DGMC Newsletter - Downers Grove Music Club

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September, 2014
DGMC Newsletter
A WEST SUBURBAN NETWORK FOR MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS
Vol. 23, No. 1
A Downers Grove Music Club Publication
Welcome Back!
September, 2014
DGMC Annual Membership Dues
The opening of the Downers Grove Music Club’s Season of With the start of a new season, it is time to collect annual
membership dues. Our dues, paid by 12/31/2014, are:
Music is right around the corner.
$30 (Individual)
Our first program
$35 (Family)
will be Tuesday,
$10 (Student)
October 7th at
$60 (Ensemble or Organization)
7:30pm at the
Please bring dues payment to the October program. Our
First United Methdues are the main source of income for our operating
odist Church in
costs. Upon payment of your annual dues, you will receive
Downers Grove.
the DGMC Membership Directory which includes the passThe program inword to the “members only” features of the website.
cludes a great mix
Membership renewal is also available through the mail.
of instrumentation
Please complete the Dues / Donor / Sponsor Form and
and musical selections (see page 2 for details). Please join us for a wonder- send with payment to:
ful evening of music followed by refreshments, and a
DGMC, P.O. Box 551, Downers Grove, IL 60515
chance to reconnect after a refreshing summer break.
Checks should be made payable to the Downers Grove
Music Club.
Our 2014-2015 Season
We are very excited about our schedule for the 2014-2015
Club Year. See page 3 for details. We still have some
openings for performers. Please reserve a concert time for
your performance with an R.S.V.P. to
[email protected]
As we have been doing during the past few club years, we
have moved away from having every monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday. We hope that with meetings at different
days and times, more members will find times convenient
for them to attend. Also, our longtime sponsor, Hendricks
Pianos, no longer has evening hours. Thus, there are several locations for programs this year.
Thank You’s
We begin our new 2014-2015 Club Year by awarding Barbara Dickerman an Honorary Membership. Barbara’s most
recent term on the board as Member-at-Large ended in
May. We thank her for the insight she added to the board
meetings as well as her long history of service to DGMC, in
many, many capacities.
Piano Festival & Competition
The 2015 Piano Festival & Competition will be on Sunday,
April 19, 2015, with the honors recitals April 26th.
Piano Festival Chairperson Elissa Metropoulos reports that
the 2015 application
packet is complete.
Area piano teachers
have been sent the
festival
materials
over the summer.
All applications and
detailed instructions
can also be obtained at www.downersgrovemusicclub.org .
Please click on the “Piano Festival“ link you see on the
right side of the screen. For more information, Elissa can
be reached via [email protected] or
at 708-288-7336.
Help Needed
We would like to thank Anthony Tumea, CPA, for taking the Join the team! The DGMC Board would welcome voluntime to conduct a fiscal review of the club’s records.
teers that are willing to help with club operations. If interWe also thank Cindy Jensen for all the work she does as ested, please contact Chris Garofalo at 630-968-7649 or
via [email protected].
treasurer to see that our finances are well managed.
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A Notable Celebration of the Arts
September, 2014
2014 Music Awards continued
Mark your calendars now for Saturday, November 1st so College Music Award recipients are: (from DGS) Andrew
you don’t miss our second annual Notable Celebration of Molina, cello; Rachel Wydra, bassoon; (from DGN) Elizathe Arts.
Please consider asking family members, beth Brunell, soprano; Ben Casey, tuba.
neighbors and friends to attend as well.
Congratulations to all winners! We look forward to hearing
Our inaugural night in 2013 generated net profits of just our Rising Stars on the DGMC program, April 7, 2015.
over $4,000. This event not only provided significant funding for the Rising Star and College Music Awards, it also
introduced the DGMC to the community. See page 4 for
The DGMC Presents the
scenes from last year’s event.
We expect November 1st will be another wonderful night of
music, refreshments and fun! The concert will be hosted by
Elissa Metropoulos and will feature performances by
Angela Presutti Korbitz –soprano,
Jennifer Leckie—violin,
Michael Surratt—organ,
Chris Garofalo—piano,
Tim Edwards—cello and
Justin Sisul—piano.
A delicious reception, catered by J. Flemings Absolutely
Delicious, and a silent auction will follow. All proceeds will
support the Rising Stars and College Music awards.
Tickets can be purchased on-line through our website,
www.downersgrovemusicclub.org.
Click on the Notable
icon on the left side of the screen or when it appears on the
banner at the top of our home page to register. You can
also buy tickets at our October program or by calling Charlotte Ewing at 630-985-8472. Tickets are $30 if purchased
in advance; $35 after October 28th. Youth 18 or younger
are free when accompanied by an adult.
Donate to the Silent Auction! Thank you to everyone
who contributed to last year’s auction. The concert tickets,
CDs, hand made items, framed photography, lessons, performances, food, wine and many more were much appreciated and generated over $3,000 profit. To donate, contact
Gloria Salazar ([email protected] or 630-968-8997).
Set up / Clean up November 1st! Please contact Charlotte Ewing if you are available to help (630-985-8472 or
[email protected]).
2014 Music Awards
DGMC has a long tradition of presenting
monetary awards to talented student musicians. In 2014, DGMC presented six
$400 Rising Stars Awards. In addition,
due to very generous donations by Grove Dental and the
Nancy Mundinger Memorial Fund and to the success of our
fall fundraiser, DGMC was able to present four $1,000 College Music Awards. The total amount of all of the Student
Music Awards given last spring is $6,400.
All winners were announced at the 2014 Awards Assemblies held on May 6th at Downers Grove South (DGS) and
on May 20th at Downers Grove North (DGN).
The Rising Stars are: (from DGS) Brett Cohen, baritone;
Brooke Nuccio, flute/piccolo; Samuel Tedeschi, tuba/string
bass; (from DGN) Shannon Kennedy, alto; Julija Lemenaite, violin ; Anthony McMahon, saxophone.
Opening of the Music Season
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove
Cove Creek Brass Quintet
Satirical Dance from "The Bolt"
1st movement of "Brass Quintet"
Quintet No. 2: Movement III
The Flight of the Tuba Bee
D. Shostakovich
A. N. Tcherepnin
V. Ewald
N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Charlotte Ewing, Piano
La Vallée des Cloches
M. Ravel
Dennis Smith, Clarinet
Sonata, 1964
Thom Ritter George
Allegro moderato
Adagio ma non troppo
Cantilena
Allegro molto quasi presto
Patricia Smith, Soprano
Toothbrush Time
Amor
W. Bolcom
W. Bolcom
Cove Creek Brass Quintet
The Pink Panther
H. Mancini / arr. A. Frackenpohl
Brass Romance (Bad Romance)
Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat
Arr. B. Ridenour
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Mildred and Donald Drew Bequest
September, 2014
In working with both Downers Grove High Schools,
we have learned of specific needs to upgrade their
pianos. In August, the board voted unanimously to
provide the funds to
In November, the Downers Grove Music Club was named
the recipient of a $48,074 bequest from the estate of Mildred Drew. The funds were immediately deposited into  restore the Yamaha C-7 piano at Downers Grove
FDIC insured accounts, establishing the DGMC Mildred
South to a quality instrument and
and Donald Drew Fund.
 to purchase two digital pianos for the Downers North
The board has been carefully considering ways to use this
music department.
money to both honor the Drews and our club’s responsibil$8,000 of the Mildred and Donald Drew Fund is going toity as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to offer programs
ward these projects, and the remaining funds are invested
and services to benefit the community at large.
in an FDIC insured certificate of deposit.
Programs
2014-2015
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. …. Season Opener
First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove
See page 2 for program details
Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. . . . A Notable Celebration of the Arts
First Congregational Church, 1047 Curtiss St. Downers Grove
See page 2 for more information
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove
Donald Newsom, Piano – Premier of a newly commissioned piano composition
Emily Fallert, Flute
Barbara Dickerman, Piano
Michael Surratt, Organ
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. … Chamber Concert at the Gallery
Brigantine Gallery, 734 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove
Cove Creek Brass Quintet
Venue for unaccompanied solos and ensembles
Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Home of Chris Garofalo, 110 South Washington Street, Westmont
Piano, Harpsichord and Clavichord available
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. … Rising Stars Student Award Program
Four Corners Church, 8251 Lemont Road, Darien
Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Hendricks Pianos, 421 Maple Ave, Downers Grove
Piano available
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September, 2014
Scenes from 2013
A Notable Celebration of the Arts
Jason Deroche
Jim Molina
About 100 guests were in attendance
at this inaugural event to raise money
for the Student Music Awards.
Cellist
Andrew Molina,
a 2014 graduate of
Downers Grove South,
is one of the
Music Club’s
Rising Stars and
College Music Award
recipients.
Abigail Habegger and THESIX
Jen Leckie
Chris Garofalo
The musical performances were outstanding. The evening’s host kept
the event running smoothly.
Rose Verona
The reception was catered by
J. Fleming’s Absolutely
Delicious.
Over 35 businesses and many
individuals donated items for
the silent auction.