February 2023 Newsletter

Dear MMAMTA members,

Happy February! I hope you are enjoying the unusual warmer than usual weather! I don’t think I remember such a warm February since I came to Columbia in 2015.

February 17^th will be the Odyssey’s Baroque Concerto which will have in the program the performances of the three winners of the MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria & Concerto Competition. The concert will start at 7:00 PM and will be at the First Baptist Church of Columbia.

With a variety of music events happening in March, February is a busy month with lots of preparation. Beginning the end of this month, we will have Musicathon, Federation, besides MSHSAA music festival, so I’m keeping this newsletter short.

If there is anything you would like me to share in the next newsletter, please contact me by the end of February and I’ll be happy to include it.

For other upcoming events, visit:

https://www.mmamta.org/calendar.html

https://music.missouri.edu/events/upcoming

https://www.odysseymissouri.org/tickets.html

Sincerely,

Renan Leme

President of MMAMTA

Director of Orchestras, Hickman High School

Violinist, Missouri Symphony

Owner and Violinist at Leme Ensemble

SUPPORT Musicathon 2023!

COLUMBIA MUSICATHON, Feb 25 (Sat), 11am-5pm

This is the only fundraiser that helps fund music scholarships for our music students attending summer camps or colleges as music major/minor. Many students benefited greatly from the past summers! Let's keep supporting our community music students.

Musicathon doubles as a friendly run-through for your Federation program, and just overall sharing of the music. I encourage memorization for Federation music, but you are welcome to bring any additional music to just read or have fun making music. 

ALL instruments are welcome!

What to do:

1. Use this GoogleDoc to sign-up.

2. Let's do a bake sale: If you have (bags of) cookies you could donate, let me know.

3. Purchase a raffle ticket to win a gift basket including a $100 Amazon gift card! (More details of its content will be shared closer to the event.)

Cash/checks only, payable to "MMAMTA." *While MTNA is a non-profit, we regret MMAMTA cannot issue tax receipts.

Mail to:

Ayako Tsuruta, 2713 Burrwood Dr, Columbia, MO 65203.

~ Audition Opportunities ~

Audition for Plowman Master Class will be held on March 5, Sunday 2-5pm at MU's Sinquefield Music Center, to identify one pre-collegiate instrumentalist in each master classes given by the three judges, for piano, cello, horn, and/or chamber group. The student must be available Friday, March 24, when the piano and cello master classes are scheduled to take place after noon. (Horn TBA)

More updates in the MMAMTA's March newsletter.

~ Concerts & Performances ~

Next Odyssey Chamber Music Series is Feb 17 (Fri) MMAMTA and Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust co-sponsored "Baroque Concerto" held at First Baptist Church of Columbia.

Admission is $20/$5 Students. Come support your friends in person, or watch our YouTube channel.

The 2023 Soloists are:

Sofia Heredia, violin (Student of Eva Szekely) - De Bériot, "Scène de ballet, op. 100

Ema Iwasaki, piano (Student of Ayako Tsuruta) - Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto No. 2, I.

Hazel Keithahn, violin and Kristen Yu, viola (Students of Siri Geenen and Leslie Perna, coached by Scott Yoo) - Mozart, Sinfonia Concertant, III.

Also performing in the concert are many MMAMTA members:

Leslie Perna, viola - Wesley Warnhoff, clarinet - Ayako Tsuruta, piano, in Mozart's "Kegelstatt" Trio (postponed from Fall 2022)

Kirk Trevor, conductor for all three concerti

Odyssey Chamber Ensemble includes: Amy Appold, Siri Geenen, Leslie Perna, Wesley Warnhoff, Iskander Akhmadullin, and Tim Howe.

Livestream on YouTube!

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