Calendar for 2008-2009

Application forms and repertoire lists for student events are here in PDF format.
Click here for a summary of due dates for applications (PDF format).
Also check out the Summer Ensemble Fest flyer and application

Student Recitals and Workshops,
Chamber Music Days,
Performathon,
Concerto Day,
Fourth Monday Series
MTHP Meetings

All events take place at the Blackstone Public Library (BL) (49th and Lake Park)
or Montgomery place (MP) (56th and South Shore Drive)

                      

Fourth Monday Series

at Blackstone Public Library, 7:30 pm

    October 27, 2008: Laura Fenster, piano. Works of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin
  • November 24, 2008: Gala Concert. Various performers from MTHP
  • January 26, 2009: Jennifer Hemken, French horn
  • February 23, 2009: Elaine B. Smith, piano; Lizbeth Bistrow, violin; Van Bistrow, cello. Robert Schumann Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 63
  • March 30, 2009*: Gala Concert. Various performers from MTHP
  • April 27, 2009: Donna Lee Fackenthal, piano
  • May 18, 2009**: Constance White, piano. Debussy Préludes, Book I
*NB: 5th Monday
**NB: 3rd Monday
                      

Student Recitals

Student Recital Chair: Doris Kirschner. For recital, workshop and Performathon information click here.

  • October 12 (Sun) 7:00 pm (MP)
  • December 13 (Sat) 11 am (BL)
  • January 11 (Sun) 7:00 pm (MP)
  • March 1 (Sun) 7:00 pm (MP)
  • May 9 (Sat) 11:00 am
                      

Student Workshops

For recital, workshop and Performathon information click here.

  • November 15 (Sat) 3:00-4:30 pm -Workshop (BL)
  • April 18 (Sat) 3:00 - 4:30 pm - Workshop (BL)
                      

Chamber Music Days

The application for Chamber Music Days is available here in PDF format.

  • Sunday, February 8, 2009 Montgomery Place
  • Saturday, February 21, 2009 Blackstone Library
                      

Concerto Day

For applications in PDF format click on the following two links. Concerto Day requires both a preliminary application as well as a final application .

  • Sunday, May 3, 2009 , Montgomery Place 1:00-9:00 PM (MP)
                      

Performathon

Recital, workshop and Performathon information are here.

  • Saturday, May 30, 2009, Blackstone Library. 9:30-4:30 pm
  • Saturday, May 30, 2009, Montgomery Place, 10:00-9:00 pm
  • Sunday, May 31, 2009, Montgomery Place, 1:00-9:00 pm

                      

MTHP Meetings

11 AM on 2nd Fridays

  • Sept 12, 2008
  • Nov 14, 2008
  • Jan 9, 2009
  • March 13, 2009
  • May 15, 2009

MTHP News and local events

One Score, One Chicago: Blackstone Library will host a lecture on Mahler's 8th Symphony, "Symphony of a Thousand" on Monday, July 28th at 7:00 p.m

The Eighth Annual Summer Ensemble Fest July 7 - 17, 2008 is now in progress

News of our members

News of our students

Catherine Zhou, student of Laura Fenster, performed on WFMT's program Introductions on Saturday, June 21. You can listen again to the entire program here or here

Amy Broadbent, student of Elaine B. Smith, played in the master class for the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association workshop given by Paul Wirth on Friday, June 20, at Roosevelt University.

Interesting articles and links

At the New York Times, an article about new software that can edit out wrong notes in recordings

from the New York Times: The Academy - teaching music in the NY public schools