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Akiko Hasunuma will have Memorial Service on Saturday, May 18th at Rose Hills in Whittier at 11:00 AM.

May 3, 2024 | | 0 Comments

Our dear friend and colleague, Akiko Hasunuma, passed away Thursday, March 28 after a long bout with cancer.
There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, May 18th at Rose Hills in Whittier at 11:00 AM.
We hope many of you will be able to come to honor the life of Akiko.
We remember her fondly and will miss her greatly. Akiko served as MTAC Pasadena Branch co-President with Fritzie Culick, and served as both Bach Branch Festival and SCJBF Regional Festival Chair for close to 20 years. She was a wonderful teacher and produced some great students who consistently did well in piano competitions and festivals. One of her greatest legacies in the world of music was founding the Piano Teachers Music Guild in Tokyo, Japan which is based on a similar structure and guiding principles as our CM Program. Akiko leaves a son, Jun, and granddaughter, Emily.

Amanda Wu, Cathy Chen and Jing Yi Xu received 2024 Top Teacher awards from Steinway

Feb 23, 2024 | | 0 Comments

Steinway Piano Gallery in Pasadena had a piano teacher appreciation lunch at Noor in Pasadena on January 26, 2024. About 20 Pasadena piano teachers attended.

Three of our teachers, Amanda Wu, Cathy Chen and Jing Yi Xu received Top Teacher awards. Kelly Anderson performed a piano solo – Fairy Tale in A by Medtner. Several other teachers from other branches performed, making it an interesting event. Each attendee was gifted with a pair of black knit gloves with the Steinway logo embossed on the gloves. A very timely gift in this cold weather.

Fairy Tale in A by Medtner, performed by Kelly Anderson

 

2024 Teacher Appreciation Dinner, The Old Spaghetti Factory

Feb 21, 2024 | | 0 Comments

A Teacher Appreciation Dinner for Pasadena teachers was held on January 13, 2024 at Old Spaghetti Factory in Duarte. 39 teachers attended and had a great time seeing everyone in person.
A big thank you to Bee Tan for coordinating the event. We wish more teachers could attend.

Board members

Spumoni Ice-cream

 

 

Congratulations to Judith Neszlenyi on a successful piano recital on April 23, 2023

May 17, 2023 | | 0 Comments

Congratulations to Judith Neszlenyi on a successful piano recital on April 23, 2023, at Church of Our Saviour. The recital was dedicated to the memory of her Mother, Judith Vanyiska-Pfeiffer. Judith was past president of the Pasadena Branch from 1984-1986 and has been active in the branch and the Los Angeles area.

 

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2023-04-23 Judith Neszlenyi Concert

 

 

2024 Teacher Appreciation Dinner, The Old Spaghetti Factory

A Teacher Appreciation Dinner for Pasadena teachers was held on January 13, 2024 at Old Spaghetti Factory in Duarte. 39 teachers attended and had a great time seeing everyone in person. A big thank you to Bee Tan for coordinating the event. We wish more teachers could...

Body Mapping and music with Ruth Kasckow

Please follow the link for more details https://edendalelibraryupcloseconcerts.blogspot.com/2023/03/j-oin-us-tuesday-march-21st-at-600-p.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/events/897515021458202

Free Concert from Ruth Kaschow, Music at noon series

Music at noon series, Wednesday February 1, at noon. Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91101 Ruth Kaschow, flutist, MTAC Pasadena branch member Bryan Pezzone, pianist Program: Achat Sha'alti by Paul Schoenfeld Clair de Lune by Claude...