Satai Miller, Cassa Piano participant, and student of Edwin Gnadt (2019 Cassa Piano clinician), performed Mozart’s piano concerto K. 595 with the Ambrose Orchestra in March! We are very proud of this tremendous accomplishment of one of our program participants, and wish her our heartfelt congratulations!
Save the date - Recital Announcement - Taryn Platter
Early Recital Announcement: Sweeter than Roses
On Friday May 22nd at 8pm, join us for a delightfully sweet recital in the beautiful setting of Hycroft Manor. The program, ranging from opera excerpts to newly composed songs, will be performed by three singers (Emma Jang, Nicole Koh, and Taryn Plater) with piano (Derek Stanyer), and harp (Hayley Farenholtz).
Stay tuned - tickets go on sale in late March!
2020 Cassa recital confirmed! Dr. Christopher Hahn plays the Waldstein!
July 19, 7 pm, St. Vladimir’s Cultural Centre. Buy tickets here.
Family (up to 7 people): $50
Adults: $20
Students and seniors: $15
Cassa is thrilled to announce that our annual recital will feature Dr. Christopher Hahn playing Beethoven’s magnificent Waldstein Sonata, as well as Louie’s I Leap Through the Sky with Stars. Cassa instructors will also be performing - TBA.
Tickets may be purchased at the door, or on our registration page here.
Cassa Grad Taryn Platter starring at UBC!
Taryn Platter is a former Cassa camper and assistant who is now doing remarkable things in UBC’s production of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Pasazerka (The Passenger). See a live recording here: https://nexuswebcast.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/4192c0e954474ee1a70125942e433f661d
The 2019 newsletter is here!
Our 2019 newsletter hot off the press! Click here to view or download!
Piano Clinician for 2020, Dr. Christopher Hahn
Dr. Christopher Hahn maintains a multifaceted career as pianist, adjudicator, clinician and author. He has been featured as a solo and collaborative artist throughout North America and Europe, and has performed in recital at Carnegie Hall—Weill Recital Hall, The Music Gallery in Toronto, and the Haydnsaal in Eisenstadt, Austria. He had the honor of performing for the Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the
Read moreViola Hutchinson Appointed to Board
Viola Hutchinson, who has worked with Cassa since 2011, has accepted the position of Cassa Secretary. We are pleased to welcome Viola to this position. She has been invaluable implementing our registration and our social media presentation since 2011.
In Passing, Dorothea Johanson
We lost our dear friend, colleague and teacher, Dorothea Johanson, on November 8th, 2019. Dorothea supported Cassa from its beginnings in 1993, first as a teacher sending students to the programs, then as a volunteer photographer and videographer, leading the field. Later, she became a popular instructor, and
Read moreOp-ed
Funding of music education has been on the decline for a very long time. According to the Coalition for Music Education, only about one-quarter of schools teach music as part of a
Read moreSpecial Acknowledgement of Janice Dahlberg and Dorothea Johanson
We want to recognize Janice Dahlberg and Dorothea Johansen who taught at Cassa Piano Camp and are teaching volunteers for CASSA Piano this year. The have both been with CASSA and Cassa Musical Arts for 25 years.