April Sonata Recital
On a beautiful afternoon, eight performers plus three guests met at the home of Allan Reiter in Arlington, Virginia. First, a trio (flute/violin/viola) performed two movements of Serenade by Beethoven. This performance was, in a way, a continuation from Fall 2025,...
March Encore Recital
AMSF presented a lovely Encore Recital on Sunday, March 15th at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in the Tenleytown area of Washington, DC. Yukiko Takedai, Stuart Rosenthal, Hala Tomey, Judith Block, Louis Reichwein, Kuo-Wei Wang, Simon Finlow, Eli Jacks The church...
March Community Outreach at Chevy Chase House
Saturday, March 14th was one of those balmy days when it was difficult to decide whether to wear a jacket or not. However, all six participants arrived at Chevy Chase House wearing light jackets. Under their jackets everyone wore green tops to commemorate upcoming St....
February Salon Recital
Mary Lewers, Laura Garawski, Carol Pew, Geoffrey Berman, Marion Spahn, Florian Wegelein, Don Foy The winter Salon Recital this year was held on Sunday, February 22nd at the home of Allan Reiter. The program opened with a string quartet performing Corelli’s...
From the President’s Desk — March 2026
Special Events Chances are, you like Beethoven Sonatas. Some of us have played a few of them. If you love Beethoven Sonatas, you may have Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas by John O’Conor. On Sunday, March 22nd, we have a chance to see and hear John O’Conor, the...
Beyond AMSF: Competing with Beethoven
I was recently accorded, this past November, the extraordinary privilege of having my recent composition, Confabulation for Orchestra premiered in Arlington by the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Community College Symphony in their fall concert. I was also honored to be...
Member Spotlight on Audrey Kunkler
Born and raised in Queens, New York, Audrey Kunkler is the daughter of a French mother and a Romanian father. Her parents studied music in their childhood in Europe until WWII, then immigrated to the USA in the ‘40s. Audrey was born in the late ‘50s, and she remembers...
Variable Practice, an AMSF Special Event with Dr. Molly Gebrian
AMSF had its first special event of 2026 on January 4th, and it was delightful to have Dr. Molly Gebrian grace the occasion! Dr. Gebrian shared research and practical techniques on variable practice for musicians. She explained how introducing variability in practice,...
Breakfast with the President 2026
AMSF’s fourth annual Breakfast with the President was held on March 7th at the home of Pam Fessler and her husband, Matt Koll. Pam joined AMSF a year ago, so it was so wonderful to have a relatively new member offer her beautiful home as the venue. Breakfast with the...
March Intermezzo Recital
On a lovely almost spring day, seven pianists and a violinist gathered to share their music at Jodi Lipson’s lovely home in Bethesda. Many of the usual suspects were represented: Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Handel, and Grieg. There were also...