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BRANCH ANNOUNCEMENT
    3/1/2025 MTAC Alameda East Annual Competition 2025

Date: 3/1/2025
Time: TBA after registration deadline (most likely 11:00 am - 6:00 pm)
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Livermore (same as previous years)
Registration period: 12/01/2024 - 1/01/2024 

Click here for the details

 


2025 Competition flyer
    12/14/2024 Teen Recital

12/14/2024 Teen Recital Registration

Event Time:  1:00pm - 2:30pm Saturday, December 14th, 2024.
Event Address: 4115 Mohr Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566

 

- Maximum three students per studio. Maximum ten minutes combined per studio.
- One student per registration form. Registration due by November 20th 2024.
- No Fees
- This application is first-come first serve basis.

PAST EVENTS
    11/18/24 Fall Lecture - Jarred Dunn

Date:  November 18th 

Time:  10 am - 12 pm

Where:  Online - A Zoom link will be provided by email.

Lecture Topic - Healthy Practice, Technique, and Perspective

Description - This seminar will focus on how to maximize efficiency of practicing through technical principles of piano playing. Among other technical concepts, we will discuss how to optimally position and move the hands and arms for optimal comfort and agility. 

Click here for Jarred Dunn's bio

Click here for the video recording and supplemental PDF​​​

    10/12/2024 Branch Recital

Date:  Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Time:  4 pm-6 pm
Location:  Lynnewood United Methodist Church​​

    Young Artist Guild Recital: Lero Wang

Date:  9/28 at 7:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church Livermore

2020 5th St. Livermore, CA

Thank you for joining us at this year's YAG concert! We had nearly 50 audience members who thoroughly enjoyed Lero Wang's beautiful performance. Your presence made the event memorable, and we can't wait to see you at our next concert!​​

    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
2024 Competition flyer

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)

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    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

  • Guest Lecturer: Frank Wiens

  • Topic - First half: In Search of Chopin, An Examination of Performance Practice

  • Second half : The art of the feet in Piano performance (all musical eras)
  • Time: November 13th, 2023; Monday morning 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Video of the lecture:  https://youtu.be/bIVUSbBUHwg

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The Blankenship Memorial Project

Give the gift of music lessons. Donate here to our Blankenship Project, providing need-based financial aid to qualifying students in the Tri-Valley area.

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