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GPMTA Calendar for 2020-2021  

Due to the COVID pandemic all dates and locations are subject to change.
​Please consult the most current Newsletter or call the event chair to confirm.
Until further notice masks and social distancing are required for any in-person events.
​August - September 2020

GPMTA Open Board Meeting
  • Date: Monday, August 10th
  • Time: 10 am
  • Location: Online via Zoom

GPMTA General Meeting
  • Date: Saturday, September 5th
  • Time: 3 pm
  • Location: Online via Zoom

​Student Recital
  • Date: Saturday, September 19th
  • Time: 3 pm
  • Deadline: September 5th
  • Location: Online via Zoom
  • Chairs: Stella Gaukhshteyn / Joyce Lui
  • Forms: Information; Student Recital Form

October  2020

GPMTA Open Board Meeting
  • Date: Monday, October 12th
  • Time: 10 am
  • Location: Online via Zoom

GPMTA General Meeting
  • Date: Saturday, October 17thSeptember 5th
  • Time: 3 pm
  • Location: Online via Zoom
  • Program:​ Daniel Joiner, local educator

​​Community Outreach Recital
  • Date: Saturday, October 12th
  • Time: 2:00 pm.
  • Deadline: October 5th
  • Location: Regency Oaks in Clearwater, 2770 Regency Oaks Boulevard
  • Chair:  Shirley Hand
  • Forms: Information and Registration Form

GPMTA Meeting
  • Date: Monday, October 14th
  • Time: 9:30 am - Refreshments; 10:00 am - Meeting; 11:00 am - Program
  • Presentation: Roundtable discussion - Studio Finances
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Refreshments: Ivanka/Carol Alexander

FSMTA Annual Conference
  • Date: Thursday-Sunday, October 17th-20th
  • Information: FSMTA website
  • Location: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street,Gainesville, FL

District IX Conference
  • ​The annual District 9 Conference and Business Meeting will be held in conjunction with the State Conference
  • Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019
  • Location: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, ​Gainesville, FL
  • Information:
    • ​9:30-10:30 - Saturday Workshop Session, "Performance Anxiety:  It's Not Easy Bein' Green", by Julie Nagel
    • ​12:45-2:00 - Business meeting and lunch @ No Name Lounge

Senior Scholarship Award Application Deadline
  • Date: Saturday, October 20th
  • Info: See Handbook page 29
  • Forms: Eligible Senior Students Committee Report Form; Recital Form; Application Form

Masquerade Recital, Goodies/Food Pantry 
  • Date: Saturday, October 26th
  • Time: 11:00 am
  • Deadline: October 14th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Co-Chairs: Ivanka & Emi Stefanov
  • Forms: Information; Application Form​

November 2020

Fall Festival "Shall We Dance" 
  • Date/Time: Saturday November 9th, 10 am - 4 pm & Sunday, November 10th, 1 - 5 pm
  • Deadline: Delivered by October 12th; Postmarked by October 9th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Co-Chairs: Berthe Honein/Elizabeth Snedeker
  • Forms: Information; How the Festival Works; Application Form; Judge's Form

GPMTA Meeting
  • Date: Monday, November 11th
  • Time: 9:30 am - Refreshments;10:00 am - Meeting; 11:00 am - Program
  • Presentation: Celebration of the Career of Joe Schwartz, Emi Stefanov, Moderator
  • Location: Piano Distributors, 2541 Countryside Blvd, Suite #6, Clearwater, FL​
  • Refreshments:​ Merilee Magnuson

December 2020

Student Recital
  • Date: Saturday, December 14th
  • Time: 12:00 pm 
  • Deadline: November 30th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chair: Stella Gaukhshteyn
  • Forms: Information; Student Recital Form

Christmas & Holiday Luncheon
  • Date: Saturday, December 14th
  • Time: 5:00 pm
  • Information: Gift Exchange / Spouses Welcome
  • Location: Perkins Family Restaurant, 2626 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater
  • RSVP: Ivanka Stefanov​

January 2021

GPMTA Meeting
  • Date: Monday, January 13th
  • Time: 9:30 am - Refreshments; 10:00 am - Meeting; 11:00 am - Program
  • Presentation: Music Meets Medicine by Perthe Honein and Ivanka Stefanov present information from the FSMTA Conference
  • Location:  Home of Ray Luck, 319 10th Ave. N., St. Petersburg
  • Refreshments: Susan Uibel/Ray Luck

Student Recital
  • Date: Saturday, January 25th
  • Time: 2:00 pm
  • Deadline: January 17th
  • Location: St. Petersburg Public Library, 3745 9th Avenue N., St. Petersburg
  • Chair: Leland Peck
  • Forms: Information; Student Recital Form

February 2021
Student Recital – Emphasis on Ensembles
  • Date: Saturday, February 8th
  • Time: 11:00 am
  • Deadline:​ January 25th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chair: Stella Gaukhshteyn
  • Forms: Information; Student Recital Form

GPMTA Meeting
  • Date: Monday, February 10th
  • Time: 10:00 am - Meeting; 11:00 am - Program
  • Presentation: Twice Five in Thirty - Tips on Piano Technique by Ray Luck & Duncan MacMillan
  • Location: Piano Distributors, 2541 Countryside Blvd, Suite #6, Clearwater, FL

Federated Music Clubs Festival
  • Date: February 15, 16, 22
  • Location: HCC, Tampa

March 2021
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District Concerto Competition
  • Date: Saturday, March 7th
  • Deadline: Online application February 7th
  • Location: Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City of Tampa
  • Chairs: Sheron White / Ken Hanks
  • Forms: Information

GPMTA Meeting
  • Date: Monday, March 9th
  • Time: 9:30 am - Refreshments; 10:00 am - Meeting; 11:00 am - Program
  • Presentation: by Dr. Agnieszka Zick, Polish-born pianist and educator - Isidor Philipp: Seen Through His Writings, Compositions and Students
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Refreshments: Naoko/Stella

Senior Scholarship Award Application Deadline
  • Date: Wednesday, March 18th
  • Info: See Handbook page 29
  • Forms: Eligible Senior Students Committee Report Form; Recital Form; Application Form

MTNA National Conference
  • Date: March 21-25
  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • Information: MTNA Website

​Emeric Lazar Competition (grades 7-Collegiate)
  • Date: Saturday, March 28th
  • Deadline: February 29th
  • Location:The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Co-Chairs: Emi/Ivanka Stefanov
  • Forms: Information; Entry Form​​

April 2021

Kinuyo Engelbrecht Junior Artists' Competition
  • Date: Saturday, April 4th
  • Time: 10:00 am
  • Application Deadline: Saturday, March 4th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chairs: Linda Pointer, Chair/ Mary Lou Cruz, Co-Chair
  • Forms: Information; Entry Form 

GPMTA Meeting
  • Date: Monday, April 13th
  • Time: 9:30 am - Refreshments; 10:00 am - Meeting; 11:00 am - Program
  • Presentation: by Victoria Fisher Faw, Elon University, Elon, N.C. - ​"Bela Bartok - Man and Music"
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Refreshments: Elizabeth/Linda

Senior Scholarship Recital
  • Date: Saturday, April 18th
  • Time: 1:00 pm
  • Deadline: March 18th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chair: TBA
  • Forms: Eligible Senior Students Committee Report Form; Recital Form; Application Form

​Teachers' Ensemble Benefit Concert
  • Date: Sunday, April 19th
  • Time: 4:00 pm
  • Deadline: March 19th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chair: Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck
  • Information: Information

55th  Annual Chopin Piano Competition
  • Date: Saturday, April 25th
  • Deadline: March 27th (postmarked)
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chair: Joyce Liu; Angela Baptiste, Co-Chair
  • Forms: Information; Application Form​

May 2021

Student Day
  • Date: Saturday, May 2nd
  • Deadline: April 2nd (arrival to chair)
  • Location: St. Petersburg College, Gibbs Campus, 6605 5th Ave. N.
  • Co-Chairs: Naoko Hill & Carol Alexander
  • Forms: General Information; Parent Information Sheet

Student Recital
  • Date: Saturday, May 9th
  • Time: 11:00 am
  • Deadline:​ April 25th
  • Location: The Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
  • Chair: Stella Gaukhshteyn
  • Forms: Information; Student Recital Form

GPMTA Meeting/Annual Luncheon
  • Date: Monday, May 16th
  • Time: Meeting and Installation 11:00 am
  • Program: Installation of Officers
  • Location: Perkins Family Restaurant, 2626 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater
  • RSVP: Ivanka Stefanov​

June 2021

GPMTA Planning Meeting
  • Date: Monday, June 6th
  • Time: 10:00 am
  • Details: All attending, please bring a "finger food" item. Drinks provided.
  • Location: Hope Presbyterian Church, 1698 S. Belcher Rd., Clearwater

Pinellas School Calendar 2020-2021


Due to the COVID pandemic all dates are subject to change and many students are attending online.
 
  • Wednesday, August 24th – School begins
  • Monday, September 7th – Labor Day – Schools Closed
  • Monday, October 26th – No School for Students
  • Monday – Friday, November 23th – 27th – Thanksgiving Holidays – Schools Closed
  • Saturday, December 19th – Sunday, January 3rd – Winter/Christmas Holidays – Schools Closed
  • Monday, January 4 – Schools Reopen
  • Monday, January 18th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Schools Closed
  • Monday, February 15th – Presidents Day – No School for Students
  • Monday, March 15th - Friday, March 19th – Spring Break – Schools Closed
  • Monday, March 22nd – Schools Reopen
  • Friday, April 2nd – No School for Students
  • Monday, May 31st – No School for Students
  • Wednesday, June 9th – Last Day of School for Students
 
Possible Hurricane Make-up Days:  October 26, November 23, 24, Jan. 19, April 1st
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