Newsletter
Volume 25, Issue 8| April 2024
Phil Halseth, President
Gloria Ho, Vice President
Jesse Micek, Recording Secretary
Ruth Zhou, Treasurer
Toni Chimienti, Corresponding Secretary
Lu Huang, Membership Secretary & Website Administrator
David Ross, Director and Student Recitals
Maria Ehlert, Director & Hospitality
Olya Katsman, MSSL Coordinator
Grace Chen, Director
Ken Moran, Director
Note from the President

Greetings Branch Members,

Our Branch Honors Recitals are coming up on Saturday April 20th. I hope you have reached out to Gloria Ho and enrolled your CM students that are eligible for this special recognition. The deadline for our branch scholarships are also coming up later this month. Please check the information on our website if you think you have a qualified applicant. Our branch pops concert is also just around the corner, it is not too late to sign students up to perform in an ensemble of Disney themed music. 

We are almost through the year, I hope to see you at one of our events before the summer break. We will again be hosting a branch general meeting picnic in September, please keep an eye on the coming newsletter regarding more info for that event.


Warm Regards,
Phil Halseth
MTAC-SACB Branch President
Scholarships

The Regina Mastrantonio Memorial Fund
Community Music Service Recognition Award
Deadline to apply: April 21st, 2024
This award is funded by an ongoing annual
contribution from the sons and daughters of Regina Mastrantonio. In honor and memory of their mother, they pledge an annual donation of $1000. The MTAC-SACB will establish a maximum of four $250 scholarships awarded to high school students who make significant musical contributions to their
community.
To qualify, the candidate must be a student of an MTAC-SACB teacher, Please see the requirements on the application form.
 
For more information, contact Olya Katsman at olyakatsman88@gmail.com
To apply please send the application to:
MTAC Memorial Fund
Olya Katsman at olyakatsman88@gmail.com
The MTAC-SACB Board will make the final award determination.



Check the website for more information regarding both scholarships.

The recipients will perform at the scholarship recital and luncheon on Friday May 10th at 11AM at Christ's Community Church in Hayward.
Disney Concert Saturday May 4th at 4pm in Hayward at Christ's Community Church
SACB Calendar of Events
Branch Recitals
Our next branch recital on Saturday April 20th, is the Certificate of Merit Branch Honors Recital. Please remember that it is expected that teachers who enroll students in this event are expected to attend and support their students. We cannot put these events on without teacher support.

Please check for emails regarding the times and sign ups. Gloria Ho will be setting up the schedule, please work with her to help make both recital locations a success. We look forward to hearing our students perform.
MSSL Updates


Thank you for the wonderful performance in March! Our April performance will be at Carefield Memory Care, 4115 Mohr Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566 on Sunday, 4/21 from 3-4 pm. Officers will arrive at 2:30pm. This is a new place for our recital and the staff would like a picture of the performers' COVID vaccination records ahead of time. Please upload it to the form linked below.
Here are our rules regarding participation in these events:
  1. The time limit for pieces is 9 minutes. If you would like to play something longer, please contact us beforehand.
  2. The dress code for all events is always business casual—that is, no jeans or sneakers. 
  3. We will make memorization optional. While we would prefer memorized pieces, we understand it is still early in the year and many of you are still working on new pieces. Therefore, we will make memorization optional, but if you need a page-turner, do let us know so we can prepare ahead of time. We want to avoid messy page turns that disrupt the performance.
  4. Please bring your own music supplies like stands and sheet music. We will not be able to provide anything except for page turners.

Spots often fill up quickly, so sign up as soon as possible. Thank you all for your participation!

Best,
MSSL Officers

Please send all inquiries regarding future MSSL recital dates to the MSSL directly, thank you.
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Toni Chimienti at: c.secretary.mtacsacb@gmail.com