Recitals

Currently, volunteer Richmond Branch members run recitals on a monthly basis. Members can give their students the opportunity to perform in a more formal setting. Our association hands out plaques for the highest mark for the session, per grade. The next recital dates will be listed presently.

October 18, 2009    First Class Honours (June 2009)       October 2, 2009
                    General Recitals
November 15, 2009   Canada Music Week, General Recitals,  October 30, 2009
December 6, 2009    Pre-Grade & General Recitals          November 20, 2009
January 17, 2010    First Class Honours (August 2009)     January 1, 2010
                    & General Recitals
March 27, 2010 *    Advanced Students Recital,            February  27, 2010
                    W. Proud Scholarships
                    Presentation & Richmond Branch Community
                    Service Scholarships
April 18, 2010      Pre-Grade, General Recitals           April 2, 2010
                    Presentation of Richmond Branch Scholarships
May 16, 2010        First Class Honours (January 2010)    April 30, 2010
                    & General Recitals
June 13, 2010       Pre-Grade & General Recitals          May 28, 2010

E-mail us for more information. Please obtain the necessary forms in Acrobat PDF document format, for recital application and recital procedures, and forward completed application form to:

BC Registered Music Teachers' Association - Recitals
P.O. Box 39502
Broadmoor Post Office
Richmond
British Columbia
V7A 5G9

Recital venue: Richmond Presbyterian Church, 7111 No 2 Road (Just south of Granville)

Use of cameras and video recorders is at the discretion of the recital committee and the recital host. No flash cameras allowed during the performance. Students bringing photocopied music will not be allowed to perform on that day. Host will announce this at the beginning of each recital. Appropriate attire is required for all recitals. No torn or sloppy T-shirts or jeans, and no runners. As of Sept 1st, 2008, performances will be prohibited unless dress code is observed.

Winter Wonderland Performance, December 5th, 2009, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Application form submission deadline: November 13, 2009.

Lansdowne Recital, December 20th, 2009, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Application form submission deadline: November 13, 2009.

Senior (Grade 10 - ARCT Level) Piano Masterclass, February 27th, 2011
With clinician Ms. Janet Scott Hoyt.
Deadline: January 15, 2011 (Grade 10, prefer ARCT).

Ms. Janet Scott Hoyt biography
Alberta-born pianist Janet Scott Hoyt is a performer and pedagogue with a wealth of experience on the concert stage and in the teaching studio. During the course of her career, she has performed with many internationally renowned artists, including flautist Robert Aiken and cellist Shauna Rolston. Among her many performances are premieres of works by composers such as Violet Archer, Malcolm Forsyth, and Oskar Morawetz.

Janet Scott Hoyt was named to the piano faculty of the Department of Music at the University of Alberta in 1998 where she now supervises a graduate program in piano pedagogy. She has also served as a faculty member for Augustana University College and the L.I.S. Summer School at the Hochschule Fur Musik in Detmold, Germany. She is in great demand as adjudicator, coach and workshop clinician.