We are pleased to announce the 1st place winners of our Festival Audition!

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Strings:
Diana Sakura Manolov

Melanie Liang
Bobby Mays

 

Piano:

Daphne Altin-Fahey

Rohan Tipnis

Avigail Kohl
Giora Nadav
Itamar Nadav
Matthew Whee
William Law
Evangeline Kingsley
Jackson Jansa
Danielle Tom
Olivia Whee
Ryan Ismael Bakkali
Jonathan Whee
Ivy Yan
Conor Cook

Teachers of 1st place winners:
 

Seray Goktekin 

Kumiko Imamura

Kai Pagune Kim

Marina Kitaychik

Andrea Mills

Dan Nadav

Tatyana Pikayzen

 

Congratulations to all participants and teachers!

 

2022-2023 Season

 

New Members Luncheon

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Date: October 2022

 

A welcome luncheon for new members.

 

November Recital: Pequot Library

 

Recital Date: Saturday, November 12th at 12:30

 

Submission deadline:  Friday, October 28th

 

Repertoire: Classical repertoire and music by pedagogical composers. Pieces must be memorized.

 

Chair: Olga Stelman

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Eleventh 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 11th

 

Registration deadline: Friday, November 18th
 

Westport Suzuki School

246 Post Rd East

Westport CT 06880
 

Registration Fee: 
 

$45 per student (for teachers who are CSMTA members)

$55 per student + $50 one-off participation fee (for teachers who are CSMTA non-members) 

 

What do I need to do as a teacher?

1. Select and invite students who would benefit from participating in the Festival Audition. 

2. Email the registration form (attached to this email) and check to the Chair Seray Goktekin to stringsCT@yahoo.com. Address for check to be sent to will be provided once registration form is received.
   
   There is no limit to the number of applicants per teacher.

 

Chair: Seray Goktekin (stringsCT@yahoo.com.)

 

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. Students prepare two contrasting pieces in period and style from the standard Classical repertoire.

 

Competition Date: Sunday, February 5th

 

Winner's recital: Online, February 12th

 

Submission Deadline: Saturday, January 14th (arrived, not postmarked)

 

Co-chairs: Hiroko Dutton and Kumiko Imamura

 

Community recital

 

April: 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

 

Spring Showcase Recital

 

Recital Date: Sunday, May 21st, 2023 (1-3pm)

 

Submission deadline: Friday, May 5th, 2023

(midnight by Email + Zelle payment, or snail mail + teacher’s check arriving by the same date.)

 

Limit : Maximum 20 minutes of Total Performing time per Teacher.

 

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

 

M.A.P. (Music Achievement Program)

 

Date: June 11th

 

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!

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Annual Spring Showcase 2022

From Burgmuller to the Chopin Fantasy!!

Thank you for great work for participating teachers and students!!

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37th Deborah Kahan Competition Results

Winners Recital 2022:

 

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0.24 Chiara Hu ( Honorable Mention)

1:13 Alexander Svoronos

4:35 Ahan Ghosh Rao

7:22 Mirah Chang (Judges' Choice)

13:53 Eric Jansa 

17:55 Abigail Chang

22:10 Ulysses Squitieri

 

Special Judges' Award

Mirah Chang. Partita #1, B flat major BWV825, Allemande & Gigue.... J.S.Bach, Valse in A flat major, Op. 69-1....Chopin

 

Winners

Alexander Svoronos    Invention in E major BWY 777....J.S.Bach

Ahan Ghosh Rao  Notturno Op.54-4...E.Grieg

Eric Jansa   Sonata in C major, Hob XVI:35 Allegro con brio...F.J.Haydn

Abigail Chang    Partita #2,  C minor BWV826, Sinfonia....J.S.Bach

Ulysses Squiltieri  Legend No.2 St. Francis of Parlo Walking on the Waves..F.Liszt

 

Honorable Mention

Chiara (Ruxi) Hu   Skater's Dream...C. Klose

 

Teachers of Winners

Dorothy Grimm, Kumiko Imamura

 

Congratulations!!

2021 Festival Audition Results

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First place:

Ryan Ismael Bakkali

Charlotte Lorah Cook

Olivia Gifford

Christy Lai

Jayden Kim

Lincoln Martell

Aryan Ramnaress

April Steixner
Meredith Sullivan

Danielle Tom

Asha Venkat 

Sarah Whitney

Evelyn Young

Hannah Young

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Teachers of first place winners:

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Seray Goktekin

Kumiko Imamura

Edith Sullivan

Galina Zisk Rothschild

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Congratulations to all participants!

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