CCMA annual Ensemble Competition

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

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

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

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

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)

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