11.29Pianorama
Pianorama is a multi-piano ensemble event held every two years. Proceeds benefit the Central East District OhioMTA Summer Scholarship Fund and other student activities. Students learn high quality duet literature and gain valuable audition, rehearsal, and concert experience.
Elementary through advanced students perform duets in groups conducted by an OhioMTA teacher/conductor. Groups are determined by playing level. Students must register with a partner. They will pass auditions as partners and not as individuals. New this year: The first rehearsal will serve as an audition to play in Pianorama. Please see the link below for the listing of literature.
Registration Fee: $20.00 per student for members $40.00 per student for non-members
Registration Deadline: Saturday, September 5, 2009
Pianorama Auditions: Saturday, Sept. 26, at Graves. Auditions will be conducted in small groups.
Special Performance Auditions: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Graves Recital Hall. A few small ensemble groups will be featured between performances of the large ensembles at the Pianorama concerts.
Rehearsal dates and times: Saturdays, October 10 and 17, 2009 at Graves. Rehearsal schedules will be distributed to all participating teachers.
Dress Rehearsal: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at concert location. Dress rehearsals will be morning and early afternoon. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.
Concert Dates and Times: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Concerts are free and open to the public.
Concert Location: To be announced. Please check back at this website.
Rehearsal Assistance—We Need Your Help!— If you register students to play in Pianorama, you will be asked to assist at rehearsals. The most assistance is needed at rehearsals for the younger children (groups 1A through 3A). When the volunteer coordinator contacts you, please be generous and flexible with your time, and make the commitment to help at some of the rehearsals. Pianorama is very labor intensive, and the effort should be shared by all of those teachers whose students benefit from this event.
A Note to the Teacher: The mailing you will receive after you register will include the rehearsal schedule, maps, conductor’s notes, teachers’ update, and a parent letter.
ADVANCED ENSEMBLE The advanced ensemble is an ensemble for teachers to participate in Pianorama. Students who are advanced may also play in this ensemble. Teachers playing in the advanced ensemble do not need to audition or pay the fee. However, students in the advanced ensemble will need to audition and pay the $20 fee. The advanced ensemble will be performing in both the 6pm and the 8pm concerts.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Students who are participating in one of the Pianorama groups may audition to perform in duets or other small group ensembles which will be featured between the large group performances at the Pianorama concerts. A student does not need to have the same partner as in regular Pianorama, as long as both partners passed their audition. A student may even prepare a piece to be performed with a parent, under the teacher’s supervision. If chosen, the parent will not be required to pay the registration fee, or pass regular auditions. (Parents playing in regular Pianorama, however, must audition and pay the fee.) There is no list of required literature for Special Performances, however, the selections should be quality literature and be no more than 6 minutes in length. Special Performance auditions will be held October 3 at Graves. Teachers who register students for these auditions will be notified in early Sept. the exact time of the auditions.
To view the audition and rehearsal schedule, please click below:
audition-and-rehearsal-schedules
The links below provide this year’s registration form and the complete list of required repertoire:
Co-Chairmen/Registrar:
Lee Ann Forgrave, NCTM
1578 Geranium Dr.
Lewis Center, OH 43035
(614) 371-3872
laforgrave@juno.com
Melissa Robol 614-844-6544
Videotaping, photography, and any electronic recording are forbidden at all OMTA recitals and performance events.
Participation earns recertification credit.