GPMTA Calendar for 2023-2024  

August 2023

Thurs, Aug 10th Pinellas County Schools Open

Sat, Aug 26th,  11:30 am  “Meet and Greet” Luncheon                                         The Music Gallery
          RSVP August 21 to Kelly Hunt at MG (727) 742-0317                                      5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
 
Luncheon catered by the Music Gallery; New member recruitment opportunity: The Music Gallery will
invite non-affiliated teachers who schedule recitals at the Music Gallery; Guest Speaker (from Steinway
NYC); Photographer on hand for teacher’ publicity photos (website, studio brochures); Drawings for
free piano tunings, TFO concert tickets, trip for two to Steinway factory in NYC. 

September 2023

Mon, Sept 11th                      GPMTA Meeting                                                        The Music Gallery 
               9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
 
                    11:00 Program:  Teachers’ Roundtable of Preferred Teaching Methods
 
       Teacher Participants: Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck (New Bastien/New Alfred);
Leah Hunt (Faber); Duncan MacMillan (Celebrate Piano);
Cory Hall (Sight Reading and Harmony books)
 
               Refreshments: Naoko Hill, Leah Hunt
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Fri, Sept 15th - Sun, Sept 17th                                    Rosh Hashanah
 
 
Sat, Sept 16th                                      District Conference              Florida College, Temple Terrace
 
 
Sat, Sept 23rd  12:00 p.m.                  Student Recital                                                The Music Gallery
Deadline: September 12th                                Stella Gaukhshteyn, Chair                                   5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
This recital is geared toward beginners/youngest students. Participating teachers include: Stella Gaukhshteyn (2 students), Naoko Hill (3-4), Leah Hunt (1), Duncan MacMillan (2), and Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck (3)
 
Sun, Sept 24th - Mon, Sept 25th                Yom Kippur

October 2023

Mon, Oct 9th                           GPMTA Meeting                                                        The Music Gallery 
               9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
11:00 Program:  Preparing for Student Day
       Presentation by Angela Baptiste, Naoko Hill & Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck
                    Refreshments: Angela Baptiste, Linda Pointer
 
 
Sat, Oct 14th  2:00 p.m.         Community Outreach Recital                                          Regency Oaks
Deadline: October 1st                          Stella Gaukhshteyn, Chair                                  2770 Regency Oaks Blvd, Clearwater
 
                              
Thurs - Sat, Oct 19th - 22nd   FSMTA Annual Conference                                       Florida Southern College
                                                                                                                                                Lakeland, FL 
                                                               
Sat, Oct 28th 10am - 1pm       Masquerade Recital Food Pantry Collection                 The Music Gallery
Deadline: October 16th                       Ivanka and Emi Stefanov, Co-Chairs                      5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater

November 2023

Tues, November 1st               First Deadline: Senior Scholarship Award Application     (See Handbook)
 
Mon, Nov 13th                        GPMTA Meeting                                                        The Music Gallery 
               9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
                    11:00 Program:  Chamber Music by Franz Peter Schubert               
               Presentation by The MacMillan Ensemble: Duncan MacMillan, piano; Patrick Meighan, saxophones; Carlos Audi, cello; with Kelly Balmaceda, soprano          
                 Refreshments: Cory Hall & Ivanka Stefanov
 
 
Sat, Nov 11th                             Veterans Day
 
                                                                                                                                               
Sat, Nov 11th   10 am - 4 pm  Fall Festival “American Music”                              The Music Gallery
Sun, Nov 12th   1 - 5 pm         Berthe Honein, Chair                                                     5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
Deadline: October 10th                       Linda Pointer, Co-Chair                           
                                Since this event falls on Veteran’s Day this year it is especially appropriate that we have chosen “American Music” for our theme. Repertoire encompasses works from Colonial American times to the present and, of course, may include appropriate selections from teaching methods by American composers.
 
                                                               
Mon - Fri, Nov 20th - 24th                     Thanksgiving Holiday Week, Pinellas County Schools

December 2023

Sat, Dec 2nd 12:00 pm           Student Recital                                                          The Music Gallery
Deadline: November 20th                   Stella Gaukhshteyn, Chair                                                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
 
 
Thurs Dec 7th - Fri Dec 15th             Hanukkah
 
Sat, Dec 16th 3 - 5 pm            Christmas & Holiday Potluck Get-Together         Walsingham Park
Deadline: December 1st                      Bring a Dish, NO Gift Exchange, Spouses Welcome     12615 102nd Avenue, Seminole
                                                         RSVP to Ivanka Stefanov - ivankastefanov@gmail.com                            Pavilion #1        
 
 
Thurs, Dec 21st                         Last Day of Fall Semester Classes, Pinellas County Schools

January 2024

Mon, Jan 8th                             Classes Resume, Pinellas County Schools
 
 
Mon, Jan 8th                          GPMTA Meeting                                                      The Music Gallery
            9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                                  5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
            11:00 am Program TBA
            Refreshments: Winn Petrescue, Leland Peck
 
 
Sat, Jan 20th 10:00 am           Adult Student Recital                                                 The Music Gallery
Deadline: January 8th                          Leland Peck, Chair                                                                5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
 
 
 
Sun, Jan 28th  3:00 pm           GPMTA Benefit Recital                                             The Music Gallery
                                                                Grigorios Zamparas, Pianist                                        5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
                                   Angela Baptiste, Chair & Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck, Co-Chair 

February 2024

Sat, Feb 3rd 10am - 3pm    Ensemble & Chamber Music Festival                         The Music Gallery                      
Deadline: January 12th                            Naoko Hill, Chair                                                                     5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
    Angela Baptiste & Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck, Co-Chairs
 
 
Sat, Feb 10th                                  Lunar New Year
 
 
Mon, Feb 12th                        GPMTA Meeting                                                      The Music Gallery
            9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                                          5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
            11:00 am Program Agnieszka Zick-Nieves “Pedagogical Piano Gems from the Baltic Region”
            Refreshments: Leah Hunt, Linda Pointer

Sat, Feb 24th 12:00 pm          Student Recital                                                          The Music Gallery
Deadline: February 17th                     Stella Gaukhshteyn, Chair                                                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater

March 2024

Saturday, March 2nd                        District Concerto Competition       Hillsborough Community College
Deadline: February 17th                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ybor City Campus
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Mon, March 11th - 15th              Spring Holiday Week, Pinellas County Public Schools
Mon, Mar 11th to Apr 10th         Ramadan
 
Monday, March 11th                                               GPMTA Meeting                                                     The Music Gallery
            9:30 - Refreshments, 10:00 – Meeting                                                  5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
            11:00 – Program: TBA
            Refreshments: Duncan MacMillan , Winn Petrescue
 
March 16th - 20th                     MTNA National Conference                                                          mtna.org
 
Sat, Mar 23rd 10am - 2pm    Emeric Lazar Competition                                        The Music Gallery
Deadline: March 1st       Emi Stefanov, Chairperson; Ivanka Stefanov, Co-Chair          5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
           
Sat, Mar 23rd – 24th:                 Purim (begins at Sunset)
Sun, Mar 24th – Mar 31st          Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Easter

April 2024

Mon., April 8th                      General Meeting/Election of Officers                     Piano Distributors                                                    
                         9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                     2541 Countryside Blvd., Suite 6   
                        11:00 – Program: TBA                            
                                Refreshments: Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck, Stella Gaukhshteyn
                                                               
Wed, Apr 10th – Fri, Apr 12th    Eid al-Fitr
 
Sat, April 13th, 10:00am       Engelbrecht Jr. Artist Competition                                     The Music Gallery
Deadline: March 13th                 Sungkyeong Kim, Chair                                                5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
                                                Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck, Leland, Peck, Co-Chairs
 
 
Sat, April 20th, 1:00 pm.                  Senior Scholarship Recital                                    The Music Gallery
Deadline: March 20th                                  Leah Hunt, Chair; Leland Peck, Co-Chair                       5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater       
 
Mon, April 22nd             Passover (begins at sunset through April 30th)

Sat, April 27th,  10:00 am     59th Annual Chopin Piano Competition                    The Music Gallery
Deadline: March 27th     Karen Pasquarello-Lamneck, Chair  & Angela Baptiste, Co-Chair                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater

May 2024

May 3rd - 4th                                   FFMC State Junior Convention
 
Sat, May 4th                           Student Day                                           First United Methodist Church
Deadline: April 8th                             Lola Beyrouti, Chair & Naoko Hill, Co-Chair                 411 Turner Street, Clearwater
 
 
Sat, May 11th, 12:00 pm        Student Recital                                                          The Music Gallery
Deadline: May 1st                                Stella Gaukhshteyn, Chair                                                 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
 
 
Mon, May 13th 10:00 am       GPMTA Meeting & Luncheon                                The Music Gallery
                                                10:00 am Meeting & Installation of 2024-2025 Officers             5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
                                                11:00 am Luncheon catered courtesy of The Music Gallery
                                                RSVP April 29 to Kelly Hunt at MG (727) 742-0317

Mon, May 27th                            Memorial Day
Wed, May 29th                            Last Day of Spring Semester Classes, Pinellas County Public Schools                                                                          

June 2024

Mon, June 10th 10:00 am      GPMTA Planning Meeting                                      The Music Gallery
           9:30 Refreshments, 10:00 Meeting                                                   5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater
           Refreshments: Carol Alexander, Sue Uibel

Pinellas School Calendar 2023-2024

  • Thursday, August 10th:  First Day of School
  •  Monday, September 4th:  Labor Day – Schools Closed
  •  Monday, September 25th:  No School for Students
  •  Monday, October 16th:  No School for Students
  •  Monday – Friday, November 20th – 24th:  Thanksgiving Holidays – Schools Closed
  • Friday, December 22nd - Sunday, January 7th:  Winter Holidays – Schools Closed 
  • Monday, January 8th:  Schools Reopen
  • Monday, January 15th:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Schools Closed
  •  Friday, February 16th:  No School for Students
  •  Monday, February 19th:  No School for Students
  •  Monday, March 11th - Friday, March 15th:  Spring Break – Schools Closed                       
  •  Friday, March 29th:  No School for Students
  •  Friday, April 26th:  No School for Students
  •  Monday, May 27th:  Memorial Day
  •  Wednesday, May 29th:  Last Day of School: Early Dismissal - 2 hours

​Designated Hurricane Make-up Days:  September 25, October 16, November 20-21, February 16