2025-2026 Calendar
August 16, 2025 - June 1, 2026
Your 2025-2026 lesson day & time were mailed out July 28.
Fall lessons begin Aug. 16, 18, 21, 22, 26-27 depending on your day.
*HOLIDAYS: There are lessons on all days Aug. 16, 2025 - June 5, 2026, except on the following days:
Monday: Sept. 1, Oct. 13, Dec. 22, Dec. 29, Mar. 23, May 25
Tuesday: Aug. 19, Oct. 14, Dec. 23, Dec. 30, Mar. 24, June 2
Wednesday: Aug. 20, Oct. 15, Dec. 24, Dec. 31, Mar. 25, June 3
Thursday: Oct. 16, Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 1, Mar. 26, June 4
Friday: Oct. 17, Nov. 28, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Mar. 20 & 27
Saturday: Oct. 18, Dec. 27, Feb. 28, Mar. 21, Mar. 28, May 30
Summary of 2025-2026 Schedule:
MEA Break: Oct. 13-18, 2025
Thanksgiving break: Nov. 27-28 (Thurs.- Fri.), 2025
Christmas break: Dec. 22, 2025- Jan. 2, 2026
Lessons resume after Christmas break on January 3, 2026
Spring Break: Mar. 20-28 (Fri. through Sat.) 2026
Every student has 36 lessons August through June 5
- ANDERSEN PIANO STUDIO RECITAL DAY
Roseville Covenant Church
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. - RSVP urgent requests by May 15
Roseville Covenant Church
2865 Hamline Ave. N.
Roseville, MN 55113
(Last day of spring lessons: June 1, 2026)
2025-2026 opportunities will be updated when available.
ALL STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES, 2024-2025:
Parent-student-teacher conferences: First October lesson, at regular lesson times
Parents, please bring your calendars
Halloween Workshops: Oct. 26 (Sun.) : 1:00-1:55, 2:00-2:55, & 3:00-3:55 p.m.
For students only. Sign up in entry way
Come in costume, if you'd like!
Christmas Workshops: Sun., Dec. 21, at APS Studio
Sign up in entry way for one of the following:
2:00-2:55
3:15-4:15
5:30-6:30
Adult Musicales: Dec. 7 and May 31, 5:00 p.m.
Potluck dinner here at the studio
This is informal, and fun!!
Andersen Piano Studio Recital Day: May 30, 2026 (tentative):
9:00, 11:00, and 1:00
Roseville Covenant Church
2865 Hamline Ave. N.
Roseville, MN 55113
SALON SE LEVE CONCERTS:
Sundays, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Sept. 21: Lorelei Schoenhard, violin: Larson Memorial Award Winner
Oct. 12: Christian Garner, trombone
Cecilia Taggart, piano
Nov. 16: Anahit Bashir, cello
William Feng, piano
Apr. 19: Sophia Alexander, cello
Noah Greenstein-Sheppard, piano
May 17: Andre Peck, piano
Ella Wan, piano
June 14; Chamber Chamboree Benefit Concert*
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Mpls.
Art Gallery (2nd floor) - handicapped accessible
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 delicious receptions following the performances.
Quiet children are very welcome - listening and seeing will be inspirational!
*Chamber Chamboree 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.
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PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS, 2025-2026
(Alphabetized by organization / event)
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS 1: Jan. 17, 5:00, UNWSP Chapel
Performers: Advanced students - invited by Deanna
One parent per performer invited due to space limitations
Location: Andersen Piano Studio
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS 2: TBA
All studio parents and students are invited to watch.
Performers: Advanced students - invited by Deanna
A WINTER MUSICALE: FEB. 15, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Students: arrive by 1:50, and let residents have chairs
RosePointe Senior Living
2555 Hamline Ave. N., Roseville
CONCERT - LECTURE with ELIZABETH WOLFF, concert pianist
Oct. 26, 2:30 pm at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS MUSIC TEACHERS FORUM RECITALS & PERFORMANCES
Schedule for 2025-2026
Recitals on Sundays (some events on Saturdays):
Oct. 26: Schmittt Music, Bloomington (L)
Nov. 16: First Evangelical Free Church, Mpls. (L)
Jan. 4: Schmitt Music, Bloomington (Grieg Highlight and L)
Jan. 11: Schmitt Music, Bloomington
Jan. 18: Schmitt Music, Bloomington
TBA: Young Artist Critique Event
TBA: Ninth Grade Auditions
Feb. 8: First Evangelical Free Church, Mpls. (L)
Feb. 22: MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls. (L)
Mar. 8: Schmitt Music, Bloomington (L)
Mar. 22: MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls. (L)
Mar. 28: Virtual
Apr. 12: Schmitt Music, Bloomington
Apr. 19: MacPhail Center for Music, Mpls. (L)
Apr. 26: Schmitt Music, Bloomington (L)
May 3: First Evangelical Free Church, Mpls.
May 17: Honors Recitals for 5th-11th Grades AND Senior Awards and Honors (separate 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
(L) = Lollipop recitals also held on these days for students ages 8 and under on the recital day.
TBA:
(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.
MN FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS PIANO FESTIVAL:
FEBRUARY 28. 2026
OAK HAVEN CHURCH, ANDOVER
1555 Constance Blvd., NE
Andover, MN 55304
Registration fees and time requests are due by Jan. 1, 2025
Pieces must be memorized and performance-ready by Jan. 24.
MN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS: 2025-2026
Pieces must be performance-ready and memorized 6 weeks prior to performance.
2026 MMTA CONTESTS:
District Contest: (Sat.-Sun.): Jan. 24-25, Bethel University
Registration for day and morning / afternoon requests due by Nov. 22, 2024
Time changes (not day changes) allowed until Jan. 1, with $10.00 fee
Finals Contest: (Sat.-Sun): Mar.7-8: U of M, Ferguson Hall
Registration due Jan. 30
Young Artist Contest: Mar. 14
Call backs: Mar. 15
Registration due Dec. 30
For Finalists Winners:
Honors Concert (20 grands on the stage!): June 6, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Mpls. Convention Center;
tickets required for non-performers
Honors Concert Rehearsals with conductor: Apr. 18, May 2, May 16, 2026 at Schmitt Music, Bloomington:
Winners may miss ONE of the first 2 rehearsals IF your written requested absence is approved 2 weeks prior
June 6, 2026: Dress rehearsal, Mpls. Convention Center
Registration due Mar. 15, 2025
Young Artist Winners Recital: TBA
PIANO SOLO FESTIVAL: Jan. 24-25, 2026, Bethel University, Arden Hills
Non-competitive; no theory requirement; students play any level
Composition Contest & Solo Festival:
Postmark deadline: Mar. 1
Student Composition Festival: Mar. 1
Registration and fee due by Feb. 23
Composition Winners Recital (TBA)
Ensemble Festivals:
Nov. 15, 2025: Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Eagan
Nov. 22-23, 2025: Schmitt Music Auditorium
Nov. 23, 2025: Prospect Park United Methodist Church, Mpls.
Dec. 7, 2025: Virtual
Registration and fee due 6 weeks before performance.
Music Bridges:
May 2, 2026: St. Anthony Park UCC, St. Paul
May 3, 2026: St. Joseph's School of Music, St. Paul & St. Paul Conservatory of Music, St. Paul
May 9 or 16, 2026: St. Anthony Park UCC
Registration and fee due 6 weeks before exam.
MMTA Piano, Keyboard, & Sight Playing Exams: Virtual: Videos due on these dates:
Nov. 16, 2025
Feb. 15, 2026
May 17, 2026
Aug. 16, 2026
All repertoire must be recorded on one unedited video. A second video may be recorded for keyboard skills,
and a third video for sight playing.
2025-2026 MMTA Piano, Keyboard Skills & Sight Playing Exams, In Person:
Dec. 14 (Sunday): K & S Conservatory of Music, Woodbury
Apr. 12 (Sunday): K & S Conservatory of Music, Woodbury
May 3 St. Joseph's School of Music, St. Paul & St. Paul Conservatory, St. Paul
Aug. 2: TBA
Registration, fee, and time requests due 6 weeks before exam.
Theory Exams - Virtual
Oct. 25, 2025
Dec. 13, 2025
May 9, 2026
Aug. 22, 2026
Theory Exams - In Person
Nov. 22, 2025: University of Northwestern at St. Paul (tentative)
Feb. 7, 2026: UNWSP
Apr. 12, 2026: K & S Studios, Woodbury
May 3, 2026: St. Joseph's School of Music. St. Paul & St. Paul Conservatory of Music, St. Paul
Aug. 2, 2026: TBA
Registration, fee, and time requests due 6 weeks before exam.
MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS
Registration deadline:
District Performance: TBA
Winners will advance to the West Central Division
ONE-MINUTE CLUB PARTY: OCT. 26, 2:00-3:30 pm
For all of those who passed their note quizzes this year, come and celebrate!
SCALE OLYMPICS: May 3, 2026
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 gift card, $35.00
Registration and pre-payment (15.00 per student) required by Apr. 15.
2025-2026 ST. PAUL PIANO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION RECITALS: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Z = Zoom recitals playing student videos, due a week before the recital listed
Oct. 11: (Z)
Dec. 7: Prospect Park United Methodist Church, Mpls.
Feb. 21: (Z)
TBA: MusicLink Playathon at Mall of America, Macy's Court
Mar. 1: Thelma Hunter Recital Room, Landmark Center
Apr. 11: (Z)
Apr. 26: Roseville Lutheran Church
May 30: Honors Recital: Chapel at Univ. NW St. Paul
May 31: Virtual Honors Recital (Z)
Pieces must be recital-ready and memorized 4 weeks before the recital day.
SPPTA Piano Concerto Competition: Schmitt Music, Brooklyn Center: open to the public
Preliminaries (day time) & Finals (6:30-8:30 p.m.):
Winner Performance with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra:
Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, St. Paul
Registration deadline: Oct. 15, 2024
WIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SPRING GALA: MAY 2, SAT,
Deanna will contact you regarding openings
Local Rehearsals at Schmitt Music Warehouse, Bloomington,
7800 Harmony Drive (some apps still have Picture Drive)
WCPA St. Cloud rehearsals for all other ensembles:
Concert & Dress Rehearsal Location: Sauk Rapids Performing Arts Center
(Sauk Rapids High school auditorium)
1835 Osauka Rd. NE
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Enter Door 6
Mandatory Dress rehearsals: arrive in back of auditorium 15 minutes early and find your seating area
For the Concert: Performers: arrive in seats by 5:45
Tickets required for audience; call (320) 255-0318, or go to wirthcenter.org
$12 advance tickets; $15 day of concert
Seating is limited
WCPA YOUNG ARTIST PIANO CAMP: July 11-18, 2026: UMD
Composer of the Camp: Ludwig van Beethoven
For more information:
www.wirthcenter.org