February 2020
Gawartin Chopin Competition Winners
The Tenth Kathryn Gawartin Chopin Competition was held on February 9, 2020 at Steinway & Sons Beverly Hills. After a six plus hours of marathon playing, a careful deliberation and difficult decision, our judges Anli Tong and Charles Asche concluded…
Find out more »Certificate of Merit
Chair: Mehry Lalezarian Event Date: February 29- March 1, 2020 Location:University of Mount Saint Mary, Chalon Rd. campus Deadline to complete online application below:January 1, 2020 Postmark Deadline for Entry Fees: see rules Certificate of MeritTM is an annual evaluation program for…
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POSTPONED!!!CM Honors Recital
Chair: Victoria Roizen Event Date: Sunday, March 16, 2020 3:00PM Location: crossroads School (Roth Hall), Santa Monica A festival for those students CM Level 6 and above who have met the requirements based on scores for this year’s Certificate of Merit performance evaluations.…
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November 2020
Daniel Pearl World Music Day
YouTube event Link: here it is: click on the link to watch the performance: https://youtu.be/geHGToLnpYM https://youtu.be/geHGToLnpYM Chair: 2020 Daniel Pearl Performance Application deadline: October 17, 2020 ***The deadline to submit the application is Sunday, October 17, 2020 ***THE DEADLINE…
Find out more »Works-in-progress for students
Chair: Jan KravetsJanclaudia@aol.com Event Date: Sunday, November 22, 2020 Location: zoom Deadline to complete online application below: November 19, 2020 (or when total number /length of pieces by all participants for event exceeds 60 minutes PLAYING TIME AND ELIGIBILITY Each student…
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Romantic and Impressionist Festival
Chair: Jan Kravets and MaryAnn Cummins Event Date: Sunday, February 21, 2021, at 2:00 PM Location: Live !!!! On zoom event *limited video-performances may be accepted with chair approval. Deadline to complete online application below: February 7, 2021 because of limited time,…
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2021 BACH FESTIVAL RESULTS ARE HERE
To all of our West LA Branch teachers whose students took part in the 2021 Southern California Junior Bach Festival: Congratulations to all students and their teachers! We had a very successful remote festival this year! Thank you to all…
Find out more »April 2021
Guest pianist/lecturer: David Kaplan presents : FANCY FOOTWORK, the art of the pedal
Guest Lecturer David Kaplan, pianist UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Assistant Professor, Piano Performance -Piano and Keyboard Literature presents: “Fancy Footwork...the art of the pedal” Event Date: Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:30am Location: zoom link to follow David…
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Living Composers Fiesta postponed until fall 2021
ChairDr. Neil Galanter Event Date: fall of 2021 Location: tba Deadline to complete online application below: Postmark Deadline for Entry Fees: The Living Composers Fiesta is not a competition. Each student participant is presented with a festival certificate of achievement. EXCITING,…
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