Dear Members,
Our annual CM evaluations are now behind us; Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus is likely ringing in our members’ ears – it certainly is in mine! Many, many thanks to the following CM chairs par excellence: Margaret Tseng CM theory chair and all the teacher helpers (Sandely was so pleased that all the theory tests were graded that same day!); Anna Kim strings and voice chair; Sandely Miller piano chair; Anna Choi flute chair; Andréas Eckstein worked his usual magic with CM theory and playing evaluation precision set up (those signs were so helpful making the sites look professional and well ordered!); Alice Tsai and Sheve-Hwa Su provided an absolutely delicious and nicely varied hospitality service; and the participating teacher and high school student helpers were indispensable in making our annual CM evaluations smooth running. Finally, an extra special THANK YOU to our fearless, hard working CM chair, Sandely Miller, for making these evaluations yet another big success! She always puts an immense amount of time and effort into these evaluations and I can tell you that it is a labor of love for our branch. We have a truly a unique and wonderful branch; I cannot thank you all enough for everything you put into making it run efficiently and amicably!
Upcoming deadline and event dates:
April 8 CM Theory test materials released
April 13 Branch piano evaluations at Laura Chang’s studio
April 13 application deadline for April MSSL recital. (you can download our application form from our website (http://msslsc.weebly.com/documents-and-links.html)
April 15 Branch Honors Recital Applications Deadline ($10 per student) to Jennifer Puhl
- Convention Applications Deadline ($20 per student);
- Deadline to apply for CM Make-Up Evaluations (high school students only)
April 20 MSSL recital at Park Plaza in Orange
April 20 Senior Graduation Concert Deadline w/Bios to Dr. Xiao Li
April 25 Contemporary Flare Deadline to Laura Chang
April 27 CM Branch Honors Recital and Composer Today Recital at Fields’ Piano
MAY 5 Senior Graduation Concert at Chi Asada’s new performance studio, Hoson House in Tustin (venue directions will be given)
May 11 MSSL Mother’s Day Recital recital for Park Plaza residents.
May 15 Deadline for completion of CM Make-Up Evaluations
May 18 Contemporary Flare Festival at Fields’ Piano
May 22 Branch Meeting at 10:00 AM at Fields’ Piano
Please remember to periodically check our website, southcoastmtac.org, for further updates and information.
Our 2013-2016 term of MTAC South Coast Board of Directors on-line voting will be made available on April 8 and will close 2 weeks later on the April 22. Members will be sent an e-mail notification so please be watching for this.
Musically yours,
Vivian Lee R. Field