Highlights and Other Points of Interest
*NDMTA March 11th Auditions
Results: OP(Outstanding Performer) was awarded to Roger
Ou, Stephanie & Katherine Ng. Vanessa Scrubb received the
Award Of Excellence. Those receving the OP will again compete
at UGA on April 20-21st. Roger Ou will be competing in the
Concerto Competition.playing the Grieg Piano Concerto in A
Minor.
Results of The National Federation
Auditions on March 4th- 38 Superiors--1 Excellent Plus. Roger Ou won
the Bill Arnold Scholarship Award which he has accepted and plans to
attend UGA Workshop in June. Judge B
Winner was Vanessa Scrubb. Judge
C Winner was Stephanie Ng.
Piano Quartets will be meeting on
Sunday March 26th and the Recital date has been moved up to Sunday,
May 21st. Junior Program and Awards(Juniors are in
school grades 1-7) 2PM.
Senior Program & Awards(8th grades
and Up)7:30 PM. Please make certain you notate these changes
on your calendars.
* GMTA Fall Auditions &
Convention at WGC (West Georgia College)---Stephanie Ng was picked
as First Runner Up from 18 in contention. There was only one first
Place winner and runner up.
* Roger Ou received the scholarship to
Penn State from the National Federation of Music Clubs-only
scholarship they gave this year Stephanie Ng was 1rst
runner-up and is planning to also attend Penn State's Summer
Program.
* July 2nd is designated as the
gathering of the Presto Piano Quartet-gathering for a cookout and
swim and chance to play through some Mozart and Haydn Beethoven
Symphonies. 1PM is time of get-together. The Ault
gathering has been changed to Saturday, August
6th. Adults:Alice Blanco. Sara Beeman, Charlotte
Dewberry, Margaret Hube, Alice Blanco, Carol Roecklein-Spouses
expected--light drinks, supper and good music.
*On March 5th at the "Piano
Works" in Duluth, the NDMTA auditions were held. All four entrants (Kenneth Yamamoto, Roger Ou, Erin
Block, and Stephanie Ng) received OUTSTANDING PERFORMER
ratings and proceed to UGA on May 13-14.
*The Roswell Forty Forte
Piano Quartet has agreed to conclude the Senior Spring Recital and
Awards in performance and we have agreed to give a quartet
concert at Reinhardt College in September. This is exciting
news that we are back together and have practices scheduled for
these commitments and are delving into new and exciting compositions
for Two Pianos-Eight Hands. We are all happy to be back
practicing in anticipation of accepting concert dates starting this
Fall and into 2006. The adrenaline juices were really flowing
tonight-we are happy to be back together and surprised to find we
are not too rusty. But lots of work ahead to have it
perfected.
*The ROSWELL FORTY FORTE PIANO QUARTET is resuming active
practice status anticipating scheduled performances this spring. (after a 2
year absence due to some health problems.)
Nancy Arnold, Laura Lozier, Phebe Dickens, Sherry
Bruner.
* Thirty-one of my students in the past twenty eight years
have gone on to study/major in Piano. Of those, eleven have become teachers or professors. My
studio includes two Grand Pianos, recording equipment and a large inventory of sheet
music.
* There are two formal recitals each year. One in the Winter
and another in the Spring.
* Competitions in the Spring include: Federation Festival,
Gold Cup Awards, NDMTA, GMTA Spring Auditions and the National
Guild of Piano Teachers auditions.
* My music library includes over 150 orchestral arrangements
written for 2 pianos-8 hands. Students showing interest and proficiency are invited to
participate when openings occur. Presently, there are four active quartets.
* AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - 770-992-1509