November 04, 2022 Minutes from BCRMTA Abbotsford Branch Meeting at ACMS
Present: Adele Lofgren, Betty Suderman, Calvin Dyck, Dina Pollock, Ewa Telega, Jean Ritter, Joyce Janzen
Canada Music Week Recital Friday, November 18 at Calvin Presbyterian Church, Great Hall 7:30
- church to be open at 6:45 for set up
- Jean convenor and program maker – deadline for pieces to be entered is November 4th
- pictures of top mark winners to Dina by November 10
- Betty to MC, Joyce to play O Canada
Information
- Ewa (treasurer) would like anyone who has receipts and/or needs remuneration to send this digitally to abbotsfordmusicteachers@gmail.com
Renewing your membership
- renewal for the 2023-24 fiscal year begins January 01 – PLEASE renew in January!
- fees for this year are $211
- BC fees $64
- CF fees $42 ($5 increase)
- Insurance $60
- Branch fee $45
Future meetings
- December 02, 2022 – 2 hour online workshop 10 am – 12 noon with pianist Jared Dunn
- no charge for members, paid for by BCRMTA grants
- please send pieces/questions for Jared to work with to Dina asap
- January 06, 2023 – online meeting – 10 am
- February 03, 2023 – online workshop 10 am with Rebekah Maxner from NS
- improvization with beginners
Celebration of Music Scholarship Competition
- to be divided into Strings and Piano
- one entry only in Strings AND Piano (a student may enter once in strings and once in piano)
- Primary $10, Junior $15, Intermediate $20, Senior $25
- online entries only
- Calvin will fundraise
- scholarships to be divided between strings and piano proportionally as to entries – announced May 15
- Strings – no videos, live performance and adjudication, possibly May 06
- open to any string student/teacher in Abbotsford
- will have trophies awarded
- Piano – video submission, written adjudication only, with Bronze, Silver, Gold placement
- open ONLY to students of Abbotsford BCRMTA branch teachers
- live performance mandatory for winning scholarship
- videos submitted April 01 – 15, possible performance dates April 22, 29
Summer project
- meet for lunch and trophy dispersal, making a record of trophy winners, date TBA