We may soon find out the result of the 2020 MTNA and MMTA auditions, after this weekend, hopefully.

Congratulations to all the teachers whose students participated in the 2020 Piano Showcase, sponsored by the Missouri Symphony League. The judges were Cameron Dibble and Jeffrey Savage. The selected students will perform in a hybrid format (live-in-person and video), courtesy of MC22 Mediacom, streamed from the First Baptist Church in Columbia on November 15, Sunday at 4pm. The event is open to the students' families and teachers, and ticket reservation is necessary due to COVID. For information, visit themosy.org/piano-showcase/ .

Next Up: The 4th MMAMTA/Odyssey Concerto Competition application is due on Tuesday, January 5. Due to COVID, we are unable to provide a chamber ensemble, however we are hoping to identify THREE concerto winners this year, $300 honorarium per performer in February's concert, and, unlike other years, open to ANY printed repertoire, so long as you provide an orchestral accompaniment and the composition is memorized. Of course, there is no way to compare a work by Haydn to another by Stravinsky... Therefore, one of the three winners will be given a preference to pre-1800 composition and/or a vocal entry. For details, visit https://www.odysseymissouri.org/concerto-competition.html

I have also been thinking about the annual MMAMTA Teacher's Recital, prior to the 4pm MMAMTA Winter meeting. I am leaning towards postponing the Recital... Let me know what you think?

Lastly, check out the shared events, below: Helen Hayne's student performs a recital, CMU Scholarship opportunities, Odyssey concert tonight at 7pm on YouTube, and more!

Hope you are well,

Ayako Tsuruta

MMAMTA President