News from the Conservatory
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from one of our alumni February 2012Classes
Performance classes are held on Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
(and 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. as needed); and on Tuesdays, 6:45 to 7:15
p.m. Sign-up sheets are in the hallway for classes commencing January
3rd.
Recitals
Congratulations to all who performed in the January recitals:
Daniel Yee, Josie Wall, Eddie Sun, Sheryl Muttath, Max Conrad,
Sarah Ford, Sima Arfania, Nico Conrad, Samuel Nuttle, Sara Arfania,
Karinna Chong, Alex Kong, Alicia Chan, Benjamin Goya, Iris Wu, Alexa
Ma, Adelyn Chen, Carissa Lee, Dina Zheng, May Jiang, Tammie Ma, Kevin
Kim, Madeline Wu, Cobi Ashkenazi, Lucas Munro, and Zachary Munro.
The next recital will be February 26 at 3:30pm. You are
cordially invited to attend.
Gourmet Concert Series
We will present our first Gourmet Concert of 2012 on February 25 at
8:00 p.m. The Gourmet Concert Series returns with the two-piano team
of Daniel Glover and Thomas Hansen. The program's first half features
works played on one piano: the Sonata by Poulenc,
excerpts from Bizet's 3eux d'enfants (Children's Games), and
Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole. The second half will be performed on
two pianos: Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 1 and the Polovtsian
Dances of Borodin. Included in the ticket donation of $15
General and $10 Seniors and Students (16 and under) will be a gourmet
reception. Tickets are available at the door. We hope to see you
there.
French Festival
The French Festival in January was a wonderful weekend of
outstanding performances and we would like to thank everyone who
performed:
Bonny Armacost, Nicholas Carlozzi, Brian Connor, Angela Kraft Cross,
Rimma Fridman, Philip Gerrard, Daniel Glover, Thomas Hansen, Nina Hsu,
Chie Inada, Elizabeth Lee, Juliet McComas, Vija Norkvesta, Sandra
Wright Shen, James Stern, Andy Switky, and Betty Wong.
Student Activities
Congratulations to Alvin Kim, who will be performing Bruch's
Romance for Viola and Orchestra with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
on June 3rd. He was chosen as one of the winners at the Palo Alto
Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition.
Also Congratulations to Kevin Kim. He was invited to solo on
the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with the San Francisco Chamber
Orchestra on April 21-22 on their Family Concert Series. They are
students of Minsook Kang.
A Letter from One of Our Alumni
Back in the 1970s through about 1981, I took piano lessons through
Crestmont Conservatory. In addition to the private piano lessons, I
remember "Saturday classes" with musicianship, theory, history of
piano and performance, to name a few. While I still have a horrible
fear of playing for crowds, I have two children who love music, love
to sing, love to play the piano and flute and love an audience. While
they don't have the same "conservatory" experience that I had, they
still participate in recitals and take Syllabus exams. We've found an
excellent piano teacher here in Portland, OR. Unlike my childhood
however, we keep the piano in the family room where anyone can play it
any time and it isn't "hidden away" in the living room where just the
grown-ups are allowed...
I thank you all for the experience you gave me. While it may have felt
like
pulling teeth at times, for you, what I learned and can pass on to my
kids is immeasurable. I still sit down with them and my husband to
play the piano, to help with their new pieces and sometimes play the
accompaniment to their singing. And my kids' teacher says my technique
is excellent -- thanks to you!).
It's wonderful to see Mr. and Mrs. LaRatta, Ms. Bjorklund and Mr.
Robinson on your staff of active instructors. Your students have
carried your traditions around the world, I'm sure.
Thank you for nurturing an appreciation for music that will endure a
lifetime
and continue with our next generation.
Warm regards,
Tricia Gilmore Sipowicz
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