The forty-ninth Washington International Competition will be presented on March 9th and 10th this year in Washington, DC. The semi-final round of the competition on March 9th will run from 9 AM to 6 PM at The Catholic University of America's Benjamin T. Rome School of Music (Harewood Road, NE). Finalists will display their talents on Sunday, March 10 at 1 PM in the Lisner Auditorium of GWU (730 21st St NW). This international competition will attract talent from around the world to compete for prizes including recitals at The Kennedy Center, The Phillips Collection, and The Lyceum in Alexandria and with the Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra. In addition, cash prizes totaling over $14,000 will be distributed among the top winners.

The jury of outstanding and internationally recognized pianists includes Yoheved Kaplinsky (Chair of Piano at Juilliard), John Perry (University of Southern California), and Eugene Pridonoff (Artist in Residence at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music).

Past winners of the competition have gone on to successful musical careers and have included such outstanding artists as Jessye Norman.

The competition, presented by the Friday Morning Music Club Foundation, will identify young artists to bring new concepts of concert programming and venues and to promote musical values to an expanded audience. To achieve this, the jury will select, first, the most outstanding talent with the highest caliber of achievement. But the contestants are also required to display skill in program selection and presentation and are required to submit a statement of their intent to utilize the prize awards in pursuit of the objectives stated.

An interesting feature of the finals is the audience award. Audience members who hear all finalists perform may submit a vote after the performance presentations but before the judges' choices are announced. The audience award is based solely on the audience ballot and is in addition to the awards designated by the judges.

The competition promises to be a stimulating event for the performers and audience alike. Both finals and semi-finals are open to the public without charge or ticket. Come early, get a good seat and join in the excitement.

We hope you are planning to join us at Lisner Auditorium for the Finals of the Washington International Competition for Piano-a rare opportunity to see and hear fine young pianists from all over the world as they take this step to further their professional careers. This is a wonderful chance to hear a wide variety of piano literature in live performance. Admission is free and open to the public, and parking is available nearby. There are restaurants near Lisner also. You can choose to hear just a few of these competitors or stay for the afternoon and pick your own winner. Audience members can participate by voting for their favorite pianist to win the audience prize. It's a learning experience, no matter how much we already know, and a chance to support young talented musicians. Tell your friends, colleagues and students about it.

On Saturday, March 9th, in the Semifinals, pianists at Catholic University perform twenty-minute programs running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An audience is welcome, and you can plan to attend for a short time or a long time. We hope to see you there!

Countries represented by entrants to this competition were: USA, China, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Philippines, Bulgaria, Spain, Japan, Lithuania, Korea, South Africa, Israel, Ukraine, and Germany. Our preliminary panel of judges spent eight hours listening to 37 CD's and tapes and chose 18 semifinalists. CHARLES TIMBRELL reports that the level of playing is high, and the results should be exciting!

The Foundation Board, under the leadership of Director, THOMAS MASTROIANNI, and Competition Chair, ELEANOR WOODS, has done an outstanding job of coming up with ideas and handling endless details. Many thanks to the Board for their work, and to all who are contributing in any way.

As I write, we are still without an office to move into when our building changes hands, but we have some promising possibilities. Many thanks to members who have offered suggestions. In the meantime our space has expanded at B'nai B'rith from one room to two rooms, as other tenants are moving out. We have to move out of the B'nai B'rith building by the end of July at the latest. Ideas from members are still appreciated.

Mark your calendar now for the Annual FMMC Meeting and Spring Luncheon! It will be held at the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Avenue, in Chevy Chase, MD on Friday, May 10, 2002. There is ample on-site parking.

The guest speakers will be EVELYN LEAR and Thomas Stewart, who will talk about their operatic careers as a husband and wife team. CHRISTINE KHARAZIAN, violinist, will provide entertainment.

The meeting begins at 10:00 AM followed by the Luncheon at 12:15 PM.

BARBARA GOFF CONNIE MILNER DINA FLEMING
LOIS GRANICK JEAN ROBBINS

Slate of Officers Nominated for the Friday Morning Music Club Board

Nominated to serve a two-year term from 2002-2004:
First Vice President (Auditions Chairman) IMMANUELA GRUENBERG
Second Vice President (Membership Chairman) RAMONA MATTHEWS
Rules and Revisions Chairman LOIS GRANICK
Assistant Treasurer JUDY COHEN
Parliamentarian FAIRLIE MAGINNES
Public Relations Director ROBERT ROSEN
Yearbook Editor TBA

Have served one term -- Have agreed to serve another two-year term:
Recording Secretary ANNA-STINA ERICSON
Finance Director ANNE ZIM

Have been nominated to serve one term (according to By Laws) from 2002-2004:
Nominating Committee: TOBY ROTMAN, Chairman
JAN TIMBERS BETSY REVEAL
JO LOMBARD BARBARA GOFF

John Perry is professor of keyboard studies at the Coburn School of Performing Arts at the University of Southern California. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the Eastman School of Music. He was a student of Cecile Genhart and during those summers worked with Frank Mannheimer. Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, he worked with Wladyslav Kedra in Vienna and Carlo Zecchi in Rome. Mr. Perry has achieved considerable acclaim as a touring and recording artist. He has won numerous prizes in international competitions and has performed extensively throughout Europe and North America. He records for labels including Telefunken, Musical Heritage Society, CBC, Fox and ACA, which recently released his recording of three major American works for piano solo. As a respected chamber musician, Mr. Perry collaborates with some of the world's finest instrumentalists. He has also attained an international reputation as a teacher, presenting master classes throughout the world. His students have been first-prize winners in major competitions including the Rubinstein, MTNA, Naumburg, Chopin National competition and Young Musicians Foundation, among others. Mr. Perry is a frequent guest faculty member of the Banff Centre and artist faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival; the Sarasota Festival, and the Holland Music Sessions.

Yoheved Kaplinsky is currently the Chairperson of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York. She began her musical career as a prize winner in the J.S. Bach International Competition in Washington, DC. A native of Israel, she studied with Ilona Vince at the Tel Aviv Academy, before entering the Juilliard School as a scholarship-student of Irwin Freundlich. She holds a doctoral degree from Juilliard, as well as awards for scholastic and pianistic achievements. She continued her studies with Dorothy Taubman in New York. Ms. Kaplinsky has appeared throughout the US and Israel as a recitalist, in chamber music concerts and with orchestras, including performances in NY, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, DC. Noted for her insights and understanding of piano techniques, she has been in demand for lectures and master classes around the world. She has served on the faculties of the Peabody Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music and has been a member of the Juilliard piano faculty since 1993. She also teaches regularly at summer festivals. She frequently adjudicates in international competitions and will serve as judge in the upcoming Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Dublin Competition in Ireland.

Eugene Pridonoff is the Artist in Residence at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. For over three decades, he has combined an international career as both performer and teacher. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, his teachers included Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Lillian Steuber. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Symphony. He has given recitals and master classes throughout the Americas, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. He has been a performing artist, teacher, lecturer and co-chair of the Committee on Performance at the World Piano Pedagogy Conferences for six consecutive years, and videos of his sessions have been distributed internationally. Former students hold university positions throughout the world and have been first-place winners in major piano competitions including the Horowitz, Missouri Southern, American Pianists, and others. During the summers, he is on the artist faculty of the International Institute for Young Musicians and the Prague International Piano Master classes. Eugene Pridonoff and his wife, Elizabeth Pridonoff, are Duo in Residence at UC, CCM, and have performed internationally including appearances in Tully and Merkin Halls in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and other places all over the world. Their studio includes many international students and many of them have been laureates in major competitions throughout the world.

WIC Audition Judges GAIL DELENTE, American-born, French-trained concert pianist, is the recipient of the Licence de Concert Diploma from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris as a pupil of Jules Gentil. A Fulbright grantee, Phi Beta Kappa, and Ph.D., she is laureate of numerous competitions in the US and Europe, where she is also known for her concerts and lecture recitals on the piano music of French composers Dutilleux, Faure, Ibert, and Roussel. Ms. Delente is the founder and artistic director of the French Piano Institute. She was recently honored by the French government as a "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres."

CHARLES TIMBRELL has achieved a wide reputation as pianist, author, and teacher. He has performed major recitals in New York, Washington, Paris, Rome, and London; in summer festivals in France and England; and on radio broadcasts in the U.S. and throughout Europe. He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Michigan, and the University of Maryland. He has also studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Guido Agosti. He has recorded for Dante CD (Paris); conducted frequent master classes; adjudicated national and international competitions; and served for four years on the Fulbright Selection Committee (Piano). He is the author of French Pianism (2nd edition, Amadeus Press) and more than 300 articles and reviews in leading music journals and The New Grove. Dr. Timbrell is presently Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Howard University, Washington, D.C

EDWARD NEWMAN received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School. The first prize winner in the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition, Mr. Newman has given critically acclaimed performances in Europe, Australia, and across the United States, including appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Utah and Baltimore Symphonies, and the Boston Pops. In the Washington area he is heard frequently as soloist with the National Chamber Orchestra, the Prince George's Philharmonic, the US Army Orchestra, the George Mason University Orchestra, the Fairfax Symphony, the McLean Orchestra, and he has also appeared with the FMMC Orchestra. He is the pianist of the American Chamber Players, an international touring ensemble, which also includes his wife, violinist Elisabeth Adkins. Mr. Newman serves on the music faculty of George Mason University and the Levine School of Music and also maintains a private teaching studio in Arlington.

RAYMOND JACKSON, internationally acclaimed concert pianist, teacher, lecturer, adjudicator and scholar, joined the Howard University Piano Faculty in 1977. His many contributions have included being Department of Music Chairman and Coordinator of the Piano Area, Student and Faculty Performance Series and Applied Music Studies. Dr. Jackson has won many national and international prizes, and earned degrees and diplomas from the Juilliard School, New England Conservatory of Music, and the American Conservatoire in Fontainebleau, France. Numerous distinctions include election into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, appointment to the New York Lincoln Center's Distinguished Artists Awards Selection Committee, and being Founder-Director of the Raymond Jackson Scholarship and Mentoring Program for Gifted Pre-College African-American Pianists.

CLEVELAND L. PAGE received his B. Mus degree from Talladega College and both the MM and Ph.D degrees from the University of Michigan. He continued his piano study with Madam Olga Conus at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and with Allfonso Montecino at Indiana University. He is author of several books on piano instruction, including Keyboard Experience; Ensemble Music for Group Piano; and The Laboratory Piano Course. Dr. Page has given lectures and master classes across the United States and in Europe. He has served as coordinator for piano activities for the MTNA. Prior to his appointment at the University of Maryland, he served on the faculty at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. Dr. Page has prepared many students for international competitions, and has served as adjudicator for such competitions as The Grace Welsh Piano Competition in Chicago, The Gladys Perry Norris Piano Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, The Kentucky MTNA Collegiate Competition, and the World Piano Competition (AMSA) in Cincinnati. Two of his students have been finalists at the Washington International Piano Competition and have won prizes.

From Charles Timbrell:
A total of 37 applicants came from 15 countries. The preliminary judges spent more than 8 hours listening to the tapes of these applicants, and narrowed the number to 18 who will be invited to DC to compete in March. The level of the applicants was high and it promises an exciting competition.

The second and final Piano Coaching session for FMMC members will take place on Tuesday morning, April 9, at the University of Maryland Clarice Center for the Performing Arts. We are honored to be guests of the Performing Arts Library and International Piano Archives Divisions for this important occasion. The artist-teacher will be noted pianist Brian Ganz, member of the faculties of the Peabody Conservatory and St. Mary's College in Maryland.

The April 9th event is open to all members of FMMC and the schedule is as follows: 9:30 Coffee and Pastries; 10:00AM - 12:00 NOON Piano Coaching.

Piano Performance members who wish to perform and any members who wish further information may call the committee members: SURA KIM, CLAIR ROZIER, or MARY K. TRAVER.

Brian Ganz, pianist

Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. After a 1995 recital at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, Washington Post critic Mark Carrington wrote: "There has never been any doubt that Brian Ganz is a good pianist, but last night's recital at the…Terrace Theater offered strong evidence that he is a great one."

Mr. Ganz was winner of one of two First Grand Prizes awarded in the 1989 Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition in Paris, where he was also awarded special prizes for the best recital round of the competition and best performance of the required work.

Mr. Ganz is a graduate of the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University, where he studied with Leon Fleisher. Earlier teachers include Ylda Novik and the late Claire Deene. A 1990 fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, Ganz is also an accomplished chamber musician. He has been called "splendid" as an accompanist/duo partner by The New York Times, and "a model chamber musician" by The Washington Post. Gifted as a teacher, Mr. Ganz is Artist-in-Residence and a member of the faculty at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and has recently joined the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Mr. Ganz is represented by Mariedi Anders Artists Management, Inc., San Francisco.

Chamber Music at Home to Offer Coached Sessions

Thanks to some very hard work by KARIN STAUDENMAYER and several others, FMMC has received a grant for another year from the Amateur Chamber Music Performers (ACMP) to provide coaches for the Club's Chamber Music at Home sessions. The program has been made possible through the generosity of Amateur Chamber Music Players and the Clinton B. Ford Fund of its ACMP Foundation, an organization that promotes chamber music activities for amateur musicians.

It's an opportunity that is available to any FMMC-member ensemble of three or more (duos only upon special request). However, each group should be musically well prepared in advance-the sessions are intended to assist with performance level preparation.

The first of three sessions is planned for March 18 at the home of DEBBIE MORRIS. Other coaching sessions are scheduled for April 21 and May 19.

As nearly all the groups that have signed up so far contain a piano, we have engaged two superlative piano coaches, both prominent members of the Levine School Faculty: Leander Bean and NANCY BRETH.

On another note: All FMMC members, regardless of whether they wish coaching or not, are welcome to join the at-home group, which began more than three years ago as a means of helping would-be chamber players to find compatible companions. It consists of approximately twenty performing and associate members and meets once a month on Sunday afternoons from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. DAVID EHRLICH and VALERIE JUNTTILA are co-chairs.

Call David or Valerie for more details on both the regular and coached sessions. And while thinking about this, you might want to note that the group has plenty of pianists, wind players, and cellists, but seems to be congenitally short of violins and violas!

Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra Review
from the Washington Post (Jan 7)

The distinction between professional and community orchestras was delightfully blurred Wednesday night by the Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra, an ensemble made up of both professionals and amateurs, led by former National Symphony horn player Sylvia Alimena at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Aside from a few minor slips and squeaks, the approximately 60 orchestral members played with fine form throughout the Brahms "Academic Festival" Overture and Beethoven's Eighth Symphony. Alimena's tempo was precise and careful, if a bit cautious. The brass and percussion sections shone in the Brahms; the concertmaster and clarinet performed noteworthy solos in the Beethoven.

The centerpiece of the program, the Ralph Vaughan Williams song cycle "On Wenlock's Edge," featured tenor Timothy Augustin. The mostly declamatory text, based on poems by A.E. Housman, is by turns pastoral and lovelorn -- all the while very proper and very English -- and as such makes a difficult star vehicle for any singer. But Augustin sang sweetly and earnestly, his voice just filling the intimate confines of the theater. The ego-less orchestra complemented his efforts perfectly, happy to lead when appropriate, just as pleased to defer.
Jim Hage

The Friday Morning Music Club gratefully recognizes the donors who made gifts to the current fund-raising drive. Further contributors will be acknowledged in a future issue of this newsletter. The following persons have contributed to the FMMC through the fund-raising drive.

Sylvia G. Alimena Dorothy W. Allan Bonny Armacost Catherine Armington Mary & Herbert Bain Alice J. Beckett Josephine Bever Gertrude Bloch Katherine R. Bowie Carl & Elsa Brandt Elizabeth Bushell Patricia Cochran Carol Coffin Judith L. Cohen Norma Connor Elisabeth R. Craft Alan T. Crane Janet S. Crossen Julia Cuniberti Margery B. Dakin Karen Davis Gina Denny Ruth P. Doak Eugene Dreyer Carolyn Duignan Donna Kelly Eastman Nancy English Cornelia Ernst Mary Lee Esty Donald G. Evans E. Lee Fairley Dina T. Fleming Ramona Forbes Jean Gage Doris Gazda Barbara D. Gholz Barbara K. Goff Milton M. Gottesman Lois Granick William Granik Harriet Green Thomas Greene Romayne Hagyard Kathleen A. Haley Mildred Hamer Jane R. Hammer Margaret R. Harden Paula S. Harrell Peg Harrison Mildred Henninger

Anita Ho Joan Hollander Charlotte Holloman Joseph Holt Mayme Wilkins Holt Marta Howard Robert & Marcelina Huesmann Winifred Hyson Phyllis B. Johnson Roy and Janis Johnson Lois Jones Melina Kaehn Doris Olson Kahn Eugene P. Kaiser Gertrude B. Kaufman Sura Kim Erwin Klingsberg Lori Laitman (Laura Langbein) Laropa Quintet Joel Lazar Arnold & Zena Lerman Elizabeth K. Lewis Carolyn Lingeman Rita Lowenberg Susan & Eric Luse Dorothy B. Lyman Nancy Peery Marriott Jametta W. Martin Genevieve Mason Thomas & MaryAnn Mastroianni Ramona Matthews Marjorie McFarland Grace McFarlane Catherine McInturff Peggy McNulty Cynthia T. Mitchell Shirley Moore Mary P. Moses Viola S. Musher Alice I. Nagle Marilyn Neeley Umberto Neri Dorothy S. Neyman Marshall Ocker Newton Pacht Thomas Pacl Gerald Perman Jamie Phares Nayiri Poochikian Katharine Potts

Karen Primack Betryce Prosterman Aldo Ragone Betsy H. Randolph Leanne Rees Katherine D. Richardson Jean Robbins Janet Rochlin Robert M. Rosen Jacqueline Rosenblatt Andrew Rosenblum Sue Goetz Ross Jo-Ann Royer Clair P. Rozier Caitlin Ryan Yvonne Sabine Andrea Schewe Thomas Schumacher Kenneth Schwartz Judith B. Shapiro Edward Skidmore Julia W. Snook Gennifer Sussman Alice Takemoto Alex Tang Roy and Carol Thomas M. Gordon Tiger Charles Timbrell Paul & Mary Traver Beverly Travis Louise McC. Urban Milan Valuch Kathleen H. Walker Eugene A. Watkins Lorraine Weinberger Christine Wells Douglas Wheeler Ann Wieczorowski Barbara Wing Barbara Winslow Irene B. Wise John B. Wolff Eleanor Woods Cornelia C. Worsley Margaret Wright Lo I Yin Miyuki Yoshikami A.H.& Phyllis Young Alex Zanolli

If you contributed to the fund drive in honor of or in memory of someone, you should have received a card of thanks from the Friday Morning Music Club. If we have failed to acknowledge your memorial gift, please inform the Assistant Treasurer, Ramona Matthews.

Persons memorialized or honored through FMMC fund-raising drive contributions, by fund:

General Operating Fund In memory of: Helen Ainsworth Gisela Fairley Elza Marques Guard Dorothy Gull Frances Kaplan (2) Ann L. Rogers Gary T. Schwartz Adele Woolsey	FMMC Endowment In memory of: Helen Ainsworth Bertha Donohue Gisela Fairley (3) Marion Austin Greene Evelyn Swarthout Hayes Ben Holt, Jr. Dorothy Jarvinen Frances Kaplan (2) Arthur C. Nagle Mrs. Pearl Pate Stubbs	Chorus Fund In memory of: Ann L. Rogers (2) Gary T. Schwartz Adele Woolsey
Orchestra In memory of: Bertha Donohue (2) Gisela Fairley Dorothy Gull Evelyn Swarthout Hayes Dorothy Jarvinen (4) Frances Kaplan (3) Doris Lerman	Cultural & Philanthropic Fund In memory of Elza Marques Guard Carlotta Heller Helen Luce	Opera In honor of: Mary Ann Stabile Cooper
Student Activities Fund In memory of: Frances Kaplan Helen Luce Ann L. Rogers In honor of: Andrew Luse	Student Competitions In memory of: Bertha Donohue Evelyn Swarthout Hayes Dorothy Jarvinen Frances Kaplan Helen Luce Ann L. Rogers	Brass, Woodwind, & Percussion Competition In memory of: Frances Kaplan
FMMC Foundation In memory of: Bertha Donohue Gisela Fairley (2) Evelyn Swarthout Hayes Dorothy Jarvinen (2) Helen Luce Lawrence Mastroianni Arthur C. Nagle Albert M. Prosterman In honor of: Carolyn L. Duignan	Concerts in Schools In memory of: Deborah Baker Evelyn Swarthout Hayes Helen Luce Ann L. Rogers (2) In honor of: Betryce Prosterman

Jeannette Albersheim, Chair

Do you have a passion for a specific composer? A musical style or era? Are you willing to share this passion with others? If so, the Outreach program needs you. Several of the 150 nursing and retirement homes and senior centers which FMMC serves say they would enjoy short lecture-demonstrations on music. The musical part of the presentation can be live or on CD or tape.

Outreach sites in the District, Maryland, and Virginia are now visited by FMMC who give short recitals. Some sites are luxurious, others not so fancy. The quality of pianos varies. But the seniors who attend these recital programs are always appreciative. Audience size ranges from eight to 25.

If you wish to volunteer for this new Outreach effort, please contact KATHERINE POTTS.

For Outreach Volunteers Only

Can you give a short lecture?
Do you know of someone who can? Name: ____________________________________
Please send this information to Katherine Potts

Coming Performances

ELIZABETH TEMPLE (chamber piano), professor of piano at Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, Va., will be joined in two recital performances by Mark Riggleman, music director at 92nd St. Y School of Music, New York City. They will present a program of piano duos and solos including Suite Op. 17 by Rachmaninoff and Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Witold Lutoslawski. The first recital will take place at The Piano Company, Battlefield Shopping Center, 1063 Edwards Ferry Rd., Leesburg., Va., Saturday, March 23, 7:00 p.m. The second will be presented at Armstrong Concert Hall, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va., Sunday, March 24, 7 p.m. There will be a small admission charged at both concerts.

MURIEL HOM (vocal piano accomp.) announces that the D.C. Federation of Music Clubs will present a Vocal Marathon at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 5500 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, Md., Saturday, April 6, 2002, 2-5 p.m. Possible participants can contact. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2002. Other Member News

RUTH NORMAN (composer, solo piano) announces the recent publication of two of her compositions, both for organ. The first, Festival Overture, was published by Vivace Press. The second, Reflections for Organ, is contained in Anthology of African American Women Composers, vol. 4, published by Morningstar Publishing Co. Both are available at Dale Music, Silver Spring.

WANG AN-MING'S composition, Fantasy for Solo Organ has recently been published by the Vivace Press of Wisconsin. In October 2001, her compositions, Solemn Silhouettes and Kapalua for flute and piano won first place in a national composition competition sponsored by The National League of American Pen Women.

In a recent FMMC program planned to honor African American Composers, RAYMOND JACKSON played a piece by Carl Diton, (1896-1962). The piece was dedicated to pianist and teacher Hazel Harrison. Dr. Jackson began his performance by telling the audience about the time he heard Hazel Harrison play a recital. He described her as appearing quite elderly and frail as she approached the piano. Her program listed such works as Liszt's B Minor Sonata, Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata, and the Prokofiev 7th Sonata, and he wondered how this concert would go. Once Harrison touched the keys, all signs of frailty disappeared, he said. She was a master equal to Rubinstein and other great artists of her generation, and had no doubt been a victim of racial and gender discrimination. Hazel Harrison taught at Howard University during her lifetime. A book, Born to Play, has been written about her by CONSTANCE T. HOBSON, and published by Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut. Constance Hobson is a member of FMMC.

BENJAMIN SCOTT, violinist, performed the 1st and 2nd movements of a Mendelssohn concerto in a recital at the New England Conservatory on December 13, 2001. His accompanist on the piano stated that he was..."the best player she has ever accompanied."

Upcoming Concert

The following young artist FMMC members will perform at Collington Auditorium on March 3 at 3:00 pm:
ANDREW LUSE - piano
ZAK SANDLER with RICHARD STOLL (Zak's original composition)
RAHUL SATIJA - violin
Loss in the FMMC Family

Sadly, we report the death of Bailey Guard, husband of former FMMC president ELZA MARQUES-GUARD. He died on January 30 at his home in Delaware. Bailey was a good friend of our association, and could always be seen accompanying Elza to student events, board meetings, and recitals. He was a delightfully charming man, and those who knew him enjoyed talking to him to hear what his newest interest was - he pursued many different things with great fervor.

Our sympathy is extended to his son and daughters and their families.