News from the Conservatory

Performance Classes

Our regular Saturday and Tuesday Performance Classes have concluded for this school year. Please see information below on Summer Performance Classes and Recital.

Summer Performance Classes

The Summer Performance Classes will be on Tuesday evenings 6:45-7:45 p.m., from June 15 to July 20, concluding with an informal recital on July 20. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the hallway at The Conservatory. All students are welcome.

Early Registration Forms

Register and send your payment with the Registration Form before August 15 and you save $5.00 per student.

Recitals

Congratulations to all who performed in the May Recitals: Allison Khoe, David Weller, Alvin Kim, Amy Kim, Leander Angst, Ian Davis, Iris Wu, Blake Thomas, Sarah Anvar, Derek Thomas, Elysha Kunwar, Derek Leong, Megan Satyadi, Rebecca Li, Max Conrad, Brittany McOmber, Mia Sukumaran, Jayden Kunwar, Eddie Sun, Cassandra Cu, Andrea Dulce, Tommy Cu, Ramya Nagarajan, Sabrina Medina, Juliette Love, Alex Samuels, Ian Wong, Christopher Bartee, Asher Whitten, Sima Arfania, Dillon Kim, Rebecca Stumbo, Sarah Ford, Emily Samuels, Sheryl Muttath, May Jiang, Sydney Wong, Alexander Bartee, Sean O'Brien, Charlie Love, Jason Lim, Katherine Chow, Christina Kushnir, Sara Arfania, and Karinna Chong.

Gourmet Concert Series

The Gourmet Concert in May featured THOMAS HANSEN, pianist. This was a wonderful program and we thank him for a beautiful evening of music.

The final program in our 2010 Gourmet Concert Series will present the exciting team of DANIEL GLOVER and THOMAS HANSEN on Saturday June 26 at 8:00 p.m. They will perform a Sonata by Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, as well as the Canonic Etudes of Schumann and the Souvenirs of Samuel Barber. The program also features Debussy's En blanc et noir and Saint-Saëns' own arrangement of his Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. 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.

CCM Summer Piano Camp

The CCM Summer Piano Camp will be August 2 to August 7, 2010. Classes are filling up, so please send your application in as soon as possible. If you need an application or have any questions please call the CCM office (650) 574-4633.

Thomas LaRatta Master Class

Thomas LaRatta, Director of Crestmont Conservatory will present a Piano Master Class on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the conservatory. The class will cover all aspects of piano performance, including principles of touch and tone, problems relating to practice, memorization, interpretation and stage presence. The class is open to performers and auditors. Performers should be high school or adult pianists. Performers under high school age may enroll by audition only and with the permission of their teacher. Fees are as follows: Performers-$40 per day, Auditors-$30 per day. If you need an application or more information please call the CCM office (650) 574-4633.

Parking

Please remember that there is no parking available behind our building. We ask for your cooperation in not parking in the area reserved for the Conservatory or other tenants. The two spaces that we have are reserved for teachers. Thank you.