February 2024

​JMTA High Notes
February 2024 —Vol. 27, no. 5
JMTA meeting and Program at Keyboard Connection & over Zoom
Thursday, February 15 - 9:30am meeting and program afterwards:
"Early Keyboards and Early Church Musicians" performed by Dr. Anita Renfroe
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President’s Pen
Dear Colleagues,
For Black history month, the following are a few examples of many who have made outstanding contributions to our world of classical music and beyond, which we can share with our students. You can read more about each in the links at the end.
 
Vicente Lusitano (c. 1520-c. 1561) – Lusitano was a part of the later Renaissance period, born in Portugal. Becoming a Catholic priest as well as a composer and brilliant music theorist, he relocated to Rome and published “a collection of motets: sacred, polyphonic choral compositions (where voices sing several layers of independent melodies simultaneously)” (Williams). His music then remained largely unknown for centuries but is being re-discovered and performed again.
 
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) – the Chevalier de Saint-Georges was born in the French colony of Guadaloupe. He composed string quartets, symphonies and concertos. Even Mozart is said to have envied him (Roberts). “He also led one of the best orchestras in Europe – Le Concert des Amateurs – and former US president John Adams judged him ‘the most accomplished man in Europe’” (Roberts).
 
George Bridgetower (1778-1860) – Bridgetower was born in Poland but lived most of his life in England. He was known as an “Afro-European virtuoso violinist and composer” (Roberts). His performance so impressed Beethoven that he originally dedicated his Kreutzer Sonata to Bridgetower and performed it with him (Beethoven on the pianoforte, Bridgewater on the violin), before having a falling-out with him (Roberts).
 
Francis “Frank” Johnson (1792-1844) – Johnson was born in Philadelphia. He was a composer, “known for being the first African American composer to have his works printed as sheet music. He played the violin and keyed bugle, and wrote over 200 pieces – including Ethiopian songs, operatic airs and marches” (Roberts).
 
Scott Joplin (1868-1917) – Joplin was born in Texas and became known as the “King of Rag.” “His ideas around harmony, as well as his complex bass patterns and sporadic syncopation, are still imitated by composers today” (Roberts). Many of Joplin’s compositions, for instance The Entertainers, The Easy Winners, and Maple Leaf Rag, are popular pieces performed today. 
 
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) – Coleridge-Taylor was born in London, England and was a British composer. Named the “African Mahler” by New York musicians, he combined African-American folk music with concert repertoire (Roberts).
 
Florence Price (1887-1953) – Price was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, began piano at a young age and graduated from the New England Conservator of Music in Boston with degrees in piano and organ in 1906. After teaching for years, she moved to Chicago in 1927 where she “continued studying composition, orchestration, and organ and started composing extensively” (MacInnis). Price submitted her Symphony in E Minor in a contest and won first prize, and then “became the first African-American female composer to have a piece performed by a major orchestra (in her case, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra)” (MacInnis)

MacInnis, Mindy. “Composers of Color You Should Know.” The Gilmore, 7 Apr. 2021, www.thegilmore.org/blog/composers-of-color-you-should-know/.
Roberts, Maddy Shaw. “10 Black Composers Who Changed the Course of Classical Music History.” Classic FM, Classic FM, 4 Oct. 2022, www.classicfm.com/discover-music/black-composers-who-made-classical-music-history/.
Williams, Holly. “The Great 16th-Century Black Composer Erased from History.” BBC News, BBC, 15 June 2022, www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220615-the-lost-16th-century-black-composer-vicente-lusitano.
There are many more composers who have contributed to the enjoyment of music, too many to cover here. Thank you and hope to see you all at the meeting on Thursday, February 15!
Sincerely,
Angie
Angie Holt
President, JMTA    
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District 4 Meeting Minutes
 Thursday, January 11, 2024
9:30am, Keyboard Connection
 
Present In-Person: Stefanie Batson-Martin, Denise Homsley, Paulette Kilts, Angie Holt, Anita Renfroe, Kama Rasmussen-Li, Lorraine Sears
 
Present Zoom: Lynn Freeman, Rhonda Danielson, Mary McKee, Erin Bennett
 
Call to Order: 9:38am (Kama Rasmussen-Li)
 
Vice-President: (Erin Bennett)
 
Secretary Minutes: (Stefanie Batson-Martin)
 
•Paulette motioned to approve the August 2023 minutes, Anita/Erin seconded
 
Treasurer’s Report: (Denise Homsley)
 
•Two reports
•First 6 months of 2023
•$6,530.22, total income 6125 dollars, total expenses 1,515.84
•Added up brought in 300 for sonatina, expenses were 155.91, profit of 154.09
•Concerto took in $320, spent $310
•Student day income $1,005, spent $1,049.93
•Savings account January 1: $5,747.62, received 2.88 interest, ending balance June 30 $5,750.50
•July 1-December 31, didn’t bring in any money, only expense was $10 to FSMTF President’s Fund
•Ending balance of checking $6,702.38 as of Dec. 31
•Beginning balance on the Savings Account as of July 1 was $5,750.50, $3.42 earned on interest
•$5,753.42 ending balance as of December 31 for the savings account
 
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
 
Student Day: (Angie)
•Went to the FSCJ Facilities Manager, turned in paperwork to figure out the cost, if it’s too much, we’ll resort to Mandarin Baptist
•Planning on using less for food this year
•Denise let us know we stopped using FSCJ in the past because they charged by the room, JU decided not to have us for an unknown reason in the past
•Mulled over whether there was a benefit to hold it in a college/university rather than a church
 
District Concerto Competition: (Erin Bennett)
•March 23, Saturday
•Application deadline is March 1
•Application is live and runs through the state competitive events portal
•Held at UNF Recital Hall
 
Sonatina and Sonata Festival: (Erin Bennett)
•Afternoon, February 4,
•Application was revised to January 19, 2024
•The link is live and open
•Also held at the UNF Recital Hall
 
Certification: (Kamila Shahtakhtinski)
•Not present
 
Community Service Awards:
•Deadline is coming up soon, details were sent in an email
 
Old Business:
•None
 
New Business:
•FSMTF is always soliciting donations from members
•State awards for students come out of the foundation
•Also give out different teacher awards, like the one Mary Beth Purchase and Amy Turon received
•Our next full conference in 2025 is being hosted by District 4 and Gainesville
 
Adjourned: 9:52am (Kama Rasmussen-Li)
Program: Cultivating Motivation: Growing our Students’ Passion for Music by Kama Rasmussen-Li
- Submitted by Stefanie Batson-Martin, Recording Secretary
 
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JMTA TREASURY REPORTS
November 2023 and 
December 2023
- submitted by Stef and Damon Martin
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MONTHLY PROGRAMS
FEBRUARY
Our February meeting will be held on Thursday, February 15 at 9:30am at Keyboard Connection, 9912 San Jose Blvd and over zoom. Refreshments will be served. After the meeting, at approximately 10:15am, we will have our program:
Dr. Anita Boyle Renfroe
presents
Early Keyboards and Early Church Musicians
Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Josef Haydn and Charles Wesley, Jr. are linked in several ways but the most important is through their faith. Though their formal religious affiliations varied from Roman Catholic to Lutheran to the Church of England and Protestantism, their fervor never failed. Each man recognized that his talents were God-given, and each dedicated his music to God.
Each infused his music with humor and joy. Each experienced trials and tribulations as a church musician trying to praise God and make a living. Each had to tune the harpsichord, work on the organ pipes and listen to folks praise or complain about the music.
Come and join me at Keyboard Connection on February 8th at 10:15am (right after the JMTA meeting) as we listen to the sounds of two different harpsichords as well as two historical fortepianos.
The program is an hour.  I hope to see you there.
Anita
For those who cannot attend the meeting or program in person, here is the Zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://unf.zoom.us/j/98209259961?pwd=eFp3Q2dHMVREMGZaVFNGN0VRSHdadz09
Meeting ID: 982 0925 9961
Passcode: 032135

MARCH
Next month, JohnWillard Utuk will be presenting a program on Thursday, March 14; more information to come. Please join us!
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JMTA Student Recitals
We had a lovely recital December 3, 2023, at Arlington United Methodist Church. Six teachers and 16 students participated.
Our next recital is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2024, at All Saints Episcopal Church on Hendricks Ave. in the San Marco area.
The application deadline is Wednesday, February 21.
View our website for participation guidelines and application details.
https://www.jaxmta.org/jmta-student-recitals.html
~Lorraine Sears, Recitals Co-Chair
 
Community Recital
Our community recital will be held at the UF Proton Therapy Institute on Tuesday, April 16 at 6 pm. This recital is for late intermediate and advanced level students. They may perform one or two pieces and will receive community service credit for the performance. The Institute is located at 2015 N. Jefferson Street in downtown Jacksonville. Students should wear performance dress. There will be staff and patients in attendance, and all friends and family are invited to attend.
Please send names and complete music information to me by Tuesday, April 9 at my email, [email protected]. Thank you for supporting this event.
 - Sandy Stewart, Proton Therapy Recital Chair
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JMTA SCHOLARSHIPS
JMTA High School Senior Scholarship Competition
The JMTA High School Senior Scholarship Competition will be held Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 2:00pm at the Keyboard Connection, 9912 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, 32257.

The deadline for application is Friday, February 23, 2024, no exceptions.
Auditions will be open only to students who have studied for six or more months with a JMTA member in good standing and who state their intention to pursue a college degree in Music.
Students seeking a dual major in Music and another field of study are eligible to apply.
Three letters of recommendation, applicant’s repertoire list of three pieces from different time periods with duration no longer than 30 minutes along with signed application form and the fee of $25. Repertoire must be memorized.
The winner of the Scholarship Competition is required to perform at a future JMTA function, TBA. Info: https://www.jaxmta.org/high-school-senior-scholarship-competition.html
- Kamila Shahtakhtinski, NCTM, JMTA Scholarship Committee Chair

JMTA Summer Music Camp Scholarship
JMTA Summer music camp scholarship is awarded annually only to pre-college students of JMTA members. The deadline for application is Monday, March 25, 2024. The scholarship may be awarded in full or partially. Students who receive scholarships may attend the summer camp of their choice. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of need. Only one scholarship per family may be awarded. Students who receive money for summer camps from other organizations are not eligible to receive assistance from JMTA. Teachers must submit a short outline of their students’ qualification for scholarship along with their name(s) to the JMTA Scholarship Committee for consideration by the JMTA board. More info: https://www.jaxmta.org/summer-music-camp-scholarship.html
- Kamila Shahtakhtinski, NCTM, JMTA Scholarship Committee Chair
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DISTRICT IV NEWS
Concerto Competition                                       
The Concerto Competition will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the UNF School of Music Fine Arts Center Recital Hall (Building 45, Room 1200).
The cost for FSMTA members will be $40 (student fee), and for nonmembers it will be $80 ($40 teacher fee and $40 student fee). Checks should be made payable to “FSMTA District 4” and mailed to Dr. Erin Bennett, whose address is on the website.
 
The application deadline for this event will be Friday, March 1.
Information can be found on the FSMTA Student Competitive Events webpage:
https://www.fmta.org/fsmta-competitive-events.html.
Access the application for the district concerto competition here: https://www.fmta.org/district-concerto-application-form.html.
- Dr. Erin Bennett, Concerto Competition Chair
 
Student Day
The annual District IV Student Day testing will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Mandarin Baptist Church, 11244 San Jose Blvd., 32223.
The application deadline will be Friday, February 23.
Student Day levels go from Primary through 12. More information about Student Day is here: https://www.jaxmta.org/student-day-faqs.html. You can access the application form here: https://www.jaxmta.org/student-day-application-requirements.html. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding District IV Student Day.
- Angie Holt, District IV Student Activities Chair
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Reminder of Upcoming Application Deadlines:
JMTA Student Recital – Wednesday, February 21
District 4 Student Day – Friday, February 23
JMTA High School Senior Scholarship - Friday, February 23
District 4 Concerto Competition – Friday, March 1
JMTA Summer Music Camp Scholarship – Monday, March 25
Community “Proton Therapy” Recital – Tuesday, April 9
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AREA CONCERTS AND RECITALS 
Community Hospice Performances
If you would be interested in performing a recital at the Hadlow Center at the Community Hospice and Pallative Care on Sunbeam Road, they sponsor a monthly performance titled First Friday Recital Series, with performances starting at 11:30 a.m. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Sandra Stewart at 904-333-9280.
 
University of North Florida Music Events
Click on link for more information/tickets for each: https://www.unf.edu/coas/music/events.html
 
Tuesday, February 13
UNF Orchestra Annual Concerto Showcase Concert
Dr. Simon Shiao, Conductor
Location: Andrew A. Robinson Theater – 7:30pm
 
Wednesday, February 14
UNF Concert Band Outdoor Concert
Dr. Erin Bodnar, Conductor
Location: On the UNF Green (weather permitting) – 5:00pm
 
Wednesday, February 14
Valentine Wishes in Brass
“Performing romantic music for brass soloists featuring Dr. Randy Tinnin, Dr. Marc Dickman and Dr. Gary Smart”
Location: Fine Arts Center Recital Hall – 7:30pm
 
Friday, February 16
UNF Flute Day *NEW!*
See UNF link above for schedule.
Dr. Sarah Jane Young, Coordinator; email [email protected] for more information.
Location: Fine Arts Center – various rooms
 
Sunday, February 18
UNF Choral Program Honors the Diaspora
“UNF Choral ensembles with Lavonya Johnson, Megan Tatro and special guest alumnus Dr. Emorja Roberson.”
Sachiko Frampton, Collaborative Pianist
Dr. Cara Tasher, Conductor
Location: Fine Arts Center Recital Hall – 3:00pm
 
Monday, February 19
Jazz Combo Night
Lynne Arriale, Director
Location: Fine Arts Center Recital Hall – 7:30pm
 
Wednesday, February 21
UNF Wind Symphony Presents:
In the Spotlight
“Featuring the winner of the 2024 UNF Wind Symphony Concerto Competition and Oakleaf High School Wind Ensemble.”
Dr. Erin Bodnar, Conductor
Location: Lazzara Performance Hall – 7:30pm
 
Sunday, February 25
Lawson Ensemble with pianist Yukino Miyake
“The first prize winner of the 2016 Los Angeles Liszt International Competition, Yukino Miyake has performed as a collaborative pianist with musicians from several orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Paris National Opera.”
Location: Fine Arts Center Recital Hall – 3:00pm
 
Thursday, March 7
36th Annual Great American Jazz Series Presents:
Composers Forum featuring drummer and composer Dennis Mackrel with UNF JE1
J.B. Scott, Artistic Director, UNF JE1 Director
Location: Lazzara Performance Hall – 7:30pm
 
Jacksonville University Music Events
Click on link for more information and how to get tickets for each: https://viewer.joomag.com/creative-arts-series-2023-2024/0546091001658934607?short&
                                 
Tuesday, February 13
Spring Orchestra Concert
“The Jacksonville University Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Marguerite Richardson presents a concert of masterworks from the orchestra repertoire.”
Location: Terry Concert Hall – 7:30pm
 
Tuesday, February 20
Ensemble X-55 Percussion
“This concert by Ensemble X-55 is a hot take on important literature for percussion. Works on the program include: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ and Nagoya Marimbas by Steve Reich, Homunculus C.F. by Julia Perry, and Mudra by Bob Becker. Julia Perry’s work was composed in honor of Black History Month and was a harmonically groundbreaking work at the premiere.”
Location: Terry Concert Hall – 7:30pm
                                 
Friday, February 23, Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25
The Revolutionists
* ticketed event
“A Comedy; a Quartet, a Revolutionary Dream Fugue, a True Story By Lauren Gunderson”
Directed by Debi Jordan
Location: Swisher Theater; Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 – 7:30pm; Feb. 25 – 2:00pm
Thursday, February 29
New Music
“Join us for the New Music at Jacksonville University Concert featuring works recently composed by Jacksonville University faculty and students.”
Location: Terry Concert Hall – 7:30pm
 
Saturday, March 2
Rossano Galante, Guest Artist
“Rossano Galante is best known as a composer for symphonic band and film. As a prolific composer and orchestrator he has over 50 published compositions for winds and has orchestrated for over 75 films. He will appear with the Jacksonville University Wind Ensemble as well as the First Coast Wind Symphony as a guest conductor and clinician for this concert of band works.”
Location: Terry Concert Hall – 7:30pm
 
Tuesday, March 5
Fall of the Leaf
“Jacksonville University faculty Dr. Jay Ivey, Dr. Shannon Lockwood and Dr. Scott Watkins perform a recital featuring Imogene Holst’s Fall of the Leaf for solo cello, Lori Laitman’s Long Pond Revisited for voice and cello and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in G Minor for cello and piano.”
Location: Terry Concert Hall – 7:30pm
 
Thursday, March 7
The SoundS of Sight
“The Jacksonville University Camerata and Choirs combine to present Jocelyn Hagen’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci’s words and sketches come to life through beautiful projections accompanying Hagen’s lush and transcendent score.” The FSCJ choirs will also be participating in this performance.
Location: Terry Concert Hall – 7:30pm
 
Florida State College at Jacksonville Music Events
Click on link for more information:
https://www.fscj.edu/docs/default-source/wilson-center/fine-arts-calendar.pdf?sfvrsn=3b7dc316_2
               
Thursday, February 15 and Friday, February 16
danceWORKS 27th Annual Spring Dance Concert
* ticketed event
“Under the direction of Rebecca R. Levy, this concert will feature the FSCJ Dance Repertory Company, danceWORKS. Choreography by faculty, students and guest artists.”
Location: South Campus Wilson Center Main Stage – 7:30pm (both dates)
Thursday, February 22
Symphonic Band Concert
“Under the director of Dr. Paul Weikle, the band will perform diverse musical selections.”
Location: South Campus Wilson Center Main Stage – 7:30pm
 
Saint John’s Cathedral Events
Click on link for more information:
https://www.jaxcathedral.org/events/
 
Sunday, February 25
The University Singers, Washington & Lee
“The University Singers, the premiere choral ensemble at Washington and Lee University, continues to be recognized as one of the finest a cappella choirs in the region. Under the direction of award-winning Conductor Shane M. Lynch.”
Location: 256 East Church Street, Jacksonville – 5:00pm Day Evensong
 
Friday Musicale Events
Click on link for more information and tickets:
https://fridaymusicale.com/events/
                   
Thursday, February 22
Simon Shiao and Kayo Ishimaru
“Principal Harpist Kayo Ishimaru of the Jacksonville Symphony and Violin Professor Dr. Simon Shiao team up for a special violin and harp duo concert on Feb. 22, 2024. Works on the program include the Fantaisie by Camille Saint-Saens, Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet, as well as arrangements for harp and violin by Astor Piazzolla, Leonard Cohen and Arvo Part.”
Location: 645 Oak Street, Jacksonville – 7:00pm
         
Sunday, February 25
Jeffery McGhee and Michael Landrum
“Baritone Jeffery McGhee and pianist Michael Landrum have specialized in sacred songs and spirituals for nearly 20 years. Their presentations of spirituals have taken them to venues in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Mississippi, New York, and Florida.”
Location: 645 Oak Street, Jacksonville – 3:00-5:00pm
      
Thursday, February 29
Scenes from “Penzance” with First Coast Opera
“The well-known opera Pirates of Penzance follows the hapless Frederic, who only has a birthday every four years since he was born on February 29th. Join Friday Musicale and First Coast Opera in a special birthday celebration for the fictional Frederic – songs will be sung from the opera, plus more great selections from visiting artists with FC Opera.”
Location: 645 Oak Street, Jacksonville – 7:00-9:00pm
 
The Florida Chamber Music Project Events
Click on link for more information and tickets:
https://flchambermusic.org/concerts-2/
 
Sunday, February 25
Love in Different Forms
“Webern and Mendelssohn wrote quartets about falling in love; Caroline Shaw wrote in appreciation of Valencia oranges!”
Langsamer Satz – Anton Webern
Valencia – Caroline Shaw
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Opus 13 – Felix Mendelssohn
Location: Beaches Museum Chapel, 525 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach – 3:00-4:00pm
 
The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Events
Click on link for more information and tickets:
https://www.jaxsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/23-24-season/
 
Friday, February 16 & Saturday, February 17
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony
Florida Blue Classical Series
Anna Rakitina, Guest Conductor
Location: Jacoby Symphony Hall – 7:30pm
“Conductor Anna Rakitina makes her debut with the Symphony for one of the greatest of all late Romantic symphonies, Rachmaninoff’s Second. The second movement’s stunningly gorgeous string melodies are hallmark Rachmaninoff, and the final movement radiates triumphant resolution. Rakitina and the Symphony set the stage one of Rachmaninoff’s most tender and longing miniatures, his famous Vocalise, and Anna Clyne’s Restless Oceans, a piece that embraces unity and the power of women.”

Friday, February 23
Music of the Knights: Paul McCartney, Elton John & Andrew Lloyd Webber - Matinee
Coffee Series
“Coffee and cookies begin at 10:00am, concert begins at 11:00am.”
Grant O'Brien, Conductor
Scott Coulter, Vocalist
Campbell Walker Fields, Vocalist
Blaine Krauss, Vocalist
John Boswell, Piano & Vocalist
Location: Jacoby Symphony Hall – 11:00am
 
Friday, February 23 & Saturday, February 24
Music of the Knights: Paul McCartney, Elton John & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Paysafe Pops Series
“Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are not only knights—they also happen to be three of the most successful songwriters of all time with careers that span decades. Music of the Knights® honors their lasting musical influence with songs like ‘Memory,’ ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him,’ ‘Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,’ ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ ‘Circle of Life,’ ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight,’ ‘Your Song,’ ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,’ ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Hey Jude.’”
Grant O'Brien, Conductor
Scott Coulter, Vocalist
Campbell Walker Fields, Vocalist
Blaine Krauss, Vocalist
John Boswell, Piano & Vocalist
Location: Jacoby Symphony Hall – 7:30pm
 
Sunday, February 25
JSYO Winter Concert
Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras Series
Grant O'Brien, JSYO Music Director & Assistant ConductorHelen Morin, Conductor, Premier Strings & Encore Strings Rose Francis-Wisniewski, Conductor, Foundation Strings David Song, Conductor, Jump Start Strings
Location: Jacoby Symphony Hall – 5:00pm

Thursday, February 29
The Four Seasons
Symphony in 60 Series
Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor
Adelya Nartadjieva, Violin
“Join Conductor Kevin Fitzgerald, the Symphony and Concertmaster Adelya Nartadjieva as she transports you with her mesmerizing solos through Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.”
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires  
Location: Jacoby Symphony Hall – 6:30pm; Cocktail hour at 5:30pm
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Did you know?
Residents of Duval county, if they have a Jacksonville Library card, can use the many electronic resources from the https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/digital-library. Getting a library card is free. All that's needed is your driver's license and sign up in person at any of the 21 branches.
 
The card allows the use of Kanopy - which has free streaming movies, documentaries, educational resources [older teens/adults]. I saw a documentary "Making the Grade" which profiled Irish students and piano teachers whose students are preparing to take the Irish Royal Academy of Music Examinations. It was funny, moving, informative, and relatable, especially seeing snippets of the teacher's lessons in action and how the students feel about piano and their teachers overall. I highly recommend members watch it (and explore the other resources available from JPL)! - JohnWillard Utuk
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Find A Teacher Section on Jaxmta.org
Teachers, please take a moment to check out your information on our Find a Teacher page of the JMTA website (jaxmta.org).  If you would like to edit, add, or delete any information, please email our Internet Media chair Angie Holt at [email protected].
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Need a Sponsor?
Does anyone in the JMTA need a sponsor or need help in any way? If so, John Scott, owner of Jacksonville School of Music & First Coast School of Music, is interested in helping our organization. If interested, contact John at [email protected]. His direction phone number is 904-248-1848. 
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Music Exchange
Do you have too much music collected in your studio?  Is there some you think you'll never use?  Bring your unneeded music to any JMTA meeting. Bring home something new to you! Look for the "Free Music" spot.  Music does not have to be brand new.
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Events Calendar
Please view our website for any updates or additions to these events, as well as for more details including application deadlines: www.jaxmta.org.

Thursday,
February 15
9:30 – Meeting
After - Program
JMTA General Meeting and Program – Dr. Anita Renfroe
Keyboard Connection/Zoom
9912 San Jose Blvd., 32257

Sunday,
March 3
3:00pm
JMTA Student Recital
All Saints Episcopal Church, 4171 Hendricks Ave., 32207

Saturday,
March 9
2:00pm
JMTA High School Senior Scholarship Competition
Keyboard Connection
9912 San Jose Blvd., 32257

Thursday, March 14
9:30 – Meeting
After - Program
JMTA General Meeting and Program – JohnWillard Utuk
Keyboard Connection/Zoom
9912 San Jose Blvd., 32257

Saturday, March 23
As Scheduled
District 4 Concerto Competition
UNF Recital Hall,
1 UNF Drive., 32224

Saturday,
April 6
As Scheduled
District 4 Student Day
Mandarin Baptist Church, 11244 San Jose Blvd., 32223

Thursday, April 11
9:30-Meeting
After - Program
JMTA General Meeting and Program – Dr. Scott Watkins
Keyboard Connection/Zoom
9912 San Jose Blvd., 32257

Tuesday,
April 16
6:00pm
Community “Proton Therapy” Recital
UF Proton Therapy Institute, 2015 N. Jefferson St., 32206

Thursday,
May 9
9:30 – Meeting
After - Program
JMTA General Meeting and Program – Concerto & Scholarship Winners
Keyboard Connection/Zoom
9912 San Jose Blvd., 32257

Stay tuned for more events to come!  High Notes is distributed on the first of the month excluding June-August and December.  All submissions are due by the 20th of the month prior to distribution.  Submissions may be sent to [email protected].