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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 - [email protected] Pavilion #1
Thurs, Dec 21st Last Day of Fall Semester Classes, Pinellas County Schools
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 - [email protected] 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
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
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
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
Deadline: February 17th Ybor City Campus
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
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
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
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