Eastside Chapter, WSMTA Chapter Meeting

October 27, 2008

President Carol Hibbard opened the meeting at 9:49 am. The April minutes were approved as poster.

Finance Report

Jeanine Edmonds gave the finance report. (see attached) She is working with an accountant to deal with the tax return. She reminded members to go through the appropriate committee chairs when seeking reimbursement, and to use original receipts.

Membership Report

Betty Mak introduced the new members. A sign up sheet was made available for those interested in the mentorship program.

There will be a New Member's Tea at Sherry Owen's home on November 3rd from 10-12pm. Any new members from the last three years are welcome. Please let Betty know if attending.

Members need to contact Betty if they are not receiving the Opus, or do not have nametags or their WSMTA certificates. Any address or email updates should be sent to emtamembers@gmail.com

Correspondence

Carolyn Carson sent note to Sherman Clay to thank them for the luncheon. She will send thank you notes to Kathleen Heiner for hosting the Scholarship recital reception and to Sherman Clay for delivering the piano for the recital.

Teacher Referral Sign-up

Laurie Wright explained the teacher referral sign-up. The sheet was made available to the members.

Scholarship Recital Report

Yunbo reported a wonderful turnout for the concert. The net profit was approximately $7,600. The top sellers for the recital were Donna Bender, Yunbo Cassady, and Tatiana Lanford. The complete list will be published in the Opus.

Workshops

On January 12th from 10-12:30pm Jill Timmons and Judith Cohen will present and perform on duet and duo piano literature. Extra flyers and sign up list were made available at the coffee break. Extra handouts from Leonard Richter's workshop were also made available.

Scholarship Competition Report

Due to the success of the Scholarship recital, the competition will be able to rent a 9-foot Steinway.

Ribbon Festival

Ribbon Festival packets are still available. All Musicianship exam questions should be directed toward Jeanine Edmonds.

Musicianship Exams

Jeanine explained that there was a mistake on the practice theory test for Level 8. There is a revised sheet available on Wendy's Piano Studio website.

Pre-Meeting Recitals

All recitals are filled for the year.

Library

Sherry Owen had no news to report.

Adjudications

Detailed information will be presented at the November meeting.

New Business

Matt from Sherman Clay pointed out some flyers on the table for an upcoming concert, and informed the members of a new series of pianos that will become commemorative Lang Lang pianos.

MTNA competition is November 7-9th at Highline Community College, and the Outstanding Artists competition will be at Prosser in Tukwila.

Programs

Eric introduced Melinda Bargreen as the program presenter. She has been a music critic since 1977, and will share from her experiences.

The meeting adjourned at 10: 14am.

Respectfully submitted,

Stephanie Myers, recording secretary