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Hi Everyone,
We had a wonderful weekend at our Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival. 34 students participated in auditions and 17 students performed in the recital. The four participating teachers were Holly Altenderfer, Dorinne Bilger, Jennifer Frecon-Smith, and Barbara Lanza. Other teachers who helped out were Millie Eben, Sue McDevitt, and Stephen Longenecker. Immanuel UCC Church generously served as our host and we are grateful to RMF for their donation towards the accompanist’s fee. In addition, we collected $194.00 in donations toward RMF’s Need-sensitive Scholarship Fund.
PIANO AND PIZZA WORKSHOP
Join us for a workshop with local piano technician, Jason McDevitt as he teaches us about the “Anatomy of the Piano”. To prepare for seating and pizza afterwards, we ask that you register for the event at:
Saturday: November 13, 2021 at 10:30 am at Immanuel UCC
A small donation towards the cost of pizza will be asked for on site.
VIOLINS OF HOPE
Immanuel UCC is hosting a free workshop on November 6 at 10:00 am featuring the Violins of Hope with members of Berks Sinfonietta. Violins of Hope is a unique collection of restored instruments from the Holocaust. These instruments will be in Berks County for 2 weeks at various venues. For more information check out this website: https://violinsofhopepa.org/home
VIRTUAL STUDENT RECITALS
These recitals are open to students of all ages, levels, and abilities. There is no restriction on repertoire and memory is not required, although selections should be performance ready. Teachers should view the videos before uploading.
First registration deadline: December 1, 2021
Register online
News of Note
October 2021
MUSICAL BRIDGES
This is an exciting new initiative that encourages students to discover and explore how music bridges the arts and can deepen our understanding of all art forms. The program challenges the student to be an individual thinker and innovator and to use their own talent and ability to create a unique portfolio or program. Complete information is on the website and can be downloaded.
Video submissions due: January-February 2022
Projects due: February 1, 2022
Display of projects will be sometime in the Spring
FUTURE EVENTS
Sharing Session: January 21, 2022 10:00 am at Immanuel UCC
Spring Fest: March 5 and 6, 2022 at Immanuel UCC
Adult Recital: March 13, 2022 3:00 pm at Holly Altenderfer’s house 1175 Cedar Top Road, Shillington
Thanks to our Community Sponsors for supporting our efforts!
Menchey Music Store – Bella Musica String Ensembles – Jason McDevitt
Barbara Lanza
barblanza@gmail.com