Branch Events 2020-2021
Except as otherwise noted, all branch meetings start at 10:00 am with a morning waker at 9:45.
CANCELLED THIS YEAR Certificate of Merit “Open House”
[September]
CM Teacher Quiz administered by the State this year. More information is available to teachers by logging on to the online teacher portal.
Discovery Scholarship Auditions
Sunday, October 11th
9:00am
ONLINE
Formal Recital
Sunday, October 18th
3:00 pm
Host: Michelle Lifshitz
Online
Lecture/Recital with Roger Woodward
Monday, November 16th 10:00am-12:00pm
Piano Music of Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Prokofiev
Formal Recital
Sunday, November 22nd
3:00 pm
Host: Betty Woo
Online
Formal Recital
Saturday, January 17th 3:00pm
Host: Mei-Ling Tchii
Semi-Annual Business Meeting
Advanced Master Class (CM Level 9 or above) - Marc Steiner
Monday, January 18th
9:30 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
at Berkeley Piano Club [TENTATIVE]
E-mail Joel Tepper (joeltepper@live.com) by January 10 to enroll.
Formal Recital
Saturday, February 13th
6:00pm
Host: Omri Shimron
Intermediate Master Class (CM Levels 6-8) with William Wellborn
Sunday, February 16th
3:00pm
at Berkeley Piano Club [TENTATIVE]
E-mail Joel Tepper (joeltepper@live.com) by February 7 to enroll.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT EVALUATIONS
February-March 2021
Certificate of Merit Exams will be online for 2020-2021 and will be administered by the MTAC State Office instead of our branch. For information regarding CM deadlines and dates, please see the CM calendar on pages 6-7.
Branch Honors Recitals
TBA
Online
Formal Recital
Sunday, April 18th
6:00pm
Host: Maureen Spranza
Rags to Riches Rosemary Hallum and Frederick Hodges
Monday, April 19th
10:00am-12:00pm
at Steinway Piano Gallery, Walnut Creek [TENTATIVE]
Formal Recital
Saturday, May 8th
3:00pm
Host: Carol Newberger
Semi-Annual Business Meeting
Teachers' Panel Discussion and Exchange
Monday, June 14th 9:30am-10:00am
10:00am-12:00pm
Board Meetings
Board meetings begin at 9:30 on Monday mornings. Dates and sites to be determined.