April 2014 Opus 36, No. 8 www.auroramusicteachers.org

AURORA MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Affiliated with Music Teachers National Association and Colorado State Music Teachers Association

May 9th 11:00 AM No meeting at the Library; meet at Mimi's

Lunch with a Bunch of AMTA Members Mimi's Restaurant

205 S Abilene St, Aurora, CO 80012 Installation of 2014-2016 Officers

AMTA* General Meetings and Teacher Enrichment Programs 2014

AMTA Upcoming Events:

April Student Musicale Recital

Sunday, April 6th 2:00 pm Aurora Central Library **

Contact Hazel Ramsbotham, NCTM Prior registration required.

Teacher Performance Group

April 18 9:30-11:00 AM Contact Mike Castro

Calliope Music Studios 2600 S. Parker Rd., Bldg. 7

Aurora, CO

Spring Adult Potluck Sunday, May 4th 2:00 pm Aurora Central Library** Contact Linda Combellick

**Aurora Central Library

14949 E. Alameda Parkway Aurora, CO 80012

Large Community Room

April 11th

AMTA Festival of Music Commemorating Composers' Anniversaries

Presented by AMTA Members

APRIL 11th MONTHLY PROGRAM Teachers will perform selections from composers with anniversaries for this year including Poulenc, Verdi, Britten, Wagner, Smetna, Elgar, and more, many more. If you would like to help with this celebration, contact Linda Combellick ASAP! See the AMTA website for a more complete list of composers.

Dear Fellow AMTA Teachers: Contrary to popular belief, I can be quite succinct: I really hope to see all of you at the general meeting, April 11, Aurora Public Library, 9:30-10:10. We will vote on the new board for 2014-15, announce chairs for the coming year, and discuss any new ideas or procedures that we will put into place this summer.

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President's Corner

Poulenc Wagner Smetna Walton

Rimsky-Korsakov Palestrina

Elgar Fauré

CPE Bach Walton Seeger

Poulenc Wagner Smetna Walton

Rimsky-Korsakov Palestrina

Elgar Fauré

CPE Bach Walton Seeger

Poulenc Wagner

*AMTA General Meetings are held the 2nd Friday of the month from 9:30-11:45 AM **Aurora Central Library 14949 E. Alameda Parkway Aurora, CO 80012

Board Meetings are held prior to General Meetings from 8:45-9:15 AM Members Welcome

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Please make every effort to attend this meeting. Your opinions and ideas count, but we must hear them. The present board will meet at 8:45 April 11. Please send me any final concerns you want this board to discuss or decisions to be made. With great pleasure I want to remind you that our Anniversary Musicale will begin as soon after 10:00 as we can manage! We have such a wonderful variety of composers this year that everyone will enjoy this faculty concert. If you would still like to play a SHORT piece, please contact Linda Combellick right away to be placed on a substitute list. Mandy B. Townend, DMA Impending Presidente Emeritus 303-665-4687

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FOUR FORMS COMMITTEE NEEDED: * To review Repertoire List, particularly Level 4. * Re-evaluate performance and memorization requirements. Should we continue to require ALL movements of a sonatina/sonata and how will that impact the other repertoire?

See President Townend to volunteer.

CSMTA State Conference June 4-6, 2014 CSU Fort Collins, Colorado Clinician William Wellborn, Piano, Guest Artist Joanne Haroutounian, Guest Speaker

2014 Premier Performance Students include:

Jarod Beights Levy Kaminer Rose Brugger Sara Panahi Shaina Chan Isabella Ramey Sadie Connor Vianca Rivera Jenny Converse Matthew Seidl Allison Dransfield Sasha Stout Elisha Elliott Sara VanVelkinburgh Please note 2 additional names have been withheld. Participating Teachers include the following: Kay Coats Seung-mee Oh Kerry Cottingham Evan Pilate Linda Combellick Josée Seier Thayne Larsen Mandy B. Townend Larisa Lewis Catherine Williams Anna Lutsky

Hazel Roberts -Ramsbotham, NCTM

CONGRATUALTIONS TO PREMIER PERFORMANCE STUDENTS

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Congratulations to the following AMTA members nominated to serve on the

2014-2016 CSMTA Board:

Uri Ayn Rovner, Vice President for Student Activities

Samuel Welsh, Treasurer

Hazel Roberts-Ramsbotham, NCTM

Representative at Large

There's still time to register for CSMTA Conference!

www.regonline.com/register