NOVEMBER 2003 NEWSLETTER
 
 
DATE: November 18, 2003
PLACE: Raoul’s Continental Cuisine, 5121 W. FM 1960 (south side, W. of Greenwood Forest Dr.)
TIME: 9:30 AM—Board Meeting 10:00 AM—CCMTA Meeting 10:45 AM--Program

GUEST: Rick Valentine

PROGRAM: New Music while we dine

We are required to order at least a minimum lunch from the menu for each person who attends (to cover the use of the facilities). This is “buy your own lunch,” and prices begin at about $6.00. We will order at 10:45, the conclusion of the business meeting, and they will serve while we’re entertained.

Rick Valentine, of Penders Music, will be presenting new music for various instruments: Piano, Voice, Cello, Guitar and French Horn. Music will be available for purchase after the program.

I hope to see everyone there for a terrific program, good food and friendly visiting. Remember, this is the last time we’ll get together until January.

Dorothy Kirkpatrick, Program Chairman

 

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
 •  Saturday, November 15—Holiday Festival—Cypress Creek Christian Community Center
 •  Saturday, January 10—3:00 PM—Composition Winners’ Recital—H&H Music
DEADLINES
 •  January 9—Spring Theory Test entries & fees to Chairman Brad Love
 •  January 10—CCMTA/TMTA Original Composition Entries to Chairman Linda Anthony (see Yearbook)
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Need Students for March Program: If you have a student who would like to participate in a masterclass, I would like to know as soon as possible. Our program for the March meeting will be a lecture/masterclass combination presented by Dr. Leslie Spotz from Tarleton State University of Stephenville. She would like to have three students: One high school student with a piece memorized and almost ready for performance, as well as two middle school students who are somewhat advanced. I am asking for one student from three different teachers who can be available for 11 o’clock the morning of Tuesday, March 9.

Her topic will deal with performance preparation—how a student can feel at ease and have performing or competing be a fun event rather than a stressful one. Please contact me so that we can be prepared for this excellent program.

 

Dorothy Kirkpatrick, Program Chairman


Yearbook Addition: A new member was voted in at the October meeting and was welcomed in person.
Toews, Sandy                     Piano                         (281) 859-2922
15125 West Rd. #1023                                         ltoews@pdq.net
Houston 77095

 

From the President: Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Fall! Maybe some of you will be able to get away to see some fall color farther north. The leaves are so beautiful this time of year. Soon you’ll need to go to the grocery store, get your Thanksgiving feast ingredients, and start planning those pies.

But first….Gena Hughey our Festival Chairman, has been hard at work organizing our Holiday Festival, which is sure to be a success. We have 184 students signed up! Even if you do not have any students involved, please come and listen on Saturday, November 15th, and “learn the ropes,’ so that your students can participate in the April, 2004 Festival.

Things are just “hopping along” with CCMTA. We ended up selling 84 yard signs—thank you to all those who sold signs! Magnolia Sign Source sells the signs in lots of 50 or 100, so we purchased 100 and have 16 more on hand. If you are still interested in a sign, please contact me as soon as possible. The sign company has said that they will put the names on them like the others.

The shipping cost was prohibitive, so I opted to have them delivered to my house. I hope to have them about November 7th but will call each teacher when they arrive, so that you can come and pick them up. We made $326 on the signs, which along with our $550 for the Teachers Recital, makes $876 to go toward our scholarships.

See you at the November meeting. It promises to be stellar.

Opportunities for Provisional Members: From time to time we will call your attention to events which can help those provisional members toward their goal of becoming active members. One of the ways spelled out on page 3 of the Constitution and Bylaws in the Yearbook is attendance at masterclasses. The University of Houston Downtown is sponsoring an International Piano Festival January 23-25, 2004, with masterclasses on the 24th and 25th. For more information, tel. 713/743-3167 or e-mail tmf@uh.edu 

 

Furthermore...   We’re so sorry to hear that Wendy Wells’ father is in critical condition in the hospital. His wife and children have been taking turns maintaining a constant vigil….Jennifer Trent recommended CCMTA to St. Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church as a good source for obtaining a pianist. Those interested will find all the details spelled out in the enclosed….Becky May has a winner! Her student, Nicholas Dao, a third-grader, won Honorable Mention in the Elementary Division of the Chopin International Youth Competition at St. Thomas University on Sunday, October 26th. He performed the Chopin Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68, #3, the “Minute” Waltz, and the Chopin Prelude, Op. 28, #23. Congratulations to all!….A piano mover new to Texas has moved his 30-year family business to Cypress from Maryland. Carlton Ralon was our guest at the October meeting and hopes we will avail ourselves of his services when the need arises. It’s Dad and Brad Piano Moving, telephone 281/831-3443.