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Music Teachers' Association of California®
Alameda County East Branch
"The mission of MTAC is to pursue excellence in music education and advance the music teaching profession through innovative programs that foster artistic growth and achievement."
Young Artist Guild Recital: Lero Wang
We warmly invite you to our annual branch Young Artist Guild Recital. This year’s performer is Lero Wang is 17 years old. He has studied piano with Ms. Kirsten Smith since age six and currently studies with Dr. Natsuki Fukasawa. Lero was the Grand Winner in the National League International Young Artist Competition, the Grand Prize of the US New Star Piano Competition by Composer, and 1st place in the US New Star-International Piano Competition. He is the Memorial Scholarship Winner, 1st place in the Ruby Holland Piano Competition, 3rd place in the Conservatory of Music of the University of the Pacific Zeiter Piano Competition. Concerto winner of the Solano Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition and Finalist in the Chopin Avenue Piano Competition in Hong Kong. MTAC Young Artist Guild Granted Award, 2024 American Beethoven Society 38th Annual Young Pianist’s Beethoven Competition Winner, 2024 Great Composers International Music Competition Best Bach Performance Competition 1st Prize Winner. He has been admitted to BU Tanglewood Young Piano Artists Program.
More details will be shared soon. Please stay tuned!
10/12/2024 Branch Recital
Date: Saturday, October 12th, 2024
Address: 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Please check back for more information.
5/15/24 May Luncheon
The annual May Luncheon was a resounding success, bringing together our dedicated members for a morning of celebration and camaraderie. The event featured a delightful array of dishes, lively conversations, and inspiring moments of shared experiences.
3/24/2024 Branch Recital
Event Time: 1 pm-5 pm Sunday, March 24th, 2024
Event Address: 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
MTAC Alameda East 2024 Piano Competition
Congratulations to all the talented individuals who excelled in the 2024 Alameda East Piano Competition. Below, you'll find the list of this year's prize recipients.
Winners video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJEygW67-PRMqL3ja3JDpAyTAyjOP9wlI
The prize winners
of
The 2024 Alameda East Piano Competition.
Division A
1st - Claire Lin
2nd - Maika Arakawa
3rd - Reina Casebeer and Xuanyu Chen
*Honorable Mentions - Aidan Chiu and Melody Ho
Division B
1st - Chloe Su
2nd - Chiyo Buckley and Cara Wan Kong
3rd - Ella Chow , William Chiu and Kentaro Schirmer
4th - Ivy Chui, Jack Bonner, Lewis Shen Hu and Mai Casebeer
Division C
1st - Irene Fu
2nd - Elijah Guan and Matthew Fang
3rd - Tiffany Hsu and Sophia Wang
Division D
1st - Joyce Xu
2nd - Nathan Xu
3rd - William Li
*In a remarkable turn of events, the outstanding performances by Division A students impressed our judges so much that the judges desired to grant two additional students 'honorable' mentions, thereby elevating the number of winners in Division A beyond our expectations.
12/16/2023 Teen Recital
Event Time: 1:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023
Event Address: 4115 Mohr Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566 (Carefield Memory Care)
11/13/2023 Fall Lecture: Frank Wiens
Our focus will revolve around the exploration of Chopin's work and the pedaling within the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic musical eras. Please check back for more information
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Guest Lecturer: Frank Wiens
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Topic - First half: In Search of Chopin, An Examination of Performance Practice
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Second half : The art of the feet in Piano performance (all musical eras)
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Time: November 13th, 2023; Monday morning 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Video of the lecture: https://youtu.be/bIVUSbBUHwg
9/24/2023 Branch Recital
Event Time: 1pm-4pm Sunday, September 24th, 2023
Event Address: 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Young Artist Guild Recital: Ryan Wang
Date: September 16, 2023 (Free Event)
Time: 7:00 PM
Performer: Ryan Wang
Location:
First Presbyterian Church
2020 5th Street
Livermore, CA 94550
2023 MTAC Convention
The MTAC State Convention was held from June 30th through July 3rd, 2023.
Lecture (Online) Nahre Sol
Date: March 26th, 2023
Time: 1 pm - 3 pm
Title: Modern-Day Classical Music
Description: "Helping students see the relevance of classical music and compositional techniques in our daily lives and how to incorporate that knowledge in their future study"
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Nahre Sol's bio
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Website - https://www.nahresol.com/
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Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/NahreSol
Click here for the lecture video
3/18/2023 Branch Recital
Event Time: 4pm-6pm Saturday, March 18th, 2023
Event Address: 4444 Black Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
3/16/2023 Lecture,
Music Testing Overview & Comparisons: MTAC, CAPMT/MTNA, RCM, ABRSM, and more!
Time: March 16th, Thursday 10 am over zoom
Participating Branches: Alameda, Alameda East, Delta, Contra Costa
Lecturer: Grant Kondo, NCTM (bio)
Session Title
Music Testing Overview & Comparisons: MTAC, CAPMT/MTNA, RCM, ABRSM, and more!
Session Description
This session will explore various music testing options for your students. Using MTAC's familiar Certificate of Merit program as a baseline, we will compare and contrast other opportunities offered by MTAC, as well as other organizations such as CAPMT/MTNA, RCM, Piano Guild, NFMC, ABRSM, and others.
Please click here for the lecture video and the resources introduced in the lecture.
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