ARMTA Calgary Recital and Awards 2021

Online, Youtube

January 30th, 2021

Endowment Society of the Calgary Registered Music Teachers

In 1987, the Board of the Calgary Branch of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association created the Endowment Society as an

incorporated registered charity.

The Society’s primary goal continues to be the funding of the various scholarships and branch of the Calgary Branch such as the ARMTA Calgary Recital and Awards

Upcoming Events

Outstanding Student Recital: February 20, video release date

Virtual Student Recital : February 27, online 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Virtual Student Recital: May 8, online 10:00-12:00 p.m.

Music Marathon: Late May or June TBD

Event details can be viewed on the ARMTA website: armta-calgary.com

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Programme

Bohan FengClaire McCluskeyAlethea Leung Aidan PfeifferHana LoewenKendra Chu Milla SinghTristyn AndersonRobert McDonaldChanan NgoBrianna HollingsworthCamellia WangJeanette van NieuwstadtArwen Au-YeungEthan LinSamantha Lan Sophie JirovArnaaz SandhuSavannah NiuKamea LafontaineAva GoertzJackson XuHannah Klassen Billy Chi Tseuk-TangJoel CookNora-Jane BonnerAlexa ManzanoAshley TsaiJulian TanAaron Wang

Clowns op. 39 no. 20Everlasting

ScampWe’ll Go No More A Roving

Farmers MarketStealing a March

La FourmiInterlude

Le CharmeThree Preludes: 1 and 2

Suite in A Minor, Menuet I and IIInvention in C Major

Deep in the NightThe Misty Isle

SneakySonata no. 17 in D minor Op. 32 mvmt. 3

The SwimmerScamp

Allegro in B flat MajorA Lover and his LassLittle Suite mvmt. III

Polonaise in G Minor Op. post. B1Chanson de Florian

Fantasy BossaSonatina in A minor Op. 88 no. 3 Allegro Burlesco

The SingerImpromptu No. 2

Ngun from Baal ShemPiano Sonata in E Minor Op. 7 mvmt. 1 Allegro moderato

El Pelele

D. KabalevskyC. Miller/N. Tysen

C. NortonLord Byron/R.Ursan

C.DonkinD. McIntyre

R. Desnos/J. KasmaM. Meir

Chausson/SilvestreG. Gershwin

G.P. TelemannR. Christopher

J. SmallmanK. and H. Colledge

S. ChatmanL. van Beethoven

M.H. DuncanC. Norton

J.A Carlo de SeixasShakespeare/Ursan

H. AnderssenF. Chopin

Godard/Clavis de FlorianC. NortonF. KuhlauM. HeadG. FaureE. BlochE. Grieg

E. Granados

Calgary Branch of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association

Beth Olver

Chair

Nathene Arthur

Past Chair

Lisa Kiernan

Vice-Chair

Denisha Teichroeb

Treasurer

Maryellen Pankratz

Administrator

Recital AwardsVoice-Junior OneClaire McCluskeyMilla SinghSophie JirovKamea Lafontaine

Voice- Junior TwoClaire McCluskeyAidan PfeiferHannah Klassen

Voice-IntermediateRobert McDonaldJeanette van NieuwstadtNora-Jane Bonner

Strings-Junior OneHana LoewenArwen Au-Yeung

Strings-AdvancedAshley Tsai

Woodwinds-Junior OneBrianna HollingsworthAva Goertz

Piano-Junior OneBohan Feng Tristyn AndersonCamellia Wang

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Endowment Society of the Calgary Registered Music Teachers

Beth Olver

President

Lisa Kiernan

Vice-President

Denisha Teichroeb

Treasurer

Maryellen Pankratz

Secretary

Piano-Junior TwoAlethea LeungAsher LiEthan Lin Arnaaz SandhuJackson XuBilly Chi Tseuk-TangSavannah NiuJoel Cook

Piano-IntermediateKendra ChuSamantha LanAlexa Manzano

Piano-AdvancedJulian TanChanan Ngo Aaron Wang

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Recital Sponsors Special Scholarships

Advanced Theory

Cindy MaLisa Cao

Haofei GuoAshley Tsai

Janice LeungErich Herchen

Graduate CeremonyAaron Wang

Colette Hennebury

Piano Diploma Association

Julian Tan

Peter Turner Memorial Scholarship

Aaron Wang

Harold Saklofske Scholarship

Ashley TsaiAlexa Manzano

Morning Musicale ScholarshipColette Hennebury

Special ScholarshipsPiano Diploma Association Scholarship

The Piano Diploma Association, formed in 1958, is a group of piano enthusiasts who meet monthly to perform or discuss major classical piano works in an atmosphere of friendly criticism and encouragement. They endeavor, wherever possible, to contribute to the musical life of the community. The Piano Diploma Associaiton Scholarship for Senior Piano is awarded to the Senior Piano Student in Grade 10 OR Diploma

Level who has earned the highest mark based on both the practical and theory examination marks.

Peter Turner Memorial ScholarshipThe Peter Turner Memorial Scholarship is awarded to the student who earned the highest mark in the

Performers’ ARCT examination during the past year. Peter Turner was a highly regarded teacher of piano for many years in Calgary. His students played at the highest level and were consistently successful not only in local but also national competitions. Peter Turner set a high standard for both his students and for other

teachers, and he was also a senior examiner for the Royal Conservatory of Music. Peter passed away in 2008.

Harold Saklofske ScholarshipsHarold Saklofske was an instrumental force in the Calgary music scene since the 1940’s as a pianist

and band leader. His big band was “thee” sound used for all of the big functions and visting celebrities, right through to the 1990’s. Harold always saw the importance of nurturing and inspiring students.

With Harold’s passing in 2016, his family has commited $500 a year for 8 more years to be gifted as a scholarship to promising young musicians, at the ARMTA Calgary Honours Recital.

Eileen and Elgar Higgin Memorial ScholarshipThe Eileen and Elgar Higgin Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a senior voice student (Level 10/ARCT).

Eileen and Elgar were giants in the musical life of Calgary, and their legacy lives on in the teaching and performing careers of their daughters, Elaine Case and Jennifer Higgin.

Morning Musicale ScholarshipThe Morning Musicale Scholarship for Piano will be awarded to a student who has completed the ARCT

Teachers Diploma level, or an ACCM Conservatory Canada Teachers Diploma level, or a Teachers Diploma level from a recognized musical institution. The student will be submitted by an ARMTA Calgary

Branch Teacher with all co-requisite theory examination requirements and having received the highest aggregate score for that level. The annual $150.00 scholarship will be awarded at the ARMTA Calgary

Recital and Awards. Morning Musicale is a group of Calgary Branch Registered Music Teachers that began in 1972 and grew to a membership of twenty teachers. They gathered monthly to discuss piano teaching and musical points of interest in many musical genres pertaining to teaching and musical development. Most members are now

retired but their legacy is remembered through their gift to the scholarship fund.

ARMTA Teachers Represented in Recital and Awards Ceremony

Denise JamiesonRosalyn MartinEsther BingPeter RudzikBarb RobertsonLinda KundertTanya FosterPaul BagleyJosée RobitailleAllen Reiser

Linh NguyenColleen AthpariaJacqueline SerpasRachel HopElaine CaseGloria ChuKathryn CorvinoRose SchmaltzNatalie Brodsky

Dr. Peter SimonPresident, e Royal Conservatory

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