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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Mark Ainley
DESCRIPTION:“Sonic Time Travel: Great Pianists of The Past “\nThis is a Zoom event.  Guests may register here for $20 to attend.  \nRecordings can bypass the constraints of time and space\, enabling us to hear great musicians in our own home – including legendary performers who lived long before we were born. Historical recordings are more than just a curiosity: they offer a form of sonic time travel in providing a direct transmission from important artists – and even composers – playing in ways that often vary radically from present-day norms. \nIn this presentation\, historical recordings expert Mark Ainley will share the sublime music-making of some master pianists of the past. As he explores these legendary musicians and what makes their performances so extraordinary\, Mark will help you open your ears and expand your perspectives so you can perceive music in new ways and reconsider the nature of interpretation. \nMark Ainley is an internationally-known historical piano recordings expert who for forty years has explored the lives and artistry of pianists whose playing has been preserved since the dawn of recording technology. He has both co-produced the publication of long-lost recordings and written booklet notes and magazine articles about historical recordings\, and he is particularly known for his pioneering work in locating and releasing unpublished recordings of the iconic pianist Dinu Lipatti. The author of the Historical Perspectives column in International Piano magazine\, Mark presents both in writing and in live presentations insightful biographical insight\, cultural context\, and musical observations\, highlighting in accessible language the qualities that can make musical performances so captivating and memorable. \n 
URL:https://nepta.com/event/speaker-series-oct/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Halloween Recitals
DESCRIPTION:This is a recital open to NEPTA members for grades K-6 providing an opportunity to perform in a friendly setting. Costumes and Halloween music are welcome and encouraged! The time limit for each student is 2 minutes. Memory is optional. Multiple recitals will be hosted beginning at 3:00 pm. Teachers may not request a specific recital time\, but can request earlier or later in the afternoon. \nINSTRUCTIONS \nThe recital fee is $32 per student. Teachers may enroll up to 15 students. Recitals will be filled on a “first come first serve” basis. Recital fees are non-refundable unless an application is denied due to all recital slots being filled. Total performance time per student may not exceed 2 minutes. Teachers will receive the student’s recital time via email no later than October 15th. \nGrade in school: K-6\nTime limit: 2 minutes per student \nRegistration fee: $32\nOlga Berkovich\, chair: halloween@nepta.com\n(Application deadline: October 4\, 2026) \nActive members of NEPTA are privileged to present their students in recital providing a performance opportunity for secure and fluent performers. Eligibility for Halloween Recital: student must have studied piano since September of the current academic year with this same member in good standing (dues received by Recital Application Deadline). Active members may enter up to 15 students. Please refer to recital application forms online at for more details.
URL:https://nepta.com/event/halloween-piano-recital-party/
LOCATION:First Parish of Watertown\, 35 Church St\, Watertown\, MA\, 02472
CATEGORIES:Halloween Recital
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014
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SUMMARY:Junior II Recital Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The application deadline for the Junior II Recitals is October 14\, 2026. \nApply here.
URL:https://nepta.com/event/junior-ii-recital-application-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Application Deadline
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
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SUMMARY:Junior I Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Applications for these recitals are due October 7\, 2026 \nApply here.
URL:https://nepta.com/event/junior-i-application-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Application Deadline
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
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SUMMARY:Halloween Recital Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The deadline for online applications for this recital is October 4\, 2026. \nGo here to apply.
URL:https://nepta.com/event/halloween-recital-application-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Application Deadline
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T100000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Greg Presley
DESCRIPTION:Baroque Dance – Why Should We Care About It?  (If It Ain’t Baroque\, Don’t Fix It!) \n\nThis event is free for non-members and guests.  Guest can register here to attend in person or to receive a livestream link. \n\n\nThis workshop is interactive. I will be teaching simplified versions of the dance steps for Baroque Dances. Comfortable shoes and clothes are highly recommended. We encounter these dances in dance suites and individual pieces composed by Bach\, Handel\, Rameau\, Couperin and even earlier pieces by the English clavecinists. I will present the history and origin of the dances and the standardized components of the Baroque Dance Suite\, the importance of Louis XIV and court protocols\, the central place that dance held in the lives of the nobility of Europe\, and the lingering effects that these dances had on the development of the classical Sonata. \nThe performance of the steps is crucial to understanding the proper performance tempos of these dances\, their qualities\, their phrase structures\, and their internal accents and stresses. I will also explore the many pieces of the late 18th and 19th centuries which incorporated these dances and expanded their expressive range\, usually without referencing the dances by name. If technology cooperates\, I will also show some curated videos of the dances being performed in costume which have been reconstructed from the 17th century historical dance notation called.Beauchamp-Feuillet Notation. I hope that by the end of the workshop\, you’ll be able to answer the question in the title. \nMr. Presley\, a graduate of Yale University and the Juilliard School\, was a winner of the William Petschek scholarship as well as the competitive piano minor teaching fellowship at Juilliard. As a competition prize winner\, he has appeared as soloist with the Spokane Symphony\, the Washington-Idaho Symphony\, and the Yale Symphony. He has also performed many concertos with the Spokane Opera Orchestra. \nHe made a career of working with modern dancers after graduation\, first with the Martha Graham Company in New York\, and then on the dance faculty of Florida State University. He has premiered a number of composers’ works written especially for dance\, revived a great deal of 20th century music used for modern dance and was invited to showcase the piano works of Robert Muczynski at the Music Teacher National Convention in Miami in 1990. \nAs a composer himself\, he has written many works for dance and solo piano. Since his return to Spokane\, he has been active as a soloist and accompanist including work for several productions of the Spokane Opera. \nHe served as a member of the piano faculty in the Music department of Eastern Washington University in the spring of 2001 and has been a member of the piano faculty at Gonzaga University since the Fall of 2001. His students have been prize winners in state and local competitions and a number have gone on to have careers in music. \nHe performs regularly as the principal keyboard player for the Spokane Symphony\, as a chamber musician and as part of two-piano duos. He played Beethoven’s own arrangement of the Grosse Fuga for 4 hands with Christopher O’Reilly in 2010\, and accompanied Thomas Hampson for the 10th Anniversary Gala of the Fox Theater in Spokane. He accompanied Zuill Bailey in Michael Daugherty’s Grammy Award winning new piece\, Tales of Hemingway\, in December\, 2017 and subsequent to that\, has accompanied Zuill in many concerts in Spokane as part of the Connoisseur Concerts series. \nHe has presented at MTNA National Conferences in Spokane and Minneapolis\, as well as numerous state conferences in the Northwest.
URL:https://nepta.com/event/speaker-series-sep/
LOCATION:First Parish of Watertown\, 35 Church St\, Watertown\, MA\, 02472
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:75th Anniversary Gala
DESCRIPTION:  \nYou’re Invited! \nNEPTA’s 75th Anniversary Gala\nSaturday\, March 28\, 2026\n6:00-10:00 PM\nNashawtuc Country Club\, Concord\, MA\nClick for more information
URL:https://nepta.com/event/75th-anniversary-gala/
LOCATION:Nashawtuc Country Club\, 1861 Sudbury Road\, Concord\, 01742
CATEGORIES:75th Anniversary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T160000
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SUMMARY:Members' Recital
DESCRIPTION:A recital of solo\, duo\, and two piano music by NEPTA Members! \nClick here to view the program – Members’ Recital Program \nThe NEPTA Members’ Recital is an example of Educational Enrichment\, and is one of the many benefits provided by NEPTA to its members. This recital is a fundraising event and donations are encouraged. Your tax-deductible gift will be used for the Susan B. Demb Teacher Enrichment Program\, which awards a $500 yearly enrichment grant to a NEPTA member. You may make a donation here or\, mail a check made out to NEPTA to our treasurer\, Yun Lee\, (35 Walter Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131). \nFor parking information\, click here – Parking
URL:https://nepta.com/event/members-recital/
LOCATION:Falcetti Pianos\, 2284 Washington Street\, Newton\, MA\, 02462
CATEGORIES:Members' Recital
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: John Slavick
DESCRIPTION:“The Piano Technology Triangle: Tuning\, Regulation & Voicing” \nThis event is free for non-members and guests.  Please register here for in person attendance. \nJoin us at Falcetti Pianos for an informative session on piano technology.  Explore the inner workings of the piano in this hands-on session with a piano technician. Topics include voicing\, hammers\, regulation\, and electric pianos—perfect for teachers who want to better understand how piano maintenance and sound production affect student progress.
URL:https://nepta.com/event/speaker-series-the-piano-technology-triangle-tuning-regulation-voicing/
LOCATION:Falcetti Pianos\, 2284 Washington Street\, Newton\, MA\, 02462
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
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SUMMARY:NEPTA 75th Anniversary Season
DESCRIPTION:Welcome!  Our 75th Anniversary Season begins on September 15! 
URL:https://nepta.com/event/nepta-75th-anniversary-season/
CATEGORIES:75th Anniversary
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