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Check back to see updates on Phoebe’s State Honor Recital Performance and Alex’s Composition premiere!
Spring Recital
Sunday, June 7 @ 2pm - a celebration of a great piano year!
Virtuoso International Festival
Formerly the Virtuoso Festival, to celebrate the works of the romantic, impressionistic, and contemporary musical eras, the VAFI competition opens its doors to pianists and instrumentalists of the world. Recently revised and expanded, this inclusive educational festival aims to inspire youth and adult musicians to create and share their artistry from anywhere in the world – even from his or her living room through pre-recorded YouTube video links.
The SIPF provides within its friendly and accessible format an outlet to express one’s inner voice through the performance of 19th century and later masterworks.
Those familiar with last year’s festival will note no significant changes to 2025 Virtuoso Artists Festival.
Place: St. Martins University, Fine Arts Building
Bring your music! Bring yourself, dressed neatly, nails trimmed, ready to play!
Schedule:
11:30 Phoebe (HS Diploma!)
1:00 Claire
1:20 LUNCH
2:20 Landon
2:50 Shaylan
3:10 Rye
3:30 BREAK
3:45 Grant
4:15 Alex
Group Performance Class 6 - Final class of the year. Perform your Guild repertoire for everyone!
The MLP (Music Literacy Program) is an annual exam to test theory knowledge. Top scores are posted in the WSMTA State website. A fee is associated with this event.
The Pop/Jazz/Duet Recital features students performing favorite tunes. Free to the public.
Location and Time: TBA
Group Performance Class 5 - Tech Olympics! Be ready to play your technical phases for the GOLD! SILVER! and BRONZE!
This recital will be featuring local music teachers. Come watch your teacher on the hot seat!
Location: TBA
Date/Time: Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2026
Place: Westminster Presbyterian, Boulevard Rd
Students from the MAP Program will be selected by our Visiting Artists to take part in the OMTA MAP Recognition Recitals.
Date: Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2026. 1:30 and 2:45 recital times
Location: Westminster Presbyterian
Date: March 11-13, 2026
Place: St. Martins University, Krielsheimer Hall/Fine Arts Building
Wednesday, 3/11:
11:10-Phoebe
11:50 - Alex
12:25 - Rye
12:40 - Landon
Thursday, 3/12
11:05 - Grant
11:40 - Shaylan
12:05 - Linnea
12:30 - Gracie
Music Artistry Program (MAP) is an annual event in which students statewide perform in studio masterclasses and receive one-on-one coaching by Visiting Artists in a positive, noncompetitive learning environment.
Group Performance Class 4: Tuesday, March 10 @ 4pm!
Come ready to perform your 2 MAP pieces one more time for your fellow young pianists. You’ll also have a chance to “Be the Visiting Artist”!
No private lessons this week, due to Group Lessons and MAP.
OMTA is pleased to feature local students performing works by Baroque Composers (c. 1600-1750). Free and open to the public.
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Times: 9:30am, 10:45am, 12 noon - our studio will be at the 10:45 recital!
OCO Concert featuring the OMTA Concerto Winners (Phoebe and Moskowski!)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 22 @ 2:30pm
Place: Capitol High School Performing Arts Center
Tickets and info can be found here: https://www.olympiachamberorchestra.org
Chopin NW Competition:
Saturday, February 14, 2026, 9 AM–6 PM. (You must be available all day. No requests for specific times.)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church
3605 84th Ave. SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Group Performance Class - first class of 2026! Our secret “Piano Pals” will finally be revealed. Get ready for the annual composition performances!
Winter Break - share your music with family and friends!
An annual community event put on by the OMTA, this is a delightful and casual
opportunity to share your festive holiday, jazz, and classical pieces with others! Feel free to dress in Christmas-themed accessories to get in the spirit of the season!
Time: 3:30-4:45.
About the event
Each December Pianova Piano Service brings an acoustic piano to a public location and local piano teachers have their students perform holiday music for the public! It's a great way to promote piano playing to the community and it gives students a lower-stress venue to practice playing in front of others.
Donations
We will have a donation box for those who want to support our organization. Additionally, Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of sales during our event to Olympia Music Teachers. Please encourage everyone you know to come shop during our event - it really helps us out!
Happy Thanksgiving Week! Enjoy your time with family and friends!
OMTA Annual Concerto Competition - https://www.olymusicteachers.org/competitions
Location: Gospel Outreach Church
5 Divisions:
Elementary, Intermediate A, Intermediate B, Advanced A (Baroque/Classical), Advanced B (Romantic/Contemporary)
More information TBA!
Concerto Recital will feature our fabulous students who have been learning various concerti for the competition next week! Families and friends are welcome.
Location: Allen Studio
Date/Time: Sunday, November 16 @ 1:15-2:15pm
2025 Puget Sound Keyboard Weekend
Date: November 14-16
Place: University of Puget Sound Music Department
Events: Concerts and Activities - come check out a thriving music department in our area!
Contact: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim, piano chair
Veteran’s Day - Earlier Class Time of 1-2pm
Our 2nd Group Performance Class of the year - students will play concerti movements and various repertoire they have been learning through the fall. Secret Piano Pals will also be assigned!
All Concerto Competition students will meet for regular lessons this week in addition to Group Performance, as needed.
Autumn Festival Recital will take place at Sunbreak Church (7722 Yelm Hwy SE, Olympia).
Recital times: 1pm, 2:15pm and 3:30pm
The OAPC competition was established in 2005 to provide an additional performance opportunity for talented pianists from Washington state. It runs concurrently with the MTNA Competition, but is not part of the MTNA Competition. The Outstanding Artist Piano Competition (OAPC) may serve as a positive initial step for students desiring to compete in the MTNA Performance Competition in future years. A teacher may not enter the same student in both WSMTA OAPC and MTNA Performance Competition in the same year.
The OAPC is a state level competition with monetary awards. The 2025 OAPC Competition will take place November 7-9, 2025 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg WA.
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