Church of the Ascension
600 Gilpin Street
Denver, CO 80218

DATES
September 17 & 18 – 7:30 PM
September 19, 2010 – 3:00 PM

TICKETS
General Admission: $10
Senior Citizen/Students: $8

Please contact Linda King for more information.

Performances will feature acclaimed performers Jerett Gieseler and Nicholas Filzen of the Manhattan School of Music.

Libretto by Phillip Grace and music by award-winning composer, Maurice Saylor.

Director: Steven Aguilo-Arbues

Aliza AuYeung’s studio wanted to show their appreciation for CFMC and the state competitive festival, so Aliza encouraged her students to donate money out of their own pockets to the new CFMC Scholarship Fund. Not only did her students give to the fund, she matched each student’s contribution.

A big thank you to Aliza AuYeung and her students… We appreciate your donation!

We are proud to announce that we are hosting a special weekend with 2009 NFMC Young Artist of the Year, James Cockman, on April 23-25, 2010. Schedule of events include a world-class performance and master class for advanced students.

Pianist Dr. James Cockman III has been praised by KC Metropolis as “a truly world-class concert pianist” who has “performed with immense musicality and razor-sharp virtuosity.” Dr. Cockman’s recent concerto performances have included a wind ensemble premiere of Rachmaninov’s Concerto No. 2 with the Kansas City Wind Symphony, Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments at Carnegie Hall, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Recent solo appearances have included performances in Kansas, Missouri, Florida and Georgia, as well as recitals at the North Dakota Music Teachers Association Convention, the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and the Sherman Clay Steinway Center in Santa Clara, CA.

Dr. Cockman earned his Doctorate in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Kansas, his Master’s degree in Piano Performance from Central Missouri State University, and his Bachelor’s degree from William Jewell College. Throughout his collegiate studies, Dr. Cockman has enjoyed success in many competitions including the Naftzger Young Artist Competition, various levels of the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist competitions, the King Award Competition, the GMA 32nd Annual Music in the Rockies Competition and the Lee Biennial Competition. Dr. Cockman also has served as a faculty-lecturer at the University of Kansas.

In addition to performing as a concert pianist, Dr. Cockman creates his own musical arrangements using hymns and American tunes and enjoys improvisation and jazz. Residing in the Kansas City metropolitan area, he also serves as a pianist and organist at his church.

Dr. Cockman is the most recent winner of the National Federation of Music Club’s 2009 Young Artist Competition in piano.

ALL NATIONAL RULES MUST BE FOLLOWED BY CLUB MEMBERS.

MEMBERSHIP

1. Participating teacher is required to be a member of a Senior Club.
2. Festival Chairman has the job to check the membership of the teacher.
3. All senior membership fees must be paid to the Membership Chair by annual deadlines.
4. All individual memberships must be paid to the CFMC Membership Chair.

MEETINGS

1. It is recommended that member attend local Senior Club Meetings.
2. If member has participating students, member is responsible to serve on a planning committee or to take a helping position to prepare for Festival Day.
3. If teacher does not fulfill obligations teacher will be issued a warning by the State Board.

PAPERWORK

1. All festival payments and grids are due to the Festival chairs by the deadlines set by local Senior Clubs.
2. It is recommended that members work together to check each other’s paperwork when filling out grids.

FESTIVAL DAY ROOM ETIQUETTE

1. Teacher should maintain complete anonymity during the presentation. No coaching or tuning is allowed during a performance/presentation.
2. Students and teachers are asked to wear appropriate presentation attire as specified by Senior Club.
3. Students should be prepared to bow to the judge after their performance.
4. Student can only approach a judge when presenting music and receiving music back from a judge.
5. Judge’s helpers cannot hand music back to student during the presentation. Must return music after presentation.
6. If a child has a special need, teachers should fill out the specials needs form (from the NFMC website), enclosed in a sealed envelope and present it to the judge, along with the rating sheets on the day of the Festival.
7. It is the student’s/room monitor’s responsibility to hand music to the judges, NOT THE TEACHER.
8. No cameras, no audio, or video recording devices are permitted in judging rooms.
9. Young children who cannot sit through a performance are asked to wait outside of the room with an adult supervisor.
10. Room should be cleared before Top Performer decision is made.

ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL!

WARNINGS

1. Any violation of the rules will result in a written warning by State Board.
2. A teacher in violation will receive a letter of warning regarding their bad behavior from local or state festival.
3. Upon second warning the teacher will be suspended indefinitely from state and local festivals.

COLORADO STILLMAN-KELLEY WINNER

CFMC’s Stillman-Kelley Auditions we held at Bob Baker Piano in Centennial Colorado on January 24th. Our three competitors-Alex Wu, Beau Salgado and Peter Mathys received the highest praise from our judges. Our Colorado winner, Peter Mathys will represent Colorado in the national Stillman-Kelley competition.

Peter Mathys, 16, is a sophomore at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. He has been playing the piano since the age of 4, studies with Elena Mathys and also takes lessons with Larry Graham. Peter was selected to participate in the International Piano Festival in Portland, Oregon, where he participated in a master class with Paul Roberts (England). In September 2007 he participated in a master class with Olga Kern in Denver. For the 6 years – 2009 included – Peter was selected to perform at the Boulder Bach Festival and won the Boulder Bach Festival Young Artist Competition in 2006. Several times, most recently in 2008, Peter was a winner in the Yamaha Piano Competition. Peter has won the following competitions: the CSMTA Piano Competition in 2005, the Kawai Piano Competition in 2007, the Fort Collins Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition in 2008, 3rd place at the Colorado Piano Festival in Greeley, playing Rachmaninov’s complete 2nd concerto and in 2006 Peter won 1st prize at the Steinway Piano Concerto Competition and performed the Saint-Saens 2nd piano concerto 3rd mvt with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in Denver. Peter’s favorite composers are Rachmaninov, Chopin, and Beethoven; speaking of which, he made a documentary on Beethoven for National History Day. Born into a multilingual family, Peter is fluent in Swiss German and speaks, reads, and writes in Russian and French. He takes Latin and German at school as well.

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COLLEGIATE BIENNIAL WINNER

Norman Anderson was designated the 2009 Colorado Biennial Student Collegiate winner at a live CFMC audition held at the Baker Piano Center in Highlands Ranch. Norman attends the University of Colorado at Boulder where he studies with Doris Lehnert. His program included the works of Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Brahms, and Barber.

Norman’s mother is Martha Thompson, a past CFMC state president. We are proud to submit a CD of his recorded program to the Western Region Biennial Contest.

As the Colorado Biennial Student Collegiate winner Norman was awarded a $250 cash prize.

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Press Contact:
Jeana Tamminga
Phone: 720.842.0842

Thanks to a generous scholarship grant from the National Federation of Music Clubs Fund for the Advancement of the Musical Arts, six outstanding high school musicians were given the opportunity to attend the Lamont School of Music Summer Pre-College Academy at the University of Denver this summer. The scholarship recipients were Taylor Crow, Jared Engstrom, Cynthia Jung, Advaith Rau, David Samson, and Moriah Svenson.

Taylor Crow, cellist, will be a senior at St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph, Michigan. She is a member of the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra, Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra and her high school chamber orchestra. She plans to double major in music performance and engineering in college.

“I had the most amazing experience at Lamont, I met some of the greatest young musicians and could not imagine a better place to make music.”

Jared Engstrom is a trumpet player from Phoenix, Arizona, who will be a senior at Mountain Ridge High School. He is involved in the Phoenix Youth Symphony, marching band and wind ensemble. His music honors include principal trumpet in the regional orchestra and second chair in All-State this year. In addition, he was a scholarship recipient in 2008 to the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.

“Lamont has a lot of fun activities, but probably my favorite is learning music theory and how music is composed. The best part about this whole experience is that it helped me decide that I will definitely continue music when I attend college.”

Cynthia Jung, bassoonist, is a junior at Desert Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a member of the Phoenix Youth Symphony, as well as her school’s marching band and symphonic band. Last summer, she attended the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program on a full scholarship awarded by the PYS. Although her career goals are undecided, she plans to continue her music studies in college.

“This music camp has been a great experience to meet other talented musicians and enhance my own playing.”

Advaith Rau is a violist from Lincoln, Nebraska, and will be a junior at Lincoln East this year. He is a member of the Lincoln Youth Symphony and has received numerous superior ratings in solo and ensemble festival. His college plan is to pursue a double major in music and aerospace engineering.

“The Summer Pre-College Academy at the Lamont School of Music was beneficial in expanding my musicianship and was a great place to meet new people.”

David Samson, oboist and pianist from Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a recent graduate of Air Academy High School. He will be attending the University of Denver this fall on a music scholarship, pursuing a double major in oboe performance and pre-medicine. He has received superior ratings in the CSFMC festival throughout high school in both piano solo and piano duo.

“This camp has given me a great insight as to what life will be like both on campus and as a music student here at Lamont.”

Moriah Svenson is a violinist from Denver, Colorado. She is a member of her high school orchestra, youth chamber orchestra, and hospital music therapy quartet. She has also received superior ratings in her local CFMC festival. Her college plans are to pursue a degree in music theory and composition.

“The Academy was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Everything was awesome!”

The Lamont School of Music Summer Pre-College Academy is for students ages 14-18, who are interested in an intensive and stimulating summer music program. Featuring the Lamont School of Music’s state-of-the-art facilities, the Academy provides students with a broad spectrum of music study, including private lessons and master classes with renowned faculty, as well as workshops in conducting, improvisation, theory computer composition, preparing for college auditions, stage fright and World music. Chamber music, orchestra, wind ensemble, choir and musical theater are also an integral part of the Academy.

CFMC is participating in the ABRSM exams!

If you are interested in having your studio participate in this prestigious program, please contact our president, Jodie Jensen. More details soon about the Colorado music assessments… In the meantime, you can find out more about ABRSM at www.abrsm.org.

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The Gold Cup program is an incentive program provided by the National Federation of Music Clubs to all entrants in our Junior Festivals. It is designed to encourage and promote interest of young musicians to continue with their music study and participation in Junior Festivals. Although the plan is optional, all states are encouraged to offer this stimulus to Junior Festival participants. NFMC asks that each state follow the national guidelines in order to maintain a uniform program.

Objective: To reward students on a point system, based on Junior Festival ratings, for their continued participation in Junior Festivals.

If you have any questions about CFMC’s Gold Cup program, please contact Julianne Hardinger.