Breth Piano Studio

The Breth Studio usually has some students in each of these events every year. Some events are required for all students.

September

19  NVMTA Judged Recitals. Competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

October

2  NVMTA General Recital. Non-competitive, non-critiqued. Entry fee: $10. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

17  NVMTA Judged Recitals. Competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

23  Studio Concerto Recital. Open only to students and parents. Sponsor/Location: Breth Studio/ Breth Studio. Entry fee: None. Repertoire: One concerto movement. Required for all students. 

24  WMTA Musicale/Judged Recital. The Musicale is non-competitive, the Judged Recital is competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. The previous year’s honorees are ineligible. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

November

6  Fall Festival. Non-competitive, critiqued, private audition. Entry fee: $12. Repertoire: One contemporary piece, one traditional piece. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Cherrydale Methodist Church, Arlington, VA.

7  NVMTA General Recital. Non-competitive, non-critiqued. Entry fee: $10. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

14  Piano Olympics. Required for all students and parents, open to selected guests. Critiqued by master teacher Alexander Peskanov. Sponsor/Location: Breth Studio/ Breth Studio. Entry fee: tbd. Repertoire: Assigned level of Russian Technical Regimen. Each student attends one technique class as assigned, plus a master class with closing ceremony at the end of the day.

December

5  WMTA Musicale/Judged Recital. The Musicale is non-competitive, the Judged Recital is competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Age 12 and under only. The previous year’s honorees are ineligible. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

12  NVMTA Judged Recitals. Competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

18  Studio Recital. Celebratory, non-competitive. Open to the public. Followed by party. Sponsor/Location: Breth Studio/ Woman’s Club of Arlington. Entry fee: None. Repertoire: To be determined by student & Mrs. Breth. Required for all students. 

January

9  NVMTA General Recital. Non-competitive, non-critiqued. Entry fee: $10. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

16  WMTA Musicale/Judged Recital. The Musicale is non-competitive, the Judged Recital is competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. The previous year’s honorees are ineligible. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

16  NVMTA Judged Recital. Critiqued but non-competitive. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

16  NVMTA Honors Recital. For students chosen from earlier Judged Recitals. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA. Entry fee: None. Repertoire:.Anything, within a time limit.

22  WMTA Concertofest. Non-competitive, critiqued. Entry fee: $tbd. Repertoire: One concerto movement. Sponsor/Location: WMTA/ The Piano Company at White Flint Mall. Recommended for all students entering NVMTA Concerto Competition.

29-30   NVMTA Concerto Competition. Highly competitive.Five levels by grade (grades 2-12) Entry fee: $30. Repertoire: One concerto movement. Must hire accompanist other than teacher. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

February

12  Theory Mastery Day. Non-competitive, graded theory exam. Required for all students. Sponsor/Location: Virginia Music Teachers Association/George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA . Entry fee: $12.

13  NVMTA Judged Recitals. Competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

20  NVMTA General Recital. Non-competitive, non-critiqued. Entry fee: $10. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

26  Bach-Baroque Festival. Either competitive or non-competitive, critiqued, recital format. Entry fee: $15. Repertoire: One piece by JS Bach, one other Baroque piece. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Korean United Methodist Church, McLean, VA.

27  WMTA Musicale/Judged Recital. The Musicale is non-competitive, the Judged Recital is competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. The previous year’s honorees are ineligible. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

tbd  National Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition Preliminaries. Highly competitive.One level: high school. Entry fee: $tbd. Repertoire: One concerto movement. Must hire accompanist other than teacher. Sponsor/Location: NSO/ Levine School, Washington DC.

March

6  NVMTA Judged Recitals. Competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

19  Skills Day. Non-competitive, graded sightreading exam. Private audition. Required for all students. Sponsor/Location: Virginia Music Teachers Association/George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA . Entry fee: $12.

na  Novik Concerto Competition. Highly competitive. Two levels. Biennial, held in spring of even-numbered years. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Catholic Univ., Washington DC. Entry fee: $35-$50. Repertoire: Junior level (age 13 and under)-one movement of any concerto. Senior level (age 19 and under)-Entire concerto chosen from WMTA’s list. Requires a hired accompanist. The Senior winner performs the following year with the Capitol City Symphony.

20  Specialty Competition. Competitive and non-competitive sections by repertoire. Biennial, held in odd-numbered years. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Levine School of Music, Washington DC. Entry fee: To be announced. Repertoire: Two pieces by French composers, one chosen from a required list.

27  WMTA Musicale/Judged Recital. The Musicale is non-competitive, the Judged Recital is competitive;winners play in Honors Recital. The previous year’s honorees are ineligible. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

April

2  Tselentis Bach Competition. Competitive. Three levels by age and repertoire. Biennial, held in odd-numbered years. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Levine School of Music, Washington DC. Entry fee: To be announced. Repertoire: Two Inventions (age 12 and under); two Sinfonias (age 17 and under); or two Preludes and Fugues (age 20 and under), one chosen from a required list.

2  NVMTA General Recital. Non-competitive, non-critiqued. Entry fee: $10. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

3  NVMTA Judged Recitals. Competitive; winners play in Honors Recital. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

8-10 Piano Concerto Festival. Competitive. Five levels by grade. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA. Entry fee: $20. Repertoire: One movement from any concerto. Teacher may accompany.

30  Piano Ensemble Competition. (Might extend into May 1.) Choice of competitive or non-competitive. Five levels by age. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/Resurection Lutheran Church, Arlington, VA. Entry fee: $20/ensemble. Repertoire: Any duet or duo repertoire that fits the time limits. All Breth students participate in this event.

tbd  VMTA Concerto Competition. Highly competitive. One level, grades 8-11. Sponsor/Location: Virginia Music Teachers Association/Va. State Univ., Petersburg, VA. Entry fee: $50. Repertoire: One movement from any concerto. Teacher may accompany. The winner plays with orchestra at the following year’s state conference.

tbd  FMMC High School Piano Competition. Highly competitive. One level, grades 9-12. Sponsor/Location: Friday Morning Music Club/tbd. Entry fee: $. Repertoire: A prelude and fugue from either volume of the Well Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach, or two other comparable pieces from the Baroque Period; the first movement of a sonata by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn or Schubert; a substantial work from the Romantic Period; an impressionist work or a work from the 20th or 21st century

tbd  International Young Artist Piano Competition Preliminaries. Competitive. Five levels by age. Sponsor/Location: IYAPC/Peabody Institute, Towson MD. Entry fee: $35-$45. Repertoire: Required Chinese piece plus one Western piece.

May

7  NVMTA Judged Recital. Critiqued but non-competitive. Entry fee: $17. Repertoire: Open. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA.

7  NVMTA Honors Recital. For students chosen from earlier Judged Recitals. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington, VA. Entry fee: None. Repertoire: Anything, within a time limit.

8  Hartman Piano Performance Awards. Competitive. Multiple levels by age. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association/Catholic Univ., Washington DC. Entry fee: $22.00. Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces.

8  Lichtenberg Piano Scholarship Competition. Highly competitive. One level, grades 9-12. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association / National Presbyterian Church. Entry fee: $35. Repertoire: Four contrasting pieces.

14  Piano Achievement Awards. Highly competitive. Three levels by grade. Winners perform at the May NVMTA membership meeting. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington. Entry fee: $25. Repertoire: Three to four contrasting pieces.

15  Sonata Festival. Competitive or non-competitive Three levels by difficulty of repertoire. Private audition. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Virginia Music Teachers Association/George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA . Entry fee: $15. Repertoire: Two contrasting sonata or sonatina movements.

22  Sonata Festival Honors Recital. For students selected by judges of the sonata Festival. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Virginia Music Teachers Association/George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA. Entry fee: None. Repertoire: One of the two sonata movements played in the Festival.

tbd  Doris Chase Competition. Highly competitive. Two divisions (Beethoven or Mozart). Sponsor/Location: Maryland State Music Teachers Association/Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County. Entry fee: $20. Repertoire: Entire sonata by Mozart or Beethoven.

tbd  Gottlieb Competition. Competitive. Multiple levels by age. Held on the same day & in same place as the Doris Chase. Sponsor/Location: Maryland State Music Teachers Association/ Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County. Entry fee: $20. Repertoire: Three pieces including one Baroque piece and one Classical sonata movement.

tbd  Elizabeth Davis Memorial Competition. Highly competitive. One level, grades 9-12. Sponsor/Location: Maryland State Music Teachers Association/ Howard Community College. Entry fee: $35. Repertoire: Three contrasting compositions including one Classical sonata movement.

30  Student Achievement Day. Non-competitive. Annual in-studio review of repertoire, critiqued by a guest adjudicator. Private audition. Location: Breth studio/McLean. Entry fee: $30-75 depending on length of program. Required for all students. Repertoire: 10 pieces or a 30-minute program.

June

4  Studio Recital. Celebratory, non-competitive. Open to the public. Followed by party. Sponsor/Location: Breth Studio/ Woman’s Club of Arlington. Entry fee: None. Repertoire: To be determined by student & Mrs. Breth. Required for all students. 

5  WMTA Honors Recital. For students chosen from the year’s Judged Recitals. Sponsor/Location: Washington Music Teachers Association / Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD. Entry fee: None. Repertoire: One piece or movement of a piece.

10-12   Northern District Auditions. Highly competitive. Four levels by grade. Sponsor/Location: NVMTA/ Woman’s Club of Arlington. Entry fee: $20. Repertoire: Three contrasting pieces. Winners compete in Virginia State Auditions the following fall.

tbd  International Young Artist Piano Competition Finals. Highly Competitive. Sponsor/Location: IYAPC/Catholic Univ., Washington DC. Entry fee: $20. Repertoire: Required Chinese piece plus one (age 10 and under) or two (age 11 and over) Western pieces.