Congratulations to the winners of the 39th Deborah Kahan Competition!
String Division
First Place Winner and Judges' Special Award
Robert Mays ( cello)
Second Place Winner
Talya Hadari (cello)
Third Place Winner
Isabella Maiani ( violin)
Piano Division
Judges Special Award Winner
Abigail Chang
First Place Winners
Abigail Chang
Mirah Chang
Aidan Guo
Giora Nadav
Benjamin Vaculin
Mihal Vaculin
Leo Daniel White
Olivia Whee
Teachers of Winners
Kumiko Imamura, Andrea Mills, Dan Nadav, Vered Reznik, Susan Robison, Sarah Smale
2023-2024 Season
Opening Potluck Luncheon
Date: October 17th 11am
Location: The Beacon Apartments in Norwalk (10 Willard Road, Norwalk)
Opening Potluck Luncheon (chaired by all board members, write to kumiimamu@gmail.com with any questions).
All members are welcome! Please RSVP by 10/10.
Fall Public Recital: Easton Library
Recital Date: Saturday, November 18th 1:30 pm
Location: Easton Library ( 691 Morehouse Road, Easton)
Registration deadline: Friday, October 27th (email stelmanv@yahoo.com)
Participation fee: $20
Please send one check for all participating students to:
Olga Stelman
503 Booth Hill Rd
Trumbull CT 06611
Repertoire: Classical repertoire and music by pedagogical composers. Pieces must be memorized.
Chair: Olga Stelman (stelmanv@yahoo.com)
Twelfth Annual Festival Audition
The goal of this festival is to provide recognition to talented and motivated students who can prepare for an evaluated audition, and who are confident enough to perform in public. It is open to students of voice, piano and all other instruments.
Students who intend to participate in CSMTA's Deborah Kahan Competition are NOT eligible to perform in this event.
Festival Date: Sunday, December 10th 1pm
Registration Deadline by mail: postmarked by Monday, November 27
Registration Deadline by email: Friday, December 1st
Checks and applications should be sent to Andrew Gordon, 23 Sullivan Drive, Redding, CT, 06896
Westport Suzuki School
246 Post Rd East
Westport CT 06880
Andrew Gordon and Kunyoung Kim, chairs, andrewmgordon@optonline.net, drkkim@yahoo.com)
Click on ‘Festival’ for more specific guidelines and the application form
38th Annual Deborah Kahan Competition
This competition is open Piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar; soloists, duos, or any combination of piano and strings. Students must be between the age of 6 and 18. For more information visit the 'Competition' page.
Competition Date: Sunday, January 28th
Winner's recital: Saturday, February 10th
Registration Deadline: Saturday, January 6th
Competition Location: Hiroko Dutton's house ( 115 Acre View Drive, Stamford)
Winner's Concert Location: Wilton Library ( 150 Ridgefield Road, Wilton)
Co-chairs: Hiroko Dutton and Kumiko Imamura ( (Hiroko Dutton and Kumiko Imamura, chairs, deborahkahancompetition@gmail.com)
Click on ‘Competition’ for more specific guidelines and the application form
Community recital
Date and location TBA
Community Recitals are Student Recitals that take place in local senior homes. Residents are very happy to see young people performing for them and we always hear lots of positive comments.
Submission Deadline:
Chair: Benjamin Steinhardt (Benjamin.Steinhardt@gmail.com)
Spring Showcase Recital
Recital Date: Sunday, May 19th, 2024
1:30 ~ 3:30pm
Repertoire : Classical repertoire and music by pedagogical composers.
Solo Pieces must be memorized.
Student/Student duet is allowed with music. (No Student/Teacher is allowed)
Chair: Hiroko Dutton ( pianohdutton@gmail.com)
Location: Wilton Library, (137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton)
Registration Fee : $20 per student
Registration will starts on Monday, April 1, 2024
DEADLINE : Midnight, Friday, May 3, 2024
Performance time limit : Maximum Total of 20minutes per each teacher
M.A.P. (Music Achievement Program)
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024 @ 2 pm
Suzuki Music School
246 Post Rd E, Westport, CT 06880
The MAP (Musicianship Achievement Program) is directed at students of CSMTA teachers and offers both a Performance and Theory section. Held annually, students can choose to participate in the Full MAP (both performance and theory) or just the Theory exam. With a total of 10 levels, students have the opportunity to perform memorized pieces, display keyboard skills and demonstrate written/aural awareness in accordance with the prescribed MAP syllabus.
For more information:
https://csmta.org/students/music-achievement-program-map/
Chair: Seray Goktekin
We look forward to seeing you and your students soon!
