Community Chamber Music Association

2011-05-13T12:23:00.000-07:00

Dear CCMA Friends,

It has been my pleasure to serve as President of CCMA for the last few years. But it is time for me to step down. I believe we have had two very good years…a brand new web site, a CCMA blog to get messages out in a timely fashion, two youth competitions, followed by excellent concerts showcasing all student applicants, and some truly wonderful concerts with healthy audiences in attendance. We own a harpsichord which has been lovingly tended by David Jensen who replaced the jacks and gave it the ability to shift between 415 and 440 (take note, Early Music people.) In addition, we are still very much a solvent organization with a healthy bank balance. In spite of all this, our membership fell sharply several years ago and it has not yet returned to previous levels. I am, however, convinced that there are musicians in our town who would like to perform in CCMA concerts.

I am therefore challenging someone to take over running this organization. It is over 30 years old and it only waits for an interested someone to take it to 40!

Please contact me at 336-7045 if that person is YOU.

Best wishes,

Ruth

2011-03-22T06:52:00.000-07:00

Dear CCMA Friends,

On April 3, 2011, at 2:00 at the U.U. church, we are presenting a memorial concert in honor of our founder and eminent musicologist, Hans Tischler. I hope you all will come and enjoy this wonderful concert. Below is the program. there will be a reception following the concert when you can greet Alice Tischler and the musicians.

Hope to see you there,

Ruth Boshkoff

Suite#1 in G Major, BWV 1007 …………………………………………J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude

Christine Kypranides, Baroque cello

Sonata in F Major per il Violino Solo e Basso, no. 28………..… Franz Benda (1709-1786)
I. un poco Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Presto
Christine Kypranides, Baroque cello and Janelle Davis, violin

Sonata in A minor, ,BWV1013 …………………..….…………………………………..J. S. Bach
Allemande
Corrente
Sarabande
Bourrée anglaise

From Die Zauberflote………………………………………………… W.A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)

"O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn"
"Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

Tridib Pal, saxophone, Charles Webb, piano

Trio in A minor for Piano, Cello and Clarinet, Opus 114 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Allegro

Adagio

Andante grazioso

Allegro

Diane Rivera, piano, John Winninger, cello, Carl Weinberg, clarinet

Scherzo #3 in C sharp minor Opus 39……………………………….Frédéric Chopin (1810- 1849)

Charles Webb, piano

Change the date!

2011-02-10T11:41:00.000-08:00

February 10, 2011

Dear CCMA Friends,

The board and I have decided to change the date of our March 13 concert which is to honor Hans Tischler. The March 13 date is during spring vacation and would not JSOM faculty or students to perform or attend.

The new date is April 3 at 2:00 in the U.U. Church. Please tell your friends. and put the new date on your calendars. I will be sending out a poster with the new date on it soon.

Best wishes,

Ruth

CCMA annual Ensemble Competition

2011-02-01T07:30:00.000-08:00

The CCMA competition for high school ensembles took place last Sunday in the U.U. church. Judges were Steven Pratt, Paul Hartin, and Marian Bates. There were 8 ensembles competing and a total of 38 musicians involved. The judges and I heard repertoire from Scheidt to Houston Bright with everything in between and enjoyed it all. The judges awarded a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. prize and 2 honorable mentions, and recommended that you be able to hear them all too.

To that end, I will be featuring all of these participants in a concert next Sunday, February 6, at 2:00 at the U.U. church.

Please come and support these capable musicians. They are the performers, listeners, and arts-lovers of tomorrow!

Our final concert of this year will be on March 13 at the U.U. church. It will honor and memorialize our founder and great supporter Hans Tischler. Please contact me if you would like to play or sing in this concert.

Best wishes,

Ruth

2011-01-18T06:22:00.000-08:00

Greetings,

Happy New Year to all!

For some time now CCMA has held juried solo competitions for high school musicians in January. The competition has afforded students an opportunity to perform before a jury and receive evaluations and pointers for improvement. For many, this was their dress rehearsal for the ISSMA competitions. Winners also received cash awards. Last year the competition was opened to all instrumentalists performing in ensembles. A week after the competition all students subsequently performed in a wonderful CCMA concert at the U.U. Church.

This year, On January 30, CCMA is again holding an ensemble competition and I am eager to have another youth concert on February 6 at the U.U. Church. Please spread the word to all the young people and music teachers you know. The application is on our web site: www.ccmachamber.org This is a wonderful opportunity for us to encourage our young musicians.

I would like to remind you that our March 13 concert will be in memory of Hans Tischler. Hans and Eve List founded CCMA in 1975 and Hans ran the organization for many years after Eve's death. It would be wonderful if some of our members who knew and admired Hans were able to perform in the March 13 concert. Please get in touch with me if you would like to do this.

Finally, on behalf of CCMA, I would like to extend our sympathy to the family of Bob Bent. Bob was a long-time member of CCMA and played 'cello frequently in earlier years.

Best wishes,

Ruth Boshkoff, President, CCMA

Hans Tischler

2010-11-22T10:39:00.000-08:00

Dear CCMA friends,

We were all very sad to hear of the passing of Hans Tischler. one of CCMA's most loyal and hard-working friends. Hans and Eve List were founding members of our organization and Hans was president for many years. He and his wife Alice ran the organization and organized many wonderful concerts. Until just recently Hans could be relied upon to continue sharing his wisdom with the various presidents who followed his tenure. He was a wonderful man and we will miss him.

We are dedicating our March 13 concert to his memory and hope to have many of you there, either as performers or listeners.

If you would like to participate in the program, please contact me. Our new web address is http://www.ccmachamber.org. My blog is http://communitychambermusicassociation.blogspot.com/

Ruth

November 10 News

2010-11-10T13:15:00.000-08:00

November 10, 2010
The October 24th concert celebrating the 200th birthday of Robert Schumann was very well-recieved by an appreciative audience. Thanks and congratulations to all the performers

Our next venture is the annual high school musicians' ensemble competition. Applications can be found on our web site and are due in to me by January 21. Consult the web site for further information about the event which will take place on January 30 at the U.U. Church. Please spread the word about this to all the young musicians you know. There will be cash prizes for each member of the ensemble. In addition, we will feature the winners in a special concert on February 6, 2011 at the U.U. church.

I would like to let you know that the Web site location for CCMA is about to change. Our new URL will be http://www.ccmachamber.org. Thank you for your patience while we move the files to the new location.

Best wishes,
Ruth

Current CCMA Membership

2010-10-16T04:51:00.001-07:00

This is a list of the CCMA current membership, as of October 16, 2010
Please consider paying your dues or making a donation to CCMA. You will be supporting our on-going efforts to provide an outlet for Bloomington musicians and aiding our outreach to young music students.
thank you,
Ruth Boshkoff

Vicky Felton

1050 E. Sassafras Cir.

Bloomington 47408

Beverly McGahey

2204 E. Arden Dr.

Bloomington 4701

Dr. Catherine Smith

1706 Greenfield Ct.

Bloomington 47401

Stephen and Darlene Pratt

2341 N. Dunn St.

Bloomington 47408

J. Patterson

809 Plymouth Rd.

Bloomington 47408

Erzsebet Gaal

711 S. Pleasant Ridge Rd.

Bloomington 47401

Diane Rivera

1310 E. 2^nd St.

Bloomington 47401

John Winninger

Robert Bent

1315 L. Longwood Dr.

Bloomington 47401

Ruth Boshkoff

Carol Huffman

Lilin Chen

Charles Davis

Weezie Smith

Sigma Alpha Iota (donation)

2010-09-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

2010-09-14T07:57:00.001-07:00

Dear CCMA Friends,
We have an exciting concert coming up on October 24, 2010. It will be an all-Schumann treat.
the program is as follows:
1. Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70
Lilin Chen, piano, Tomasz Wojciechowski, cello

2. Stucke im Volkston, Op.102
Lilin Chen, piano and Tomasz Wojciechowski , cello

3. Bilder, aus Östen
Catherine Smith, and Beverly McGahey, piano

4. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
I. Zart und mit Ausdrack

II. Lebhaft, leicht

III. Rasch und mit Feuer

Diane Rivera, piano and Carl Weinberg, clarinet

5. Sonata No.1 in A Minor, Op.105

Lilin Chen, piano and Minjung Cho, violin

Please join us at the U.U. Church at 2:00 on October 24th for this special concert.
A reminder: Our fiscal year begins on September 1. Thanks to all who have now paid their dues but a plea for all who have not to send theirs in.
Best,
Ruth

2010-08-27T12:52:00.000-07:00

Dear CCMA Friends, August 27, 2010

Happy Back-to-School days for moms, dads, and students!
I am happy to greet you again and to bring you the news from CCMA:
Our activities this year include three concerts and a youth ensemble competition. The concerts will be at the Unitarian Church on Fee Lane and all will be at 2:00 PM Here are the dates:
October 24th, 2010
February 6th, 2011 (winners of the youth ensemble competition will be featured)
March 13th, 2011
Our October concert is completely filled but there are still openings on the March concert for those of you who wish to play. Please consult our Program Chair, Lilin Chen at lilchen@indiana.edu .

The CCMA youth competition invites student ensembles of any instrumentation to apply. This juried competition will be held on January 20th, at the U.U. Church at 2:00. There will be monetary awards for winners as well as an opportunity to perform in a CCMA concert the following week on February 6th. Applications should be submitted to me by January 21st. Please talk this up with all the music students you know and encourage them to apply. The application form is on this web site.

The CCMA fiscal year begins in September so please send your dues in now to our treasurer, Carol Huffman at 2724 E. Pedigo Bay Drive, Bloomington 47401. These nominal dues support the organization in many ways, including mailings, posters, refreshments, and the awards for the youth competition.
Please consult this blog for all the current news about CCMA. The web address is www.bloomington.in.us/~ccma .

Best wishes,
Ruth Boshkoff, President

June, 2010

2010-06-18T11:55:00.000-07:00

Summer Greetings!
I would like to let you know that our first concert this coming fall will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church on October 24 at 2:00 PM. The program is not completely filled for this program. If you are interested in performing on it, please contact our program chairman, Lilin Chen at lilchen@indiana.edu, or myself, at ccmachamber@gmail.com. This is a good time to get together with other players to decide what you would like to play.
The date for our annual Youth Competition is January 30 and the concert featuring the winners will be the following Sunday, February 6. Both will take place at the U.U. church. Please mark your calendars for these dates.
Meanwhile, I hope you have a great summer!
Best wishes,
Ruth Boshkoff

2010 Summer newsletter

2010-04-27T12:46:00.000-07:00

CCMA Summer Newsletter May 2010
We are closing out our year on a high note. An audience of between 60 and 70 people attended a wonderful concert by John Winninger, cello, and Diane Rivera, piano, at the Unitarian Church on the first Sunday afternoon of spring vacation. Earlier in the year CCMA held an ensemble competition for high school students. Twenty-three students participated. These amazingly talented students were featured in a well-attended concert at the Unitarian Church in February. It was a heart-warming occasion to hear these dedicated young musicians perform.
The board and I have plans for next year which include three concerts, one in October, a youth concert in February, and a third concert in March/April.
Two new members have joined our board: Carol Huffman as Treasurer and Lilin Chen as Program Coordinator. I continue as President and will administer the youth competition and the subsequent Youth Concert. I count on all of you to help spread the word to high school students you know next fall.
One of our goals next year is to formulate a master list of the donors, members, and performing members of CCMA. Board member (and Secretary) Carol Voelker is assisting me on this project. We are currently working from several lists -- some have snail-mail addresses but no email addresses and some have only email addresses. We need a list which incorporates these and, hopefully, includes email addresses for everyone. Communicating by our CCMA blog and by email will make publicity cheaper and more efficient. In addition, our current web site lists former performing members, many of whom have moved, but some ,we hope,will be interested in performing next year. We would like to up-date this list, currently on our web site. This would enable instrumentalists who wish to get together this summer get in touch with each other. To facilitate this, I would request your help: Please email me at ccmachamber@gmail.com or ruth.boshkoff@gmail.com and let me know if you wish to be a member, a concert listener, a donor, or a performer in the fall. Please also include your home address and email address. This list will be a time-consuming chore, but it is necessary for us to move forward as an organization. We count on your help and cooperation in getting it done.
Thanks to all of you who have attended our concerts this past year and also to those who have re-joined our organization. You will be happy to know that our dues will remain one of the very best bargains in the Bloomington arts community in the fall!
Happy summer, and see you in September!
Ruth Boshkoff, President, CCMA

Upcoming Events

2010-04-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

John Winninger and Diane Rivera performing works by George Phillip Telemann Miklós Rózsa and Johannes Brahms.

March 14th, 2010
Unitarian Universalist Church
2120 North Fee Lane, Bloomington, Indiana
2:30 PM
Free and open to the public