2018-2019 CALENDAR
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AUG. 20, 2018 - JUNE 1, 2019 |
APS 2018-2019 SCHEDULE: Aug. 20 - June 1
The information letters with individual fall lesson times were mailed July 20, 2018.
Fall lessons begin as follows:
Monday, August 20, 2018
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Wednesday, August August 22, 2018
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Friday, August 24, 2018
Saturday, August 25, 2018
No Lesson Days:
Monday: Sept. 3, Dec. 24, Dec. 31, Mar. 11, and May 27
Tuesday: Aug. 21, Sept. 11, Dec. 25, Jan. 1, Mar. 12
Wednesday: Sept. 12, Oct. 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 26, Mar. 13
Thursday: Aug. 23, Sept. 13, Nov. 22, Dec. 27, Mar. 14
Friday: Sept. 14, Nov. 23, Dec. 28, Jan. 4, Mar. 15
Saturday: Sept. 15, Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Feb. 23, June 1
No lessons Dec. 23, 2018 - Jan. 1, 2019.
Lessons resume after Christmas break on Jan. 2, 2019 except for Friday students,
who begin Jan. 11, 2019.
ALL STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES, 2018-2019:
Parent-student-teacher conferences: Oct.1-6, at regular lesson times
Parents, please bring your calendars
Halloween Workshops: Oct. 28, Sunday, 2:00-3:00 & 3:00-4:00 p.m.
For students only, in the studio. Sign up in entry way.
Come in costume, if you'd like!
Christmas Workshop Day: Dec. 9 (Sunday), in the studio
. Pre-college students: Sign up for a one-hour workshop in entry way (after Thanksgiving) to play your favorites!
1:00-2:00, 2:30-3:30; 4:00-5:00
(No parents, please - space is limited.)
Adult Potluck Workshop: Dec. 9, Sunday, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Come with salad, dessert, or fruit to share, play a favorite piece, and enjoy fellowship & dinner with other adults!
(Entree will be provided,)
Sign up in entry way after Thanksgiving.
This is informal, and fun!!
Andersen Piano Studio Recital Day: June 1, 2019
10:30, 12:15, 2:00
(June 2, Sunday, 12:00-12:30 p.m. for Honors Concert performers)
Schmitt Music Auditorium, Brooklyn Center
RSVP recital requests by May 15
TIMES WILL BE E-MAILED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Some organizations have not yet published dates. This website will be periodically updated upon receiving them.
SALON SE LEVE CONCERTS:
Sundays, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Nov. 18: Katia Tesarczyk, violin (Larson Award Winner!)
Jan. 13: Elizabeth Kleiber (flute) & Emma Taggart (piano)
Feb. 17: Shuen Wu (piano) & Catherine Carson (violin)
Mar. 24: Kimberly Shen (piano) & James Thompson ((violin)
Apr. 14: Nygel Witherspoon (cello) & Joseph Caswell (piano)
*June 16: Benefit Concert: Chamber Chamboree & Alumni Extraoridinaire Concert
Hear some of MN's finest young artists play some of the best music ever written in the Art Gallery,
at Hennepin Ave. United Methodist Church. Meet these young artists at the receptions following the performances.
Quiet children are very welcome - listening and seeing will be inspirational!
*Chamber Chamboree & Alumni Extraordinaire Benefit Concert: the only SsL concert where tickets are required
All other concerts are free and open to the public; donations are graciously accepted, as all SsL concerts are funded by the generous support of its patrons and members.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS
WINTER MUSICALE for Contest / Federation Participants: Perhaps the week of Mar. 11-15, 2019
Rosepointe
2555 Hamline Ave. N., Roseville
RSVP
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS WITH DR. RICHARD LANGE: TBA
University of Northwestern at St. Paul: Choir Room
All students and parents are welcome to attend
Performers: Senior A and higher students - invited by Deanna
Performers: please arrive 20 minutes early to try out the piano.
MINNEAPOLIS MUSIC TEACHERS FORUM RECITALS & PERFORMANCES
2018-2019
(Recitals on Sundays; * events on Saturdays)
Oct. 21 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls. (L)
Oct. 28 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square (L)
Nov. 4 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center (L)
Nov. 18 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls.
Dec. 2 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls.
Dec. 16 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center (L)
Jan. 6 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls.
Jan. 13 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
Jan. 20 Schmitt Music, Southdale Square
Jan. 27 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square (L)
*Jan. 19 - Mozart Piano Concerto Competition, Schmitt Music, Southdale Square
*Feb. 2-3 - Young Artist Critiqued Event Performance, Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
*Feb. 9 - Ninth Grade Music Award Auditions, Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
Feb. 10 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center (L)
Feb. 17 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square
Feb. 24 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square (L)
Mar. 3 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center (C)
Mar. 10 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square (L)
Mar. 17 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center (A-T)
*Mar. 23 - Senior Music Award Auditions: Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
Mar. 24 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls. (L)
Apr. 7 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square (L)
Apr. 14 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls.
Apr. 28 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center (L)
May 5 - MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls (L)
May 19 - All-Honors Recitals for Grades 5-11 at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church (noon-4:00)
June 2 - All-Honors Senior Recital and Reception, Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church (2:00)
(L) = Lollipop recitals also held on these days for students ages 8 and under as of 9/1/17.
(C) = Composition recitals, featuring student compositions (bring written scores to recital) also held that day
(A-T) = Adult & Teen Beginner recitals also held that day
No judges are present for Lollipop, Composition, and Adult & Teen Beginner recitals.
Recitals are on Sunday afternoons between 12:30-4:00 p.m., except for * events
Students must have recital pieces memorized and performance-ready before registration.
Registration fees and time requests are due a month ahead of the recital dates listed above,
except for Saturday * events - ask Deanna
MN FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS PIANO FESTIVAL:
FEB. 23 (Saturday), 2019
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, East Bethel
Registration fees and time requests are due by Jan. 1, 2017.
Pieces must be memorized and performance-ready by Jan. 25.
MN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS: 2018-2019
Pieces must be performance-ready and memorized 6 weeks prior to performance.
MMTA CONTESTS:
District Contest: (Sat.-Sun.): Feb. 2-3, Bethel University, Arden Hills
Registration fee, day choice, and time requests due by Nov. 22
Finals Contest: (Sat.-Sun): Mar. 16-17, U of M, Ferguson Hall
Young Artist Contest: Feb. 16, Univ. Northwestern, St. Paul, Totino Fine Arts Center
(Call Backs: Feb. 17 (Sun.), Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center)
Registration fee and time requests due by Jan. 4
Young Artist Winners Recital: June 9, 7:30 p.m., at Crowne Plaza AiRE, Blommington
Honors Concert: June 1 (Sat.), 7:00 p.m., Mpls Convention Center
Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; performers should be seated by 6:30 p.m.
Four Honors Concert Saturday Rehearsals:
Apr. 13, May 4, & May 18
Brooklyn Center Schmitt Music
Dress Rehearsal and Performance: June 1, Mpls. Convention Center
Group photos are taken during the dress rehearsal.
May 18 (?): Individual photos & tickets available - Brooklyn Center Schmitt Music
Allow extra time for traveling and parking. Each rehearsal will take about an hour.
Composition Contest: Postmark deadline: Mar. 1
Registration and fee due by Feb. 23
Composition Winners Recital: June 9-10, Crowne Plaza AiRE Hotel, Bloomington
(Times TBA)
Ensemble Festivals:
Nov. 10 - Schmitt Music, Southdale Square
Nov. 11 - Shepherd of the Valley, Apple Valley
Nov. 17 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
Registration and fee due 6 weeks before performance
Music Bridges:
Apr. 6-7 - University of St. Catherine, Music Building
Registration and fee due 6 weeks before exam
Piano Exams & Keyboard Skills Exams & Sight Playing Exams:
Oct. 20 - University of St. Catherine, St. Paul
Dec. 1 - Normandale Community College, Bloomington
Feb. 23 - Bethel University, Arden Hills
May 5 - K & S Studios, Woodbury
May 11 - Concordia University, St. Paul
June 8 - U of M, Ferguson Hall
TBA - University of Northwestern, St. Paul
Registration, fee, and time requests due 6 weeks before exam
Playathon for MusicLink:
Jan. 18: Popular Styles
Feb. 9-10- Mall of America, Macy's Court
Registration due by Jan. 23
Popular Styles Exams:
Oct. 20 - University of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Music Building
Dec. 1 - Normandale Community College, Bloomington
Feb. 23 - Bethel University, Arden Hills
May 5 - K & S Studios, Woodbury
May 11 - Concordia University, St. Paul
June 8 - U of M, Minneapolis
TBA - University of Northwestern, St. Paul
Registration, fee, and time requests due 6 weeks before exam
Theory Exams:
Nov. 17 - Bethel University, Arden Hills
Jan. 26 - Peace Reform Church, Eagan (no sight playing exams)
Mar. 24 - K & S Studios, Woodbury
Apr. 6 - Messiah Methodist Church, Plymouth
Apr. 13 - University of Northwestern, St. Paul
Registration, fee, and time requests due 6 weeks before exam
ONE-MINUTE CLUB PARTY: TBA
For all of those who passed their note quizzes this year, come and celebrate!
PIANOFUN MINNESOTA COMPETITION: Feb. 23-24, 2019
Landmark Center
SCALE OLYMPICS: Apr. 28 (Sun.)
7:00-8:15 p.m.
For students who can play 4-octave scales (hands together) in sixteenth notes with the metronome
for a judge here at the studio,
and who know their key signatures (quiz given).
Winner receives BEST BUY gift card, $30.00
Registration and pre-payment (10.00 per student) required by Apr. 15.
SCHUBERT CLUB SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITIONS: 2019
Oct. 15. 2018-Jan. 25, 2019 - Applications open
Prelims: Mar. 16 - Macalaster College
Finals: Mar. 17 - Macalaster College
Winners Recital: Mar. 30, 1 p.m., Ordway Concert Hall
ST. PAUL PIANO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION: 2018-2019
(Saturdays: 10:00-2:00, Sundays: 1:00-5:00)
Oct. 13 (Sat.), 1:00-5:00 - Johanna Shores, Arden Hills
Nov. 11 (Sun.), 1:00-5:00 - St. Luke Lutheran, Cottage Grove
Dec. 8 (Sat.), 1:00-5:00 - Prospect Park Methodist Church, Minneapolis
Jan. 19 (Sat.), 10:00-2:00 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
Feb. 9 (Sat.), 1:00-5:00 - Timber Hills, Inver Grove Heights
Mar. 2 (Sat.), 1:00-5:00 - Timber Hills, Inver Grove Heights
Apr. 14 (Sun.), 1:00-5:00 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
May 5 (Sun.), 1:00-5:00 - Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
SPPTA Honors Recital: June 9 (Sun.), 1:00-5:00: St. Pascal's Baylon Catholic Church, St. Paul
Time requests due 3 weeks before the recital day, though best to reserve times as listed above.
Pieces must be recital-ready and memorized 4 weeks before the recital day.
SPPTA Piano Concerto Competition: Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center
Preliminaries: Dec. 1, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Finals: 7:30-9:30 p.m. - Doors open at 7:15 p.m.
Finalist Performances: Jan. 8,10:15-11:30 a.m., Location TBA
Winner Performance with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra: May 5
THURSDAY MUSICAL: 2019
Nov. 1, 2018-Jan. 7, 2019: Applications open
Jan. 26-27, 27-28, Feb. 2, 3, 9-10: Young Artist Recitals at Univ. Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis
Mar. 2: Young Artist Scholarship Competition at Concordia University, St. Paul
Mar. 28, 7:00 p.m.: Winners Concert at MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis
WIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SPRING GALA: May 4, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
Openings may occur for this event by invitation from WCPA
Concert & Dress Rehearsal Location: Sauk Rapids Performing Arts Center (high school auditorium)
1835 Osauka Rd. NE
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Enter Door 6
Dress rehearsal Times: TBA
CONCERT: 6:30 p.m.
Performers: arrive in seats by 6:10
Tickets required for audience; call (320) 255-0318
$10 advance tickets; $15 day of concert
Seating is limited
Local rehearsals at Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center, Times TBA
WIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS MUSICALE & PIZZA:
Location: Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
823 First Street South
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 255-0318
Cost: $5.00 per person
