S.F.branch NEWS
November Newsletter	November 18, 2005

November Greetings!

Please find enclosed:
1. Branch Directory
2. Holiday Party Invitation
3. Recital Form

Many of our events and recitals take place at St. Stephen Church, our great new venue that features plenty of parking, a beautiful interior, and an excellent Steinway. St. Stephen's address is 601 Eucalyptus Dr. in SF at 23rd Ave. The church parking lot is close to the Stonestown UA Movie theatre off Buckingham Way, which runs behind the Stonestown Shopping Center. (Please note address change from previous newsletter).

Membership Information

All members who have changed their home and email addresses must contact our new membership secretary, Phyllis Pan. Her contact information: phone: 415-885-4258 email: phuzzyphil@gmail.com Address: 2410 Jones St., SF 94133

Certificate of Merit Evaluations

C.M. will take place on TWO (2) Sundays: March 5 and March 12, 2006 at San Francisco State University, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, both days. The C.M Honors Recitals will take place at St. Stephen's Church on Sunday, March 19, 2006. The times will be announced in future newsletters.

In Memoriam

We regret to inform our membership of the passing of our member, Kitty Lee, last April. She was member for many years and our condolences go out to the Lee family.

Recital Coordinator Information

Esther Chan is no longer our Recital Coordinator (Chair). Please do not contact her regarding recitals. Crystal Wong is the coordinator for the December recital. The recital coordinator will change from month to month. We will try to try to arrange the coordinator schedule for 2006 before the December newsletter. If there are any doubts about who the recital coordinator for any particular month will be contact Scott Pratt 415-317-1245 or scottrpratt@sbcglobal.net

Recitals and Events 2005-2006

Visit Branch Program -

• Student Recital: Oct. 16, 2005 at 1:30 pm
• General Meeting for all members: Nov. 6, 2005 Time and location TBA
• Student Recital: Nov. 13, 2005 at 1:30 pm
• Student Holiday Recitals: Dec. 11, 2005 at 1:15 and 3:45 pm
• Young Artist Guild Concert Dec. 11, 2005 at 2:30 Artist TBA very soon!
• Master Class with Paul Roberts Feb. 5, 2006 from 1:00-4:00 pm
• Student Recital Feb. 12, 2006 at 1:30 pm
• Certificate of Merit: Mar. 5 and 12 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Certificate of Merit Honors Recitals: Mar. 19, 2006 starting at 1:15 pm
• Piano Solo Competition: April 2, 2006 Time and Location TBA
• Student Recitals: April 9, 2006 at 1:30 and 4:00 pm
• Competition Winners Recital: April 9, 2006 at 2:45 pm
• After School Keyboard Recital: May 14, 2006 at 1:30 pm
• Student Recital: May 14, 2006 at 2:45 pm
• Adult Recital: May 14, 2006 at 4:00 pm

News About Members

Sequoia Concerts presents A Piano Recital by Leonore Hall

• Sunday, Oct. 9th , 2005 at 4:00 pm
• Location: Piedmont Piano Company in San Francisco 660 3rd St. btw. Brannan and Townsend
• Program:

  Bach: Partita II

  Firant: Beautiful Dreamer

  Prokofiev: 3rd Sonata

  Schubert: Impromptu in B-flat Op. 142 no. 3

  Chopin: Nocturne in C minor Op.48 no. 1

  Chopin: Ballade II, Op.38

  Ravel: Sonatine