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President's Message
Kim Farrell
Happy Spring Everyone!
As I look at our CNYAMT Calendar of Events, I am amazed at what our organization is able to accomplish every year. Without our dedicated
teachers, event chairs, committee members, sponsors, tech. support, and Board of Directors, none of our events would have been possible. Thank you all so much for your diligence, perseverance, and support of our mission to serve the needs of our members and their students.
Congratulations go out to:
- Lynn Moroz for organizing and supervising the Baroque, Classical and Sonatina Festival on March 9th, which was a huge success. Congrats to all the students who performed, on a job well done!
- The teachers and students who were involved in the Artist Piano Advanced Competition. It was a huge success, with a total of 9 winners performing at the recital on March 17th . I hope you were able to see some of the videos that we posted on Facebook. What a wonderful and impressive array of music and performers! Thank you especially to our event chairs, for this competition: Amy Heyman, Ya-Wei Tseng , Robbie Padilla and Bernadette Kessler.
Upcoming Events:
- Teacher Forum on April 18th – Mary Whittington
- The Instrumental Competition on May 4th, with the winner’s recital on May 5th - Dana DiGennaro and James Krehbiel
- The Community Outreach Recital on May 11th at Parkrose Estates – Kim Farrell
- The Vocal Competition on May 11th, with the winner’s recital on May 18th - Gayle Ross, Laura Enslin, and Kathy Montcrieff
- Scores for Scholars Luncheon on June 12th at Drumlin’s - Barb Irwin
All members are welcome to join us at the next Zoom Board Meeting on 06-05-24. Email me for an invitation at farrellka4@gmail.com.
Kim
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2024 Instrumental Competition
May 4, 2024, 9:00-4:00
Winners Recital - May 5, 7:00 p.m.
Park Central Church
504 E. Fayette St.
Syracuse, NY
Registration deadline: April 19, 2024
The competition is open to all instrumentalists, including winds, brass, percussion and string players, ages 10-18. This aim of the competition is to offer students wonderful performing opportunities, constructive comments from professional judges and a chance to "warm up" their NYSSMA pieces. Winners will receive cash prizes. We hope to encourage students to reach their musical potential, and to cultivate confidence through new musical experiences.
For more information, visit: https://www.cnyamt.org/instrumental
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2024 Vocal Competition
May 11, 2024, 10:30-4:00
Onondaga Community College
4585 W. Seneca Turnpike
Syracuse, NY
Registration deadline: April 22, 2024
This is a wonderful opportunity for your young students to perform in a beautiful recital hall with wonderful acoustics, and to receive positive feedback from two fine judges, who are teachers of voice on college campuses. Prizes are given to all winners.
Winners Recital
May 18, 2024, 1:00
Park Central Church
504 E. Fayette St.
Syracuse, NY
For more information, visit: https://www.cnyamt.org/vocal-competition
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Save The Date!!
JUNE 12th !
CNYAMT FREE ANNUAL LUNCHEON and SCORES FOR SCHOLARS MUSIC SALE
CNYAMT’s annual luncheon and Scores for Scholars Music Sale will be held Wednesday, June 12th, 11:00 at Drumlins Country Club.
Watch for your 2024 Invitation!
Join us for a delicious meal, mingle with old friends, and meet some of our many new, talented members. The luncheon will be served at noon, but there will be plenty of other business to take care of beforehand. There are also some musical surprises planned for this year’s luncheon!
We will be sharing exciting news about plans for next year, as well as updates and pictures from CNYAMT’s many successful events this year. Membership renewal forms will be available that day. Checks can be made out to CNYAMT. Due to rising costs all around us, our annual membership fee will be increased to $75. The fee for spouses and college students will remain the same. It makes it much easier on our membership chairperson to have it all done at once! Your dues can also be paid on our website, cnyamt.org.
Our annual music sale will take place at the luncheon from 11-12 a.m. and again at the close of the luncheon after the business meeting. We invite our members to donate and bring fairly new, gently used, and minimally marked books and sheet music to be set up before the sale begins. Please sort your books as to instrumentation, genre, etc. At the close of the sale, we ask that you take home and recycle any music that has not been sold. All proceeds from the sale will benefit our Student Scholarship Fund.
For questions, contact Bernadette at: bckessler@twcny.rr.com
There will be raffle baskets to give away to help support our scholarship fund. We have already received a few donations. If you would like to donate a basket or raffle item, pleas contact Barb Irwin, 315.458.9020 (landline), 315.415.0815 (mobile) or email birwin1@twcny.rr.com.
Also, bring your creative ideas to drop in the suggestion box.
ALL MEMBERS, NEW AND OLD, ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND! IT’S FREE FOR,MEMBERS and $15 for guests. (Vegetarian choices are available).
See you there!
Barb Irwin, Banquet Chairperson, birwin1 @twcny.rr.com
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Summer Music Camp Tuition Assistance Applications are Now Being Accepted!
The purpose of this program is to provide students with funds to be used toward the tuition for summer music camp. The Tuition Assistance Committee determines the amount of the awards based on our availability of funds, as well as the applicant’s age, CNYAMT participation, and musical experience.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Teacher must be an active CNYAMT member, participating in yearly events.
- Teacher must be the instructor of the major instrument the applicant will study at the camp.
- Student must be currently taking lessons from a CNYAMT teacher and have participated in 3 of this year’s CNYAMT events. (September 2023-May 2024)
- Kindergarten thru grade 12 may apply.
- First time applicants receive priority if funds are limited.
DEADLINE: May 15, 2024
- The teacher will be notified with the committee’s decision by June 1, 2024.
- Any incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY: Fill out the Student Application on the webpage.
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY: Fill out the Teacher Recommendation Form on the webpage.
All questions should be emailed to Bernadette Kessler
~ bckessler@twcny.rr.com
The online application can be found on our website cnyamt.org under Fundraisers and Scholarships or by clicking the link the below:
2024 Music Camp Tuition Assistance Application
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CNYAMT Senior Music Merit Scholarship
- The CNYAMT Senior Music Merit Scholarship is offered to current high school seniors pursuing a college degree in music.
- Applications must be submitted by May 15th
Forms are now available on our CNYAMT website. If you have a student who is currently a high school senior and is planning to major in music next year, at an accredited university or college, please encourage them to apply. If they meet the following eligibility requirements and are interested in applying, they must have their applications in by May 15th. The award will be determined by the scholarship committee based on the number of applicants. Last year the committee awarded two applicants $500.00 each.
The student must currently be a high school senior in good academic standing and must currently be taking lessons from a CNYAMT teacher who has been a member since November 2022. The student must have participated in at least 3 CNYAMT performances, events or competitions.
- Students who have won the high school scholarship competition are not eligible for this scholarship.
- Students must be approved by their current CNYAMT teacher.
- Students must have participated in at least 3 CNYAMT performances, events, or competitions.
- Students must submit their scholarship application on or before the deadline date, May 15th .
The online application can be found on our website or by clicking this link. SENIOR MUSIC MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
(The Senior Music Merit Scholarship should not be confused with the competition scholarship for which the students must compete.)
If you have any questions, please contact Barb Irwin, at birwin1@twcny.rr.com or (315) 458-9020.
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Baroque, Classical, Sonatina Festival took place on March 9th at Artists Pianos in East Syracuse with the guest judge, Jacob Ertl from Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. There were 10 studios participating: Amy Heyman, Bernadette Kessler, Lynn Moroz, Dr. Elena Nezhdanova, Melissa Sieling, Tina Toglia, Ida Tilli-Trebicka, Mary Whittington, Jane Wolfe, and Ya-Wei Tseng.
Congratulations to 46 students who received high honor and honor ratings. A very special thanks to Jo Beth Dellinger of Artist Pianos in East Syracuse for hosting the annual festival and to Lynn Moroz, event chair, for a very successful event.
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Artists Pianos Competition
The 2024 Artists Pianos Competition took place on March 16th with the Winners Recital on March 17th at Park Central Church, 504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY, with a total of 10 teachers and 18 students participating. This year's judges were Brian Preston, Nazareth College, and Elier Suárez, Eastman School of Music. They both commented on the wonderful artistry and talent of our students. A very special thank you goes out to our sponsor and underwriter, Jo Beth Dellinger of Artist Pianos, for their continued support of CNYAMT and this wonderful event.
See our webpage for more highlights and winners of this event!
https://www.cnyamt.org/artist-pianos-adv--piano-competitions
Chairpersons: Amy Heyman, Bernadette Kessler, Robbie Padilla, Ya-Wei Tseng
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Photo Release Form For A Minor
CNYAMT will now be using a PHOTO RELEASE FORM for ALL performance events. If the performer is a minor, the parents/guardians must sign our form to give consent for their child’s photo or video recording to be used on our website, Facebook page or in other media.
Members can find this form on our CNYAMT website under “Forms and Logos” in the Get Involved section.
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