WELCOME FALL!!
Music-Making! What a beautiful way to welcome the autumn - with the love of performing and listening! As many students return to school, we wish them a wonderful year full of the joys of creating glorious sounds.
This year we will share many opportunities for our students' love of music. Our annual Fall Auditions-Adjudications are being held the first week of November:
Piano: November 3rd and 4th; Strings, November 4th; Voice November 10th; and in honour of Canada Music Week, a special award will be given to students who excel in their performances of works by Canadian Composers.
Our Branch Recitals for students who have participated in the Fall Auditions-Adjudications for Piano, Strings, and Voice will be held the first week of December: December 1st for Piano and Voice; November 30th for Strings; and we look forward to hearing some lovely performances.
Please note in your calendars our upcoming General Meetings and save these dates : Monday, February 3rd, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Location TBA and Monday, June 9th, 2025 Location TBA. We welcome our members to come and share your ideas!
Our Branch calendar will be attached soon.
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A Call for VOLUNTEERS! Especially if there are any interested high school students who are looking for volunteer hours, consider helping out the ORMTA with future Branch activities: please contact Grace Ho.
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Please continue to support our emerging artists - support their lovely creative noises as they practise in close quarters with you all, and as they take their music out the windows, over the balconies, and into the air - - and once again, onto the stage!
ORMTA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2024 - 2025
Monday, Sept. 9th/24 GENERAL MEETING 10:00 a.m.nLocation: Carolynne Davy’s
Friday, October 11th/24 Fall Auditions application deadline: piano to Grace Ho; voice to Carolynne Davy; strings to Jacob Lakirovich
FALL AUDITIONS: Piano Adjudicator: Joanne Au
Voice Adjudicator: Bill Murray
String Adjudicator:
Monday, Nov. 4th/24 Strings 8:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.. St. Matthew’s United Church
Sun & Mon Nov. 3rd – 4th /24 Piano in-person Yamaha School of Music (9:30AM -6:00PM)
YAMAHA: 169 Enterprise Blvd., Markham. (off Warden s. of Hwy 7)
Sunday, Nov. 10th /24 Voice at Carolynne Davy’s studio with Bill Murray
Saturday, Nov. 30th/24 2:45–6 pm STRINGS RECITAL St. Matthew’s United Church
Sunday, Dec. 1st /24 FALL STUDENT RECITALS Details & Location: Unionville Presbyterian Church (Markham)
Monday, Feb. 3rd / 25 GENERAL MEETING 10:00 a.m. Location: home of Sharon Litvack
Friday, March 7yj /25 Spring Auditions application deadline: piano to Grace Ho; voice to Carolynne Davy; strings to Jacob Lakirovich
SPRING AUDITION Piano Adjudicator: Joanne Au
Voice Adjudicator: Aury Murray
String Adjudicator: TBA
Monday, April 7th /25 Strings: 8:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. St. Matthew’s United Church
Sunday, April 6th t25 Voice Auditions: with Aury Murray at Carolynne Davy’s studio
Mon - Wed, April 7th – 9th /25 Piano:Yamaha School of Music (9 – 6PM)
YAMAHA: 169 Enterprise Blvd., Markham. (off Warden s. of Hwy 7)
?????? GTA Zone competitions application deadline
Friday, May 2nd/25 Awards Festival Application deadline (to Arianne Ewing-Chow)
Saturday, May 3rd/ 25 STRINGS RECITAL 1pm – 6pm: St. Matthew’s United Church
Sunday, May 4th h/25 SPRING STUDENT RECITALS Details & Location: TBA
Saturday, ???/. GTA ZONE COMPETITIONS
Monday, May 12th/25 10:00 a.m. Awards Festival meeting
Saturday May 31st /25 STRINGS AWARD FESTIVAL: 1:00 - 6 pm at St. Matthew’s United Church
Sunday, June 1st nd/25 PIANO & VOICE AWARDS FESTIVAL Details & Location: TBA
Monday, June 9th /25 GENERAL MEETING 10:00 a.m Location: TBA
CONTACTS:
President: Grace Ho:
Past-President: Carolynne Davy
Secretary: Jennifer Yu:
Treasurer: Hanna Gicza
Audition Convenors: Grace Ho (piano)
Carolynne Davy (voice)
Jacob Lakirovich, (strings)
Recital Co-ordinator: Melody Law
Awards Festival: Arianne Ewing-Chow
Carolynne Davy (voice)
Jacob Lakirovich (strings)
Event Planning Conveners: Carolynne Davy and Melody Law