by Michelle Sicat Powell | Dec 19, 2024 | Keynotes, Members Only
Greetings on this special holiday season! 2024: An Enjoyable Year As 2024 ends, we are thankful for another fulfilling year at AMSF. We had a total of 40 events that include recitals and Community Outreach, a master class with Brian Ganz, a concert outing to hear...
by Ron Planting | Dec 19, 2024 | Keynotes, Members Only
Ron Planting Save money on sheet music — write your own! Awkward page turn? Rewrite it! These may not be the first reasons to compose music, but they are among the side benefits. I have been an AMSF member for about 10 years, and I have played piano, cello, and...
by Carol Henry | Dec 19, 2024 | Keynotes, Members Only
Mark Serrano Mark Serrano, of Filipino heritage, was born in Washington, DC, but grew up in Bethesda and Potomac. Though his family was not musical, his parents enjoyed singing. His father could sing any Frank Sinatra song and his mother loved ‘50s music. His younger...
by Judith Block | Dec 19, 2024 | Keynotes, Members Only
Sondra Mills hosted the second Cadenza Recital of the season at her lovely home and music room in American University Park on November 17th, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Nine pianists played a really delightful program of Beethoven, Chopin, both Clara and Robert Schumann,...
by Carol Henry | Dec 19, 2024 | Community Outreach, Keynotes, Members Only
Except for Jack Stabile, who lives in Virginia, the commute to the Waltonwood Ashburn Retirement Community was an hour or more for the participants in this recital who came from Germantown, Clarksburg, Bethesda, and Silver Spring in Maryland. Nevertheless, the drive...
