2019 Conference - Intermediate Master Class

date/time: Saturday, November 16, 2019 9:15 AM

place: Hillman Hall, Cullen Center - Westminster Choir College

The NJMTA Intermediate Piano Master Class is NOT an auditioned event. Dr. Helen Marlais, the clinician for this year's master class, has selected the following student performers anonymously, based only on their repertoire and age, to perform during the 2019 NJMTA conference.

PROGRAM

Amy Chu, age 8 (Student of Chiu-Tze Lin)
M. Clementi: Sonatina Op. 36, No. 6, I. Allegro con spirit        

Arielle Chen, age 9 (Student of Ingrid Clarfield) 
E. Grieg: Nocturne in C Major, Op. 54, No. 4      

Angelina Jiang, age 12 (Student of Wendy Wu)
A. Beach: Pantalon, Op. 25, No. 3 

Jerry Liu, age 11 (Student of Margarita Rovenskaya)
W. A. Mozart: Fantasy in D minor, K. 397  

Jason Lu, age 9 (Student of Chang Liu)  
G. Ligeti: Musica Ricercata, No. 3 Allegro con spirito  

 ALTERNATE 1
Robert Gugliotta, age 11 (Student of Hendry Wijaya)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posthu.        

ALTERNATE 2
Kyson Zhou, age 12 (Student of Anna Harutyunyan)
B. Bartok: Stick game (Joc cu bata) from Romanian Folk Dance No. 1                                             

(printable program)

Submission Guidelines:

  1. Each teacher may submit a maximum of two students to play in the Master Class. Students who have played in the 2018 and 2017 master class are not eligible to participate in 2019.

  2. Teachers should select pieces from the standard intermediate piano repertoire such as Baroque Minuets/Dances, Bach: Short Preludes & Fugues, Inventions and Sinfonias, Sonatinas by Clementi, Sonatas Op. 49 by Beethoven or early Haydn Sonatas, Chopin’s easier Waltzes, easier Songs Without Words by Mendelssohn, Schumann or Tchaikovsky Albums for the Young, Kabalevsky Children Pieces, etc. There are no required or set pieces to prepare.

  3. No piece should exceed 5 minutes in length.  Pieces should be memorized and well prepared. 

  4. The deadline for submitting the registration email is October 31, 2019.

  5. After we receive all of the applications, Dr. Marlais will make the selection of 4–5 students to perform at the master class. The names of students who have been selected by the artists will be posted on NJMTA’s website, and the teachers of those students will also be notified via email or phone.   Students are not allowed to change the selection of pieces once selected.

PLEASE NOTE: For selected students, please refer to the registration page for family rate attending the session.

Master Class Application :  DEADLINE: October 31, 2019


Please send all inquiries to Dr. Chiu-Ling Lin at pianosecret@comcast.net