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126TH SEASON OCTOBER 2012 VOL. 46, NO. 8

In Memory of Evelyn Lear

MMC Club Member and American fellowships to study in Germany. Lear Fsoprano Evelyn Lear, who became an won fame in Vienna by singing the title opera star in Europe singing some of the character in Alban Berg’s “Lulu” in the most difficult contemporary roles before early 1960s. She learned the role in just returning to the United States, has died. three weeks. She was 86. “She considered herself to be a sing- Lear died at a nursing home in Sandy ing actress,” Niles told The Associated Press. Spring, Md., according to her longtime “That’s what made her great.” friend and collaborator John Edward Niles He said the couple’s struggle breaking and her son Jan Stewart. Niles said she had through in American opera venues fueled been ailing for months after suffering a their displeasure that American sing- mild stroke. ers were being passed over for European Lear and her late husband Thomas singers. Stewart, the acclaimed bass-baritone, So they set out later in life to nurture retired in the Maryland suburbs near American singers performing the work of Washington after singing together for Richard Wagner, creating a program for decades around the world. They wanted to young voices with the Wagner Society of be closer to their grandchildren and began Washington. Niles said Lear was a natural It was a perfect combination for the working to foster new American voices in teacher. role of “Lulu,” which required certain opera. Stewart died in 2006. Evelyn Shulman was born Jan. 8, 1926, charisma, he said. Overlooked by U.S. opera houses in Brooklyn, N.Y., and studied piano in Lear had ambitions to find major op- in the 1950s, Lear and Stewart set out her teens. Her mother was an opera singer portunities in Europe. for Europe after winning Fulbright but had to give up that passion when she “This ‘Lulu’ that she sang in Vienna had children. Shulman married Walter put her on the map and made people Inside This Issue Lear, a physician, when she was young and understand that here was this phenomenal moved to the Washington area. After they performer who had all of the musicality 2 President’s Message divorced, she returned to New York in the and all of the control that was needed for 1950s. this super-humanly difficult role,” Pines 3 JIC Winners to Perform She studied at Hunter College, New said. 4 Concert Calendar York University and at Julliard, where she The role defined her as an artist and met Stewart. Lear found her musician, said Christina Scheppelmann, 5 FMMC High School Strings true passion was singing, but U.S. opera artistic director of the Washington Competition Announced houses at the time were more interested National Opera, in an interview from in attracting European artists. 6 In Memory of David-Howell Vienna. Now leaders in U.S. opera are lauding Later, Lear would transition to more Jones Lear’s versatility, beauty, musicality and standard repertoire. She suffered a vocal 6 2012 WIC for Strings Winners commanding stage presence. crisis in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Selected “She had it all: beautiful woman, very She had to stop singing and learn to sing fine actress, wonderful with languages,” all over again, moving to music she found 7 Outreach Program said Roger Pines, dramaturge of the Lyric more vocally healthy. 8 Policy and Procedure Changes Opera of Chicago. “The authenticity with which she sang German was astonishing.” continued on page 7 2 October 2012

YVONNE SABINE President’s Message elcome all to the Club’s 126th season. I hope that all of Wyou enjoyed a relaxing and happy summer in spite of the horrific heat and that you were able to get away for R&R. Now we look forward with enthusiasm to being involved with An official publication of the FMMC activities once again. Friday Morning Music Club, Inc. This summer, we visited the lake country of northern Italy. Organized in 1886 I had been to Italy several times before, but not to the beauti- ful Lake Como area. We settled into a nice hotel on the lake in Lecco where we stayed the entire ten days. It’s such a gorgeous YVONNE M. SABINE part of Italy, with the mountains meeting directly with the FMMC President water. We took day trips via boat, train, bus and foot. No rental car for us! We were very pleased and [email protected] surprised to be in Lecco at the same time as the 10th Annual European Children’s Choir Festival. SUSAN HAYES We were treated to beautiful singing by choirs from France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Newsletter Editor The Czech Republic, The Ukraine, and Hungary. Some were boys choirs and some girls; all sang [email protected] beautifully! We look back with pride on the exciting events celebrating our 125th season: The Festival of Hope choral concert last September; the reception and chamber concert at Dumbarton House on the exact day of our founding in Georgetown; the sold-out Avanti Orchestra concert in the Terrace Please submit new addresses Theatre of the Kennedy Center; the great chamber concert and reception in March at the Hillwood and adress changes to: Museum and Garden celebrating the 125th birthday for Hillwood’s founder Marjorie Merriwether ROBIN FRIEDMAN Post and the FMMC; and, last but not least, the magnificent opera gala at Schlesinger Hall in 2nd VP Membership Alexandria, featuring the Avanti Orchestra, the FMMC Chorale, and former winners of WIC as [email protected] featured singers. What a year! We hope that you will make a special effort to attend the opening chamber concert at Calvary Baptist Church on Friday, October 5th. A reception will follow the concert to give all a chance to chat with old and new friends. Put on your calendar Monday, October 29th for the annual The Friday Morning Avanti Orchestra concert at the Kennedy Center with the winner of the Washington International Music Club is a member Competition. of the Cultural Alliance of We continue to add new venues to our list. This season we will present our first series of evening Greater Washington, DC. concerts at the Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield, VA and a Wednesday noon Please support our artistic chamber series at the Steinway Piano Gallery in North Bethesda. and educational programs through the United Way by Sincerely, designating #8624 or the Combined Federal Campaign by designating #38448. Yvonne Yvonne Sabine Sabine

CFC FMMC THANK YOU! 38448 8624 Many thanks to Friday Morning Music Club musicians who generously gave their performances to be auctioned off at the Washington Performing Arts Society Gala April 21: • The Ionian Winds Quintet: Nancy Genovese, clarinet; Susan Findley, oboe; Susan Hayes, flute; Jackson Hufnagle, French horn; and Susan Wilson, bassoon • Cellist Jim Lieberman who offered both a Duo and a Trio. This is the 4th year Jim has participated Design by • Pianist Marynelle Losin: party music, light classics and jazz LINDA LOUGHRAN Printing and Distribution by • Hsien-Ann Meng and Wei-Der Huang: Octtava Piano Duo FANNON FINE PRINTING a Mt. Royal Company • Cellist Fanny Nemeth-Weiss 703-683-5600 The Friday Morning Music Club Newsletter 3 JIC Winners to Perform in Upcoming Concerts

he FMMC Foundation and the SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 AT 5:00 PM student of Mr. TJohansen International Competition JIC WINNERS’ RECITAL Li Sheng at the for Young String Players (ages 13-17) are On Sunday, November 4, 2012, Music Middle proud to announce two of the six con- at 5:00 pm, all three first-prize win- School Affiliated certs presenting winners of the 2012 JIC ners will perform in the 2012 JIC to Shanghai during the 2012-2013 concert season. Winners Recital at the Church of Conservatory of the Annunciation, 3810 Massachusetts Music. She has Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Admission been awarded SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT 8:00 PM is free. Performers include Gallia Kastner, scholarships MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO first prize violin,Ziyu Shen, first prize to the Music On Saturday, October 13, 2012 viola, and Brannon Cho, first prize Middle School at 8:00 pm, Maria Ioudenitch (sec- cello, and Frank Conlon, collabora- Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory ond prize violin) will perform the tive pianist. The program includes works of Music from 2009 to 2011. In May Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with by Beethoven, Paganini, Tchaikovsky, 2012, Ms. Shen gave the premiere per- the Prince George’s Philharmonic, Brahms, Poulenc, and Sarasate. In addition, formance of “Fantasia” by renowned Charles Ellis, Music Director. The Brannon Cho will perform the World composer Mengdong Xu with the concert will take place at the Bowie Premiere of the work commissioned Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra at the Center for the Performing Arts, 15200 for the 2012 JIC, the “Three-Minute National Centre for the Performing Annapolis Rd, Bowie, MD 20715. For Chaconne” by Jonathan Leshnoff. Arts during the closing ceremony more information, go to www.pgphil- Gallia of the 2012 Beijing Modern Music harmonic.org Kastner, 15, Festival. She gave her recital debut at the Maria violin, holds Shanghai Symphony Orchestra venue in Ioudenitch, a Susan and September 2011, and performed a recital 16, was born in Richard Kiphart at the Fudan University of Shanghai in Balashov, Russia. Fellowship at the October 2011. She began the vi- Music Institute Mr. Brannon olin at age three of Chicago, Cho, 17, Cello, with Gregory where she studies began his cello Sandomirsky. In with Almita and studies at age March 2012, she Roland Vamos. At seven with won second prize the age of 5½, she began studying violin Marnie Kaller in violin and $7,000 with Betty Haag-Kuhnke at the Betty NJ. He won first at the 2012 Haag Academy of Music. Ms. Kastner has prize in several Johansen International Competition for won numerous competitions at national competitions at Young String Players in Washington, and international levels, both as a soloist an early age, in- DC. She recently won first prize at and chamber musician. She won first prize cluding the grand the Young Artists Competition hosted violin and $10,000 at the 2012 Johansen prize in the NJASTA competition. He by the Kansas City Symphony, and International Competition in March 2012. was accepted into the Meadowmount performed with the symphony in In addition, she won first place overall School of Music at age 10, and studied Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center open division at the Walgreen’s National there for five summers with a merit in May 2012. Other recent activi- Concerto Competition; and first place scholarship. Mr. Cho made his debut ties include a 2011 engagement with in the Senior Division of the Society of with the Colonial Symphony in 2008, the Tupelo Symphony, and a trip to American Musicians; Sejong Cultural and recently performed the Dvořák Salzburg, Austria, where she partici- Society; Chinese Fine Arts Society; and Cello Concerto with the Richardson pated in master classes and performed District 214 Concerto Competition. Symphony Orchestra under the baton during the International Summer Ms. Ziyu Shen, 14, viola. At the of Maestro Anshel Brusilow. In 2010, Academy at Universität Mozarteum. In young age of 14, Ziyu Shen won first Brannon was a runner-up in From the addition, Ms. Ioudenitch actively con- prize viola and $10,000 at the 2012 Top’s “Big Break” contest, and subse- tributes in fundraiser activities for the Johansen International Competition quently performed in Carnegie Hall and International Center for Music at Park for Young String Players. She is a viola on From the Top’s radio show. University. 4 October 2012 FMMC Concert Calendar OCTOBER & EARLY NOVEMBER 2012

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 12:00 noon 12:00 noon 11:00 am Calvary Baptist Church. Opening con- Calvary Baptist Church Fairfax Old Town Hall cert • Schubert : Der Hirt auf dem Felsen. • Richard Lane: Trio No. 2. Bruno President’s reception follows the performance Händel: German arias. Deborah Rossignol: Suite. Michael Bowyer, • Mozart : Sonata No. 12 in F major, Thurlow, soprano; Susan Hayes, flute; flute;Nancy Genovese, clarinet; Amy K.332. Hanyin Chen, piano. Narciso Solero, piano. Rothstein, piano. • Selections from Schumann: Frauenliebe • Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in A minor • Villa-Lobos : Five Etudes. Jonah und -leben and Rorem: Nantucket Songs. for violin and piano, op. 105. Brahms: Rabinowitz-Buchanan, guitar. Ann Coffman, soprano; Rosanne Scherzo in C minor. • Grieg: Selected songs. Debora Madsen, Conway, piano. Destiny Ann Hoyle, violin; Katerina soprano; George Peachey, piano. • Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Zaitseva, piano. op. 120, no. 1. Mark Simon, clarinet; • Prokofiev : Suite from the ballet THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 Rosanne Conway, piano. Cinderella, arranged for cello and piano. 7:00 pm Igor Zubkovsky, cello; Irina Koulikova, Greenspring Retirement Community WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, piano. • Debussy : Selections from Preludes Books 12:00 noon I and II: Voiles; Les collines d’Anacapri; Steinway Gallery SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 La fille aux cheveux de lin; General • Giuliani: Gran Duetto Concertante, op. 8:00 pm Lavine: eccentric. Barbara Peterson 52, for flute and guitar. Yvonne Kocur, Bowie Center for the Performing Arts Cackler, piano. flute;Patrick Fritz (guest), guitar • Mar ia Ioudenitch, 2nd prize for • Vaughan Willliams: Songs of Travel. • Selected piano music by composers from violin in the Johansen International Ben Wallis, bass; Kai-ching Chang, Howard University. Raymond Jackson, Competition, performs the Mendelssohn piano. piano Concerto with the Prince George’s • Clara Schumann: Romanza, op. 22, no. Philharmonic (tickets: www. 3. Robert Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 pgphilharmonic.org). A minor, op. 105. Destiny Ann Hoyle, 11:00 am violin; Katerina Zaitseva, piano. Collington TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 • Clara Schumann: Romanza, op. 22, no. 12:00 noon FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 3. Robert Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in Dumbarton House 12:00 noon A minor, op. 105. Destiny Ann Hoyle, • J.S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in D minor, S. Calvary Baptist Church violin; Katerina Zaitseva, piano. 1008. Jongbin Kim, violoncello. • Brahms : Theme and Variations. Telemann: • Guastavino: from Flores argentinas. • Haydn: Duo No. 1 for violin and Partie Polonaise. Charles Mokotoff and Susan Sevier, mezzo-contralto; Ruth violoncello. Hoffmeister: Duo Jonah Rabinowitz-Buchanan, guitars. Locker, piano. op. 5, no. 1. Connie Milner, violin; • Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for flute, • Glinka/Lyapunov: Valse-fantaisie in B Brigitta Czernik Gruenther, viola, and double bass. Gwyn Jones, minor. Chopin: Variations on a theme of violoncello. flute,Caroline Brethauer, viola; Cyndy Moore. Hsien-Ann Meng and Wei-Der • Boccherini: Guitar Quintet. Charles Elliott, bass. Huang, piano four hands; Ruth Locker, Mokotoff, guitar; David Brown and • Lennox Berkeley: Sonatine. Melissa piano. Christian Simmelink (guest), violins; Lindon, flute,Wei-Der Huang, piano. Rebecca Steele (guest), viola; Ryan Bridgland, violoncello.

VENUES • CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 755 Eighth Street NW, • THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE, 10701 Rockville Pike, N. Washington, DC (Metro: Gallery Place). Bethesda, MD (Metro: Grosvenor). • CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, 3810 Massachusetts • OLD TOWN HALL, CITY OF FAIRFAX, Corner of Main St. (Rt. Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. 236) & University Drive, Fairfax, VA. • COLLINGTON RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, 10450 Lottsford Road, • STEINWAY GALLERY, 11611 Old Georgetown Rd., N. Mitchellville, MD. Bethesda, MD. (Metro: White Flint). • DUMBARTON HOUSE, 2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC. • TERRACE THEATER, KENNEDY CENTER, Washington, DC • GREENSPRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, 7410 Spring Village (Metro: Foggy Bottom). Drive, Springfield, VA. The Friday Morning Music Club Newsletter 5 FMMC High School FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 12:00 noon 12:00 noon Competition Calvary Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church. • J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata No. 5 in E minor, • Schubert : Notturno. Lili Boulanger: for Strings BWV 1034. Gwyn Jones, flute;Virginia D’un matin de printemps. Ruth Albright, Gardner, cello; Rosanne Conway, piano. violin; Brigitta Czernik Gruenther, Announced • Quilter : Selections from Seven cello; Li-Ly Chang, piano. Elizabethan Songs and Five Shakespeare • Handel: “Piangerò la sorte mia,” from GRADES 9-12 Songs. Karen Vaughn, soprano; Adele Giulio Cesare. Barber: Three songs. he FMMC High School Dingfelder, piano. Puccini: La canzone di Doretta from TCompetition for Strings (in memory • Brahms : String Quartet in C minor, La Rondine. Lu-Hsuan Lucy Chen, of Gus Johansen) will be held Saturday, op. 51, no. 1. Cecilie Jones and Joyce soprano; David Chapman, piano. November 3, 2012 at the National Rizzolo, violins; Robert Huesmann, • Selections TBD. San-Qing Lu- Presbyterian Church, President’s Chapel, viola; Jan Timbers, cello. Bennaman, piano. 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The competition runs from approximately MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. 7:30 pm 5:00 pm Prize awards are $700, $500, and Kennedy Center Terrace Theater Avanti, Church of the Annunciation $300 respectively. The first prize-winner the orchestra of the Friday Morning Music JIC Winners Recital will participate in a recital at Strathmore Club, Pablo Saelzer, conductor; Matthew Performers: Gallia Kastner, 1st prize Mansion on Friday, November 23, 2012. Zalkind, cello soloist (winner of the violin; Ziyu Shen, 1st prize viola; Other prize winners will have an op- Washington International Competition) Brannon Cho, 1st prize cello. Frank portunity to perform in FMMC student • Brahms : Symphony No. 3 in F major. Conlon, collaborative pianist. recitals, as well as chamber music groups, • Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in Program includes the world premiere throughout the year. All winners, includ- E-flat major. of Three-Minute Chaconne by Jonathan ing honorable mentions, will have a free Leshnoff. one-year membership with the Friday THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Morning Music Club and may participate 11:00 am in the FMMC’s Avanti Orchestra concert The Mansion at Strathmore performances. • Mozart : Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. The deadline for applications is 457. Woobin Park, piano. Thursday, October 25, 2012. • Dowland, Campion, Guedron, For information please call Suzanne Rodrigo: Selected songs. Deborah Richardson, 202-450-4321 or email high- Sternberg, soprano; Charles Mokotoff, [email protected]. guitar. Applications and Contemporary • Clara Schumann: Romanza, op. 22, no. Music Suggestions are posted on 3. Robert Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in the FMMC website: www.FMMC. A minor, op. 105. Destiny Ann Hoyle, org. See Competitions: Local Student violin; Katerina Zaitseva, piano. Competitions, scroll to String Competition.

Friday Morning Music Club Foundation, Inc. VENUES presents THE 60TH ANNUAL Washington International Competition March 17 & 18, 2013 For Finals: Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center – Monday, March 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm Semifinals: Benjamin T. Rome Hall, George Washington University – Sunday, March 17, 2013, 9:30 am - 5:00 pmVoice First Prize: $10,000 Three Finalist Awards: $1,000 ea Judges: Catherine Malfitano, Second Prize: $5,000 Audience Prize: $1,000 Peter Russell, Patricia Wise Third Prize: $3,000 Solo performance awards

For more information visit www.fmmc.org Or write to: [email protected] 6 October 2012 In Memory of David Howell-Jones

avid Howell-Jones, age 88, a resident organ and church Music from Juilliard writing, and rewriting for various cli- Dof the District of Columbia since School of Music in New York City in ents including the Brookings Institution, January of 1975, died at home on June 24, 1949. the National Endowment for the Arts, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife, Although he was a talented musician Center for Strategic International Studies Carolyn, to whom he was married for who served as interim or associate or- of Georgetown University, American almost 48 years. ganist at various churches, Mr. Howell- Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Mr. Howell-Jones was born in Jones’s primary vocation was as an Research, World Bank, and Washington Houston, Texas, on September 16, 1923, editor. He was first employed in an edi- Magazine. the fifth of seven children. He was pre- torial capacity at Columbia University Mr. Howell-Jones served as chair ceded in death by his parents, Charles Press in New York City, initially on the of the Washington International Gordon and Mary Belle Howell Jones, editorial staff and then as an assistant Competition sponsored by the Friday brothers, Albert Gordon Jones and Henry to the executive editor. He next served Morning Music Club Foundation from Blandin Jones, and sisters, Dorothy in various capacities for Columbia 1989 to 1993. Galindo, Mary Frances Reid, and Edyth Records, also in New York City. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Howell-Jones were Pruessner. He is survived by a brother, Howell-Jones then spent a year as chief members of St. John’s Episcopal Church Fred Hart Jones and his wife Dorothy editor of the University of Texas Press Lafayette Square. They thoroughly enjoyed Ann, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is in Austin, before moving to Vanderbilt the many cultural offerings available in also survived by a number of nieces and University Press in Nashville, Tennessee, the District of Columbia and were long- nephews. where he was employed for 15 years time subscribers to the opera, symphony, After receiving a B.A. in English litera- serving as director and editor. After and ballet. They also frequently attended ture from Rice University in Houston in moving to the District of Columbia, Mr. performances at the Kennedy Center for 1944, Mr. Howell-Jones earned his B.S. in Howell-Jones was self-employed editing, Performing Arts.

2012 WIC for Strings Winners Selected

wo hundred and three contestants from many different audience award between violinists Stefani Collins and Ryan Tcountries entered our 2012 Washington International Meehan. Competition for Strings, and the level of playing was ex- Cellist Matthew Zalkind will play the Shostakovich ceptionally high. Our screening committee selected 28 1st Concerto with the FMMC Avanti Orchestra at the players to participate in our semi-final round at George Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on Monday, October Washington University’s Academic Center, and judges Marc 29th, at 7:30 pm, and he will conduct a master-class for Johnson, Martha Strongin Katz, and Joseph Silverstein chose young cellists on Sunday, October 28th, from 3:00 to 5:00 six finalists who played in recital at the Kennedy Center pm at the Church of the Annunciation Parish Center, 3810 Terrace Theater on Sunday, June 10th. As the judges deliber- Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. (one block west of Wisconsin ated, the first- and second-prize winning works from our Avenue). Also at Annunciation Church the three first-prize WIC Composition Competition, selected from 68 entries, Winners of the Johansen International Competition for were given their premiere performances. The $5,000 first- Young String Players will be presented in recital on Sunday, prize winner was Feng-Hsu Lee, and the $2,500 second- November 4th, at 5:00 pm. Violinist Gallia Kastner, violist prize winner was Roberto Kalb. In the String Competition Ziyu Shen, and cellist Brannon Cho will present works by the three Louis A. Potter first-prize awards of $8,000 were Beethoven, Brahms, Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, and won by violinist Stefani Collins, violist Matthew Lipman Poulenc, and the world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s (who won first prize in the 2009 Johansen International Three-Minute Chaconne. There is no admission charge, Competition), and cellist Matthew Zalkind. The $5,000 but free-will offerings will be received and donated to the second prize was awarded to cellist Meta Weiss, the $2,500 Johansen Competition Fund. Please mark your calendars third prize to violinist Ryan Meehan, and the $1,000 fourth for these three special events, and bring your friends and prize to violist John Stulz. There was a tie for the $1,000 students. The Friday Morning Music Club Newsletter 7

Continued from page 1 Outreach Program In Memory of Evelyn Lear he FMMC Outreach program is gearing up for another She sang “Tosca,” Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” and “The Tyear, bringing music to senior facilities around the area. Merry Widow,” among her many roles, performing in some of the Performances typically last no more than an hour. If you are world’s great opera houses. interested in sharing your love of music in this way, please contact She made her debut with New York’s Metropolitan Opera in Carol Sue Fromboluti ([email protected]). 1967 as Lavinia in the world premiere of Marvin David Levy’s Volunteers in this program do not have to be FMMC per- “Mourning Becomes Electra” and sang her finale there as the forming members – any member with the desire can participate. Marschallin in Strauss’ ”Der Rosenkavalier” in 1985. If you don’t have a full program of music to perform, you can Her son, Jan Stewart, said his parents found vindication after encourage a fellow member or two to participate with you. being rejected by U.S. operas early in life. We have gotten much positive feedback from the venues “They got nowhere in this country, and they became big stars where members have performed and I encourage all of you to in Europe,” he said. “Then all of a sudden the Metropolitan Opera consider this wonderful way of sharing your talents with the asks them to come and perform. That pretty much sums it up.” community. Lear continued performing and teaching later in life and was also a renowned recital singer on her own and with her husband. “They were extraordinary as a team,” Pines said. “I witnessed one of their recitals and it was utterly, utterly captivating.” THE FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB Lear’s final public appearance came in May when she attended FREE a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington featuring young soloists from the Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Program of the Wagner Society. Lear was acknowledged from the stage. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH “You couldn’t stop her,” Scheppelmann said. “She wanted to Most Fridays at noon, beginning Oct. 5, 2012 see the young singers.” ___ A Celebration of the Life and Career of Evelyn Lear will be held on Friday, October 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm at Funger Hall, DUMBARTON HOUSE George Washington University, 2201 G Street, NW. This is being Tuesdays, Sept. 11, 7:30 pm, Oct. 16, Nov.13, Dec. 11, Mar. 12, sponsored by the Wagner Society of Washington, DC. April 16 at noon, and June 11 at 7:30 pm ___ STRATHMORE HALL MANSION MEMBERSHIP UPDATES Thursdays Nov. 1, Dec. 6, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, Mar. 7, and April 4 at 11:00 am Kevin Joel Broom Catina Sweedy ___ Euphonium – Student Clarinet – Chamber OLD TOWN HALL IN FAIRFAX, VA Thursdays Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Jan 17, Feb. 21, Mar. 21 at 11:00 am ___ Emily Elizabeth Brown Naoko Takebe AVANTI ORCHESTRA Bass/Viol – Student Violin – Associate Oct. 29, 7:30 pm, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater March 1, 7:30 pm, Church of the Epiphany April 23, noon, Church of the Epiphany Dr. Mayron Tsong June 22, 7:30 pm Cultural Arts Center Montgomery College Aiden Kane Piano – Solo ___ Viola – Student CHORALE Dec. 16, 7:30 pm, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Jan. 14, 4:00 pm, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church Teresa Meeks June 16, 4:00 pm, First Baptist Church of Washington Flute, Bassoon – Solo ___ For more info, go to www.fmmc.org 8 October 2012 Policies and Procedures Changes

MMC’s website now gives members Performance Membership, membership development of a comprehensive Policies Faccess to the Club’s By-Laws as well procedures for all categories of member- document. The version now posted on as its Policies and Procedures. These two ship, and the general operations of the the website under the “About FMMC” documents, along with the Certificate of Club. Changes require a majority vote of tab includes all the former material plus Incorporation form the bases for Club the Board. new sections concerning communica- operation. The By-Laws establish the The 1986 Policies document was the tions (including publications), schedul- Club’s governing structure, membership first to state that FMMC public concerts ing the use of FMMC concert venues, categories and handling of funds, and re- are open to all without charge. It also records retention, budget, and financial lation to the Foundation. Changes in the included administrative policies con- policies. By-Laws must be approved by the mem- cerning the use of the Club piano and While Club officials are the primary bership, typically at the Annual Meeting. groups within the FMMC (Orchestra audience for this material, it is a resource As of 1974, policies and procedures and Chorale). 1995 brought the addi- for members as well. For example, a concerning membership and auditions tion of an anti-discrimination policy, and member preparing to send a message were part of the By-Laws. A 1985 review 2001 added a section concerning Club to the list-serve, prepare the written moved them into a separate Policies oversight of the FMMC Foundation. program for a concert, or nominate an and Procedures document. (Historical However, other policies and procedures established professional for admission aside: it also discontinued using “she” to of Club operation were omitted or in to Performance Membership without refer to the President in the By-Laws.) use but unwritten. New policies were audition should consult the appropriate Overseen by the Rules and Revisions needed to cover electronic communica- policy section before taking action. Committee, the policy document was tions and meet IRS requirements. Policies and Procedures are subject to ap-

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