Come on out and watch a concert featuring the top students from the Chilliwack Music Festival.
Location: Chilliwack Cultural Centre HUB Theatre
Friday April 26th, 7 pm
Tickets: The Box Office at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre
Phone #604-391-7469 or website: www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca
Join the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra for an amazing showcase of BC’s up and coming concert pianists ranging in ages from 6-18.
These wonderful musicians will play with the orchestra. The finale will feature Chilliwack’s own Clinton Giovanni Denoni and will include a composition & orchestration by Kathleen Feenstra.
All under the direction of Maestra Paula DeWit.
Tickets: https://www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca/ccc-event/piano-extravaganza-with-clinton-giovanni-denoni/
The Chilliwack Branch of the BC Registered Music Teacher’s Association (BCRMTA) is hosting it’s annual spring recital on Friday, May 24th at the Chilliwack Cultural Center. The evening will feature students from a variety of musical disciplines including piano, violin, and others. All member teachers of the BCRMTA may submit up to 5 students to perform at this event.
The evening maybe divided up into 2 or 3 smaller recitals:
Adult Students
Beginner & Elementary Students
Intermediate & Advanced Students
*exact times depend on the number of students performing, details TBA.
June 1st is the re-registration deadline for current students. Current student wishing to re-enroll in piano lessons for the 2024/2025 school year must submit their registration before this date. Following June 1st, new piano students will be accepted if there is space.
Piano and theory lessons are available to students over the summer months. Current students are strongly recommended to sign up for a minimum of 3 piano lessons over the summer to help maintain their current level of skill and musicianship. All students taking RCM piano or theory exams in the summer are required to have weekly lessons until the date of their exam.
Registration for the summer term takes place in June. Students may select the times & dates of their summer lessons from the lesson times available.
Tuition for the summer term is due July 1st, 2024.
Small group performance classes will take the place of individual lessons the week of the recital to give students the opportunity to gain practice experience in an in-formal setting. Some performance classes will be scheduled online to allow distance-learning students the opportunity to perform.
An all-studio recital will take place on Friday, June 14th at 6:30 pm at Sardis Community Church. Awards will be given out following the recital and light refreshments will be served in the lobby. All students are asked to bring a small plate of goodies to share.
Adult students are welcome to come out and support each other in their learning journey. Enjoy an evening of dessert, appetizers, and wine and plan to perform some of the pieces you have learned this term for the group.
Please bring a small treat to share with the group.
Location: Andy’s House
Lessons end for the term on Monday, June 17th.
Lessons resume after Spring Break on Tuesday, April 2nd.
April 1st, 2024 is the deadline for students to submit their own compositions to the BCRMTA Student Composer Competition.
See https://bcrmta.bc.ca/student-composer-competition/ for details.
There are no lessons during Spring Break: Tuesday March 19th - Monday April 1st.
The dates for the piano classes of this competition are March 6th - 9th 2024.
Registration deadline: December 1st, 2023. (Registration is now closed)
See https://chilliwackmusicanddancefestival.com/ for more details.
Small group performance classes will take the place of individual lessons the week of the Chilliwack Music Festival to give students the opportunity to gain practice experience in an in-formal setting. Some performance classes will be scheduled online to allow distance-learning students the opportunity to perform.
Lessons resume after the Christmas Break on Monday, January 8th.
There will be no lessons for all students December 25-January 5 due to the Christmas Break.
Friday, December 22nd is the last day of lessons for the term.
Adult students are welcome to come out and support each other in their learning journey. Enjoy an evening of dessert, appetizers, and wine and plan to perform some of the pieces you have learned this term for the group.
Please bring a small treat to share with the group.
Location: Beyond’s Home, Chilliwack.
The studio recital will take place on Saturday, December 16th, 1 pm at Yarrow MC Church.
Small group performance classes will take the place of individual lessons the week of the recital to give students the opportunity to gain practice experience in an in-formal setting. Some performance classes will be scheduled online to allow distance-learning students the opportunity to perform.
December 1st, 2023 is the deadline to register for the Chilliwack Music & Dance Festival.
Each year in November, the Chilliwack branch of the BC Registered Music Teacher’s Association (BCRMTA) puts on a recital to celebrate Canada Music Week. This year, Canada Music Week will be celebrated from November 20-26, 2022. Students participating in this recital must perform music by a Canadian composer (unless in level 9 or above). Music performed at this event must be memorized. Space is limited: only 5 students per teacher will be allowed to perform.
Date: Friday November 24h, 6:30 pm
Lessons begin for the term on Monday, September 11th.
Piano and theory lessons are available to students over the summer months. Current students are strongly recommended to sign up for a minimum of 3 piano lessons over the summer to help maintain their current level of skill and musicianship. All students taking RCM piano or theory exams in the summer are required to have weekly lessons until the date of their exam.
Registration for the summer term takes place in June. Sign-up sheets will be distributed in June. Students may select the times & dates of their summer lessons from the lesson times available.
Tuition for the summer term is due July 1st, 2023.
On Saturday, June 24th, all adult students will have the opportunity to perform their pieces for each other. Please bring a small treat (cookies, wine) to share.
Location: Andy’s House
….more details to follow!
An all-studio recital will be taking place on Friday, June 16th at 6:30 pm at Sardis Community Church. Following the recital light refreshments will be served in the lobby. All students are asked to bring a small plate of goodies to share.
Small Group Performance Classes will take the place of individual lessons this week in preparation for the studio recital. Performance classes will be held both in-studio and online.
The Chilliwack Branch of the BC Registered Music Teacher’s Association (BCRMTA) is hosting it’s annual spring recital on Friday, June 2nd at the Chilliwack Cultural Center. All member teachers of the BCRMTA may submit up to 5 students to perform at this event.
The evening will be divided up into 3 smaller recitals:
Adult Students
Beginner & Elementary Students
Intermediate & Advanced Students
*exact times depend on the number of students performing, details TBA.
June 1st is the re-registration deadline for current students. Current student wishing to re-enroll in piano lessons for the 2023/2024 school year must submit their registration before this date. Following June 1st, new piano students will be accepted if there is space.
The Chilliwack branch of the BC Registered Music Teacher’s Association has arranged with popular composer Christopher Norton to come to Chilliwack and put on workshops with students. Students can learn Christopher’s compositions, perform them live in a Festival setting and receive feedback on their performances from the composer himself!
Registration Deadline: March 1st.
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There are no lessons March 20th - 31st due to spring break.
The dates for the piano portion of this competition are March 8th - 11th, 2023.
Registration deadline: December 1st, 2021.
See https://chilliwacklionsclubmusicanddancefestival.com/ for more details.
No lessons are scheduled during the week of January 5th - 12th, 2023.
Christmas break is from December 19th - January 1st (2 weeks).
On Saturday, December 10th, all adult students will have the opportunity to play their pieces for each other. Please bring a small treat (cookies, wine) to share. Location: Andy’s house.
Friday, December 9th is the studio Christmas recital at South Abbotsford Church.