<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Hi, MASTA, <div>Have High School students you want to encourage to enter this Kent Philharmonic concerto competition? </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div>Diane L. Winder, DM</div><div>President, MASTA<br><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Malcolm Brannen" <mbrannen@grcc.edu><br><b>To: </b>dwinder@emich.edu, "garik pedersen" <garik.pedersen@emich.edu>, steel1dl@emich.edu, gail@gaillytlelira.com, edaniellong@gmail.com, staudachert@gmail.com, mahavep@gvsu.edu, maytan@gvsu.edu, hornbach@hope.edu, Cballard@msboa.org, plichau@msboa.org, palac@msu.edu, jadagoldie@yahoo.com<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:29:43 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Opportunity for high school instrumentalists<br><br><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Greetings Colleagues,</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The Kent Philharmonic Orchestra is a community orchestra
sponsored in large part by Grand Rapids Community College. The orchestra is in
its 39<sup>th</sup> season! It presents four major concerts annually, in October,
December, March and May. Please check out the web site at kentphil.org. The
orchestra is excited to be sponsoring its inaugural concerto competition for high school instrumental
(except piano) students in Michigan. It is the orchestra’s hope that this will
become an annual event offering opportunities to orchestral instrumental
students and possibly in the future to piano students.</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">We’re hoping that you’ll be able to spread the word to your
membership via e-mail. Please also send the information to any private teachers that you know who are working with qualified students.</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Attached are a poster and an application which details the
competition. </font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">If you have any questions you can direct them to me at </font><a href="mailto:mbrannen@grcc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Times New Roman">mbrannen@grcc.edu</font></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> or the orchestra’s music
director Dr. Libor Ondras at </font><a href="mailto:londras@grcc.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Times New Roman">londras@grcc.edu</font></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">.</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Sincerely,</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Malcolm E.
Brannen</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Retired Professor, Grand Rapids Community College</font></p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</div><br><br><br>-- <br><div><span name="x"></span>Department Head, Department of Music & Dance<br>Professor of Cello<br>Eastern Michigan University<br>N-101 Alexander Music Building<br>Ypsilanti, MI 48197<br>734.487.4380 O <br>734.487.1421 Studio (354 Alexander)<br>734.487.6939 FAX<span name="x"></span><br></div></div></div></body></html>