Season’s Greetings!
I hope this season finds you in good health and in good spirits, and that you are able to celebrate in a meaningful way.
2025 concludes with an influx of new AMSF members and a few returning members. We welcome our newbies, and we hope you have enjoyed at least a few recitals or events since joining. There are music opportunities almost weekly, so we invite you to check our website Calendar, Keynotes, and our monthly emails for upcoming events. We encourage you to use the Directory to get to know other members. For those interested in playing music with others, the Directory contains a list of members interested in ensembles.
2026 Challenges
For those who were unable to join us at Annual Party, we launched two AMSF challenges for the year:
- Invite One: We all have experienced the joy of performing for or listening to others at AMSF. We want to share that fun. So, this coming year, we challenge each member to invite a friend or family member to an Encore performance or our Annual Party, both of which are open to the public.
- Learn a Piece Different from your usual: Some of us have a wide repertoire; others tend to stay within a less expansive range. Regardless of our style, what if we learn a piece that is different from our usual this coming year? It does not have to be challenging, simply different. Who knows — we might discover something new!
Special Events
We are very excited about the Special Events lined up for 2026 and we encourage you to attend as many as you can. Please remember that Special Events are for members only. In case you have friends who want to attend, they are most welcome to become members first and then register for events.
At the start of the new year, Dr. Molly Gebrian, violist and neuroscientist, will discuss Variable Practice at an interactive online event. To RSVP, please click here.
In March, we have an especially important guest: John O’Conor, the famed pianist and Beethoven specialist. John is a distinguished pianist and pedagogue with more letters after his name than I can decipher, so having him perform for AMSF per se is such a big honor. John will be discussing The Keys to Mastering and Performing Beethoven Sonatas. All musicians can learn from his talk, but for pianists, this is a must see! To RSVP, please click here.
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Holidays!
Michelle