Missouri Music Notes
February 2017
President's Message
Coming up on Thursday, April 6th is ArkansasGives - an opportunity to raise funds for Opera in the Ozarks.
MFMC State Convention
Friday, May 19, 2017, 09:00 AM
Central Methodist University, Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Go for the Gold!
March 1st
Yearbooks to NFMC Cindy Steinbach
Parade of American Music report to SCR Christine Vitt (last call if you missed sending to Anne Moyer)
March 15th
Founders Day Report to Julie Watson
Opera Report to Alice Conway
April 1st
Music Outreach Club report to Elaine Minden
Dance report to Gay Dill and also to Julie Watson
Music in Schools and Colleges report to Marschnee Strong
Chamber Music report to Julie Watson
International Music Relations report to Connie Craig
Sacred Music report to Julie Watson
Crusade for Strings report to Julie Watson
Choral Music report to Elaine Minden
Together We Sing report to Doug Kinslow
More report deadlines coming later. Please let me know if you need help finding more details on chairman, etc. Report forms are available at www.nfmc-music.org Just do a search on a keyword to find the report.
Club designations with regard to reports:
Gold Clubs: submit 10 reports
Silver Clubs: submit 5 reports
Bronze Clubs: submit 3 reports
*Must send club yearbook to MFMC President (me) to qualify. Electronic is fine.
Upcoming Award Deadlines
March 1st
$2,500 Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Awards to Stephen Varney by CD
$2,000 Joyce Walsh Junior Awards for the Handicapped to Dr. John Kelly
$1,800 NFMC Mary Alice Cox Strings Award to Matt Miller by CD
$1,500 Martha Marcks Mack Junior Vocal Award to Naomi Sanchez by CD
$1,350 NFMC Dorothy Dann Bullock Music Therapy Scholarship to Margaret Smith
Up to $1,100 Student/Collegiate Composition awards to Peggy Willis by CD
$1,100 NFMC Carolyn Nelson Double Reed Award to Tim Bauman by MP3 or CD
Up to $1,000 NFMC Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Awards to James Schnars
$850 NFMC Oscar Valentin Violin Award to Dr. Gene Vollen by CD
$800 Marilyn Caldwell Piano Award to Marilyn Caldwell by CD
$600 Elizabeth Greiger Wiegand Sacred Music of the Faiths Award to Vicki Carr
$600 NFMC Ernest A Bluhm Flute Award to Sandy Reetz
$500 NFMC Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Award to Suzanne Carpenter by CD
$500 NFMC Myrtle Mehan/Hazel Morgan Music Education Scholarship to Karl Morris
$400 Irma Carey-Wilson Music Therapy Scholarship to Margaret Smith
$300 NFMC Ruth B Robertson Music Therapy Scholarship to Margaret Smith
$300 NFMC Music for the Blind Composition Award to Lee Ann Cummings
$200 NFMC Music for the Blind Performance Awards to Lee Ann Cummings
March 15th
$5,000 Martha Marcks Mack Senior Vocal Award to Dennis Price by DVD
April 1st
$1,300 NFMC Elizabeth Paris French Horn Award to Cecil Fox by by CD
$1,150 NFMC Gretchen E. Van Roy Music Education Scholarship to Cheryl Schmidt
$400 NFMC Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award to Carole Langley by DVD
$400 MFMC Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award to Nancy Dreier by DVD (use same app)
*More details on state chairman can be found on the website under MFMC Directory. Password is debussy (all lower case)
Arkansas Gives fundraiser for Opera in the Ozarks
Church Musician of the Year and Most Musical Family awards
Time to start thinking of the Most Musical Family and Church Musician of the year. Please send recommendations and resumes to President Julie Watson by April 1st. Typically, families would have 3 or more musicians.
Student/Collegiate Auditions
Saturday, Mar 11, 2017, 12:00 PM
First Christian Church, East Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, MO, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Missouri Handbell Award
Upcoming dates
NFMC National Convention: June 20-24 at Crowne Plaza, Dayton, OH
South Central Region's Federation Days: July 19-22 at BW Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, AR
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. ~Plato
Julie Watson, President
Email: Julie@JewelsofTravel.com
Website: www.MissouriFMC.org
Phone: 913-908-2386
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missourifmc/