,inquiries,andan application form contact Dr. Julia H. Lee: www.petrischolarship.org.

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

Tickets & Details 503.234.4077columbiasymphony.org

Hamilton Cheifetzcello

Carol Sindellviolin

Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2

BACH: Double Concerto for Two Violins in D minorString students of PCSO

RAVEL: Tombeau de Couperin

BRAHMS: Double Concerto, Op. 102Carol Sindell & Hamilton Cheifetz

Dynamic Duos

2014-2015 33rd Season

12

State News The Cool Factor

New Orleans is the only place I know of where you ask a little kid what he wants to be, and instead of saying ‘I want to be a policeman,’

or ‘I want to be a fireman,’ he says, ‘I want to be a musician’

— Alan Jaffe

Jazzpianorequireslistening,creatingandimprovising, understanding of theory—all the skills we teach our students as they prepare for the Classical Piano Syllabus. OMTA has had a Jazz Syllabus that has been used sporadically by a few members overtheyears.Butthankstothehardworkof Toby Koenigsberg, we now have a new, updated, accessible Jazz Syllabus curriculum that is available and teachable not only by trained jazz musicians, but by classically trained OMTA teachers as well.

The new Jazz Syllabus progresses slowly and evenly through the core skills thatmakeJazzunique.Thereisagreaterfocus on listening, analyzing, and of course improvising than in the Classical Syllabus. This is a strong program on its own, or in addition to the classical program.

Jazz is an American treasure. It’s got the cool factor.

Toby has also written a series of books to accompany the Jazz Syllabus, so students and teachers alike can venture into this experience with information and guidance.

I encourage you to consider experi-menting with the Jazz Syllabus. As we work so hard to inspire and educate our wonder-ful young musicians, this is yet another tool

tohelpusdojustthat.AND,asteacherswe have the opportunity to learn. When we are inspired, the students are inspired.

To learn more about the Jazz Syllabus, please contact Toby at tkoenigsberg@me.com.

When completely ready, the Jazz Syl-labus manual will be on the OMTA website and next year you will be able to register through Leggiero for Spring Syllabus 2016.

Happy Playing!

Suzanne Savaria, NCTMState Syllabus Chair

 

GrandPianoScholarship

CompetitionPresentedby

ThePianoSantaFoundation

Thewinnerofthe2015PianoSantaFoundationGrandScholarshipCompetitionwillreceivetheuseofagrandpianofor2years,including

movingcosts,annualtuningandmaintenance.Thecompetitionisopentoallstudents,ages

12–16,whohavepassedatleastsyllabuslevel6(orequivalent)andliveinthePortlandMetro

area.

Applicationsandmoreinformationareavailableatwww.pianosanta.orgorcontactusatinfo@pianosanta.orgor(503)245‐6269

formoreinformation.

Applications Due May 8, 2015 

 

Auditions June 13, 2015

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

13

Art and Music Festival

Date Saturday, May 2nd 2015

Times Recitals scheduled on the hour between 1:00 and 5:00 pm

Location Hudson Hall Willamette University

Fee $10.00 per recital for each student

Forms Student Entry Form

Type Non-adjudicated recital.

Repertoire Any style repertoire; solo or ensemble.

Description This recital is a chance for students to create artwork to complement their repertoire. Music and art-making are intertwined and often enrich one another. Creating art along with music is like escaping into another world and emerging with a souvenir. For this recital, students are encouraged to create a piece of artwork inspired by their musical selection. As they practice and live with the music, please consider having the student also create a concrete realization of their abstract musical vision. The artwork can be any medium: drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, poetry, etc. During the performance the artwork will be projected on stage and will be available to view before and after the recital. Hudson Hall is a wonderful performance opportunity for students to see a college campus and perform on stage with a 9 foot Hamburg Steinway. This event is a fundraiser for the OMTA Willamette Collegiate Chapter.

Deadlines Student Entry Form: Received by Friday, April 3rd 2015 Recitals are filled on a first-come basis. All materials must be in the mail two days prior to the deadline.

Artwork: Received by Friday April 24, 2015

Artwork can be sent to our address or dropped off at the music office during regular business hours

Chair Crystal Zimmerman 503-370-6399

Mail form, fees and art work to

MTNA Willamette Collegiate Chapter 900 State Street Salem, OR 97301

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

14

Student Entry Form OMTA Salem District- Willamette Collegiate Chapter Presents

Art and Music Festival May 2nd, 2015

1-5 PM, individual times TBA

Student Name:_________________________________________Age:_________

Instrument:_________________________________________________________

Accompanist:_______________________________________________________

Title:______________________________________________________________

Composer:__________________________________________________________

Arranged by:________________________________________________________

Period:_____________________________________________________________

Level of Difficulty: Elementary / Intermediate / Advanced

Teacher:_____________________________________Phone:_________________

Email:_____________________________________________________________

Special Instructions:__________________________________________________

Please send the student entry forms and the $10 fee to the Willamette Collegiate Chapter (address below) or Crystal Zimmerman at crzimmer@willamette.edu by Friday, April 3rd. Please make checks payable to MTNA Willamette Chapter Artwork should be sent in by Friday, April 24th. Thank you.

MTNA Willamette Collegiate Chapter900 State St. Salem, OR 97301

Clear Form Print Form

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

15

Student in National CompetitionEmilyBrother,studentofDorothyFahlman,NCTMwaschosentorepresentOregonattheNationalConferencethismonthinLasVegaswhereshecompetedwithotherRegional Winners. She received help with travel expenses from MusicLink and gener-ous OMTA teachers. What a wonderful testament to the value of MusicLink! The OMTAMusicLinkBoardwouldliketothankEmilyforhostingaMusicLinkFundRaiser at Portland Piano Company on March 15.

The MusicLink Foundation is a na-tional non-profit organization that began in1992inArlington,Virginia.MusicLinkpays for student’s music, CDs, discounts on instruments as well as full payment of syl-labus, festival and competition fees. It helps students with travel expenses so they can attendRegionalandNationalConferencesandCompetitions.Toqualifyforthesebenefits from MusicLink, a teacher must be teaching a student for half of their regular fee or less. MusicLink also helps students pay for Summer Music Camps. OMTA MusicLink currently offers two different camp scholarships every year.

Mary Hulme started the OMTA MusicLink in 1998. The first participat-ingteacherswereDanBrughandDorothyFahlman,NCTM.OMTAteacherstak-

ing advantage of MusicLink benefits have grown to 24 teachers and 42 students. Since 1998 OMTA has served 195 students and113teachers.

If you are currently teaching a student at a reduced rate, please consider signing up for this terrific program. To register, visit www.MusicLinkFoundation.org, and also,contactEileenKnox,NCTMateileenknox@me.com, our OMTA State Coordinator.

State News Music Link

Emily traveled to the MTNA conference in Las Vegas.

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

16

Friday,March1310:00 am TV-OMTA Teacher Recital

Location: Tigard United Methodist Church, 9845 SW Walnut Place,Tigard All are welcome.

Wednesday, April 1Noon Tualatin Valley OMTA Teachers Concert

Location:“TheOldChurch”indowntown Portland.Admission:FREEweeklyBrown BagConcert

Saturday, April 42:30to Annual High Tea Musicale Scholarship Concert4:30pm Location:HomeofFranGeerinSherwood.

Tickets and more details see www.tvomta.org

District News Calendar of Upcoming District Events

District Leadership: Please regularly submit the full details of upcoming District events (notmorethan3monthsatatime)thatareopenforOMTAmemberstoattend.Thank you!

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

Friday, April 1010:00 am Rare Masterpieces of Domenico Scarlatti

by Dr. Claire WachterLocation: Tigard United Methodist Church, 9845 SW Walnut Place, TigardAll are welcome.

Friday, May 89:15 am TV-OMTA Election of Officers

& Spring BrunchFor more information contact TV-OMTAPresidentSherreneWalkerat rswalker1@comcast.net

Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists Series

Ethos Percussion Group

“ … remarkably disciplined and cohesive ... spellbinding ... Ethos had the audience up and cheering”The Washington Post

“ … played with expert togetherness, sensitivity and zest”The New York Times

willamette.edu/arts/goudyartistseries503-370-6255 • Willamette University, Salem

Single tickets $23Students with ID $8Willamette students $5Willamette faculty/staff $18

CONCERT TICKETS

absolutelytix.com Travel Salem 181 High St. NE503-581-4325

Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Hudson Hall

RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES Percussion Master Class, April 15, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.Rogers Rehearsal Hall

Student Composers Reading and Recording Session, April 16, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Hudson Hall

Residency activities free and open to the public.

Tualatin Valley OMTA – Upcoming District Events

17

Helen Jones, NCTM

District News Central Oregon

Master Class with students of Central Oregon district teachers. Left to right back row: Gabriel, Kotaro. Left to right front row: Mattie, Owen, Jude.

Ellen Bergstone Wasil from Portland Piano International (left) and Jessica Currier from the Oregon Community Foundation gave a presentation at the Central Oregon March meeting.

Master Class with Kotaro Fukuma in Bend

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

18

Rebecca Gooch

District News Mid-Columbia

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

Mid-Columbia Music Teachers held their Non-CompetitiveBaroqueFestivalSaturday,January 24, 2015 at the Riverside Community Church in Hood River. Twenty pianists and violinists performed in four group recitals.

After each recital students were given an opportunity to learn about the historic Baroquekeyboardinstruments:theharp-sichord, the virginal and the organ. Diana Beterbidebroughtherharpsichord,SusanTicknor brought her virginal harpsichord and the Riverside Church 15-rank Wickes organ was also made available for the stu-dentstoplay.Everystudenthadachanceto try their piece on each instrument. The

Sampling Baroque Instrumentsviolinists were accompanied by the virginal or harpsichord. It was a delightful experi-ence for all the students and teachers, and the audience of family and friends.

The day was particularly poignant as Diana bought her harpsichord from MC-OMTA member Jan Swartz, who recently passed away. Jan’s husband, Dr. Phil Swartz, attendedtheBaroqueFestivaltoheartheharpsichord and enjoy the students’ perfor-mances.HesurprisedeachBaroqueFestivalparticipant with a complimentary CD from his and Jan’s personal collection. It added so much to the fun of the day and was truly a celebrationofBaroquemusic.

Student Paul Kelly plays the virginal as Aimee Simpson, Tora Timinsky and Nellie Wilkinson observe.

Harpsichord.

Teacher Diana Beterbide with students at the Wickes Organ.

Lucky Mid-Columbia students got to sample the organ, clavichord and harpsichord.

19 Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

District News Portland

Portland District welcomed a record 25 new members from September through January this year. Membership chairs Patti Duthie (district) and Liz Willis (state) pre-

sented the eight members who attended the January 25 meeting with carnations, and all were welcomed by the membership.

Portland District Keeps on Growing

From Left to right: Patti Duthie, Joel Morris, Clay Giberson, Spencer Finnan, Yvette Starkey, Denise Kangas, Elizabeth Sheppard, Neil Mattson, Elaine Soldo, and Liz Willis.

20

Carma GlausiPresident-Elect

District News Tualatin Valley

AtourFriday,March13Teachers’Recital,we were treated to a beautiful piano pro-gram,presentedbyourTV-OMTAteachers:

• LisaMendesandNancyBrown PetiteSuite,IV.Ballet,byClaudeDebussy

• AnneYoung PolonaisefromTchaikovsky’sEugeneOnegin, by Franz Liszt

• NormaKramer(guest) Prelude#4inA-flatmajor,Op.35, by Felix Mendelssohn

• HeidiEvans Grandevalsebrillante,Op.18inE-flatmajor, by Frederic Chopin

• VictoriaDrozdova Etude-tableau,Op.33No.8inGminor, by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Coming up: April 1

TV-OMTA’sannualBrownBagConcert at noon. Located a The Old Church in downtown Portland.

April 4 ScholarshipHighTeaConcert,2:30

to4:30.TicketsfromJoyceBradshaworotherTV-OMTAmembers.Lo-catedinFranGeer’sbeautifulhomein Sherwood, featuring winners from thisyear’sEnsembleFestival,Jr.BachFestival and Composition Festival.

April 10 Dr. Claire Wachter’s presentation:

Rare Masterpieces of Domenico Scarlatti

All are welcome to attend these events. Pleasesee“UpcomingDistrictEvents” in this newsletter, and our website www.tvomta.org for more information.

Teachers Perform Romantic Masters

Left to right: Anne Young, Heidi Evans, Lisa Mendes, Nancy Brown, Victoria Drozdova, Andrea Granat and Norma Kramer.

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

21

Oh, What a Feast It Was!The conference was so worth it! The awards sessions, master classes, student competi-tions, winners concerts, evening concerts, lectures and workshops, meals together with friends,exhibitionhallwithhugequanti-ties of music for sale at a discount, and our ability to rub shoulders with numerous well-known composers and educators was an incredible feast.

What we learned will come home with us to our studios, as we apply new ideas and inspirations to our practical, every-day teaching and studio management.

We will share some of the highlights withourTV-OMTAmembersatourmeet-ing in April.

District News Tualatin Valley (Continued)

Tualatin Valley District 2015 Local Association of the Year award.

OMTA teachers fellowshiping between sessions in Las Vegas.

Accepting this award for Tualatin Valley District: Carma Glausi, President-Elect.

Las Vegas lights up at night! Outgoing MTNA President Ken Christensen hosted a buffet for the NW attendees.

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015

22

More of the fun in Las Vegas!

District News Tualatin Valley (Continued)

OMTA friends waiting for Lang Lang’s master class.

Carma Glausi with legendary composer/ arranger Martha Meier.

Piano concert by Ann Schein. State board member Angela Kelly meets pianist/composer/educator Dennis Alexander.

Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway in concert. Canadian Brass in concert.

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

23

Tigard United Methodist 9845 SW Walnut Place Tigard, OR 97223

For Info: 408.807.0495

The history continues as the great-grandchildren of Captain and Maria von Trapp take up the family tradition anew. Meet Sofi, Melanie, Amanda, and August von Trapp, four siblings that, for the last

twelve years, have been singing on stages around the world to critical acclaim and packed houses. The von Trapps made their Carnegie Hall debut in December 2012 with Pink Martini. The Album titled.

Dream a Little Dream is a collaborative studio album released by Heinz Records on March 4, 2014 and is the first major international release by the von Trapps.

TUALATIN VALLEY DISTRICT OF OREGON MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - MTNA 2015 AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR, IS PROUD TO HOST THE VON TRAPPS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 @ 10:00 -11:30 AM FREE Followed by a Meet and Greet Reception Oregon State Schools Closed for Professional Day - Students, Families, Teachers and the Community are invited to join us for “A Morning of Exquisite Harmonies with The Von Trapps”

The Historic Von Trapp

Family Singers

website: tvomta.org

THE VON TRAPPS

24

Information & Acknowledgements

Issues DeadlinesJan Dec 15Feb Jan 15Mar Feb 15Apr Mar 15May Apr 15

June May 15 Sept Aug 15Oct Sept 15Nov Oct 15Dec Nov15

Submit Articles in Music News

Please send articles and accompanying graphics in TIFF, EPS,JPEGorPDFformattoLauraDavisviae-mail: lauradavis47@gmail.com. MS Word attachments are best.

Advertise in Music News

Please send ads and accompanying graphics in TIFF,EPS,JPEGorPDFformat

to Caris or Robin Power: office@oregonmta.org

1/4 column ads (and articles about events whichrequireanadmissionfeeortuition):

$35.00

Larger ads at a proportional cost. (Contact the office for amounts.)

Publication dates and deadlines are listed below. Submitting material before deadlines is

always helpful and appreciated.

The link below connects you to your local District Associations,OMTABoardofDirectors

and Committee Chairs:www.oregonmta.org/contact/

Let Us Know

If you have changed your e-mail address please contact the office so youdon’tmissanyOMTANews.

office@oregonmta.org

O M TA M u s i c N e w s

25

Music News

Edited by:Laura Davis

lauradavis47@gmail.com

Published by:Oregon Music Teachers Association, Inc.

Affiliated with:Music Teachers National Association, Inc.

Graphic Design by:Julie Weiss, Tobias Weiss Design

julie@tobiasweissdesign.comwww.tobiasweissdesign.com

State Websitewww.oregonmta.org

Administrative Assistants

Robin Power & Caris Power OMTA,POBox5335,Portland,OR97228

office@oregonmta.org

Information & Acknowledgements

Upcoming Music News copy DEADLINES:April 15, 2015May 15, 2015

August 15, 2015

Please visit our Website to find any further information you need. We encourage you to explore the pull-down menus under Information for Teachers and Programs for Students. Complete listings

of State and District leadership are found in the pull-down menu under Contact.

Opus 69 /No . 8 • Apr i l 2015