Conference
NJMTA 2010 State Conference:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 19-21, 2010
Voorhees Chapel, Rutgers University
5 Chapel Drive New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Dear members of NJMTA, mark your calendars for November 19- 21, 2010. We are in for a treat this year for the fabulous program in the works for our State Conference.
For the very first time our conference will be at the historical Voorhees Chapel of Rutgers University this year. We are very excited about NJMTA's collaboration with faculty of Rutgers University in conjunction with the wonderful artists we have invited. It's going to be an inspiring and motivating conference that you will want to capture.
I am pleased to announce that Julian Martin, the world-class pianist and master teacher will be our conference artist. Mr. Martin was the 1975 winner of the Montevideo International Competition, and a major prizewinner at the Casadesus, Kapell and Bachauer competitions. He was awarded the Jury Prize for Accompanying by The Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1982. Currently piano faculty at The Juilliard School, he has recently given masterclasses in Great Britain, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Venezuela and Israel. He will share his artistry and his teaching insights with our attendees by presenting a lecture recital and conducting the advanced master class.
This year we also feature one of the most prolific authors in the field of educational piano books Helen Marlais. Dr. Marlais’ critically acclaimed and award-winning piano series, Succeeding at the Piano TM (A Method for Everyone), Succeeding with the Masters® , The Festival Collection® , In Recital® ,Sight Reading and Rhythm Every Day® , Write, Play, and Hear Your Theory Every Day® , and The FJH Contemporary Keyboard Editions, among others, are exclusively published by The FJH Music Company, Inc. She will exhilarate us with a presentation session and a master class for the intermediate level students.
Collaborating with the Music Department of Rutgers University, with strong sponsorship from the Department Chair – Dr. Bittmann, we will have Rutgers faculty members, internationally acclaimed pianist Daniel Epstein join us in presenting “the Art of Playing Chords”, conducting a chamber music symposium, and Prof. Judith Nicosia coaching the Voice Master Class.
Mr. Epstein made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Eugene Ormandy. As pianist and founding member of the famed Raphael Trio, for the past 33 years he has performed virtually the entire piano trio repertoire. He is co-founder and director of two music festivals and a chamber music workshop, and has been a member of the piano faculties of Manhattan School of Music since 2001 and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University since 2007.
Ms. Nicosia has received numerous awards including: First Prize for Woman's Voice and Second Prize for the performance of Darius Milhaud songs at the Paris International Voice Competition; the NYSTA Debut Recital Award; a career award from the National Institute for Music Theater; two Sullivan Foundation grants; and three consecutive fellowships to Tanglewood. Since May 2008, Prof. Nicosia has presented vocal workshops at state conventions in Maine, Ohio, and Virginia as well as a weeklong seminar in Connecticut.
In addition to these marvelous sessions, our own distinguished teachers/artists will join The Independent Music Teachers Forum Panel, led by Dr. Hendry Wijaya, to share perspectives of “the Joy of Teaching Piano in Different Age Groups”. I am sure the discussions will be very informative and educational.
Come and enjoy the winners performances of the music composed by the NJMTA’s 2010 Commissioned Composer, Irina Nenartovich, a graduate of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory. Ms. Nenartovich will also share valuable insights of her own compositions with the conference attendees.
There will be three winner recitals, as NJMTA annual students showcase, with the first one starting on the Friday evening of Nov. 19 and followed by one at the end of each conference date.
As you can see, we have prepared a very exciting program for our conference this year. Bring your enthusiasm and let's have a feast of music learning and sharing with all the distinguished artists. Looking forward to seeing you at the conference!
Best Regards,
Diane Hou
President Elect, NJMTA