- Membership renewal is $174 by Feb 28, 2019. Copy and paste this link (http://bcrmta.bc.ca/product/abbotsford/) into your internet search for quick, easy renewal.
- Next meeting Feb 1, 2019 – workshop with Catherine Bundt on 'Performance Anxiety' at ACMS (3471 Clearbrook Rd) Cost: members $5 non-members $10 Time: 10 am quick branch meeting 10:15 am workshop We would like to put up flyers to help advertise - and love to have more people come!
- Festival: February 1st deadline to register (abbotsfordmusicbcrmta.com) A reminder that all teachers that have students registered must volunteer at the festival. Some tasks need to be completed prior to the festival. We also need someone to oversee the volunteers and the volunteer list Beth sent out a great email with all the details and dates
- There is an upcoming workshop with Bryan Cheng. Read all the details below: Saturday, Feb 9 at Peace Lutheran Church (2029 Ware St, Abbotsford)
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:30 - 10:30 2 sessions
10:30 - 10:45 break
10:45 - 12:15 3 sessions
5 participants - 3 cellos, 1 viola, 1 violin
Pieces being worked on: cello - Fauré - Après un Rêve
viola - Bach - Cello Suite No. 1
cello - Elgar - Cello Concerto
violin - Bach - Fugue from Sonata No. 1
cello - Haydn - Cello Concerto
Cost - Masterclass $10
Concert on Friday evening Adults $28, Students $15
Masterclass and concert Package Adult $30, Students $20
Tickets can be purchased on the website (www.valleyconcertsociety.com)
- CFMTA (Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations) website to access education videos (Abbotsford has put up workshops with Marjorie Purdy, but there are other videos as well)
- Year end restaurant lunch June 7, 2019