Our March Spotlight is on Aphrodite Mitsopoulou, one of our past NVMTA Presidents who currently plans the NVMTA Lecture Series and is a DMA candidate at JMU. Education Aphrodite Mitsopoulou was born in Greece and started her musical studies in the National Conservatory of Athens.
Rachel Harmatuk is our February spotlight teacher. She grew up in southwest Virginia. First, she lived in a little town called Riner, then moved to Blacksburg and finally to Floyd when she was in the 7th grade. She moved to Oakton in the summer of 2002. She and her family live
Madalina Petric Background NVMTA teacher, Madalina Petric, is a native of Baia Mare, Romania where she began studying piano at the age of five. Madalina attended Gheorghe Dima Music Academy from Cluj Napoca
Our December NVMTA Spotlight teacher is Dr. Ying Zhao. She is a music educator, active solo and collaborative pianist. Dr. Zhao holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Pennsylvania State Univ
NVMTA is proud to introduce Candace Cleary as our spotlight teacher for November. She is currently serving as a Member-at-large on the Executive Committee. What do you like most about playing your instrument? I love the piano for the wealth of repertoire available to us. The more
2023 Performance Information Students chosen from among NVMTA's Concerto competition winners will perform with the Amadeus Orchestra on May 14, 2023, 4 pm at Saint Luke’s Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA. Tickets can be purchased HERE This year's program will mark our thi
Our NVMTA July Spotlight is Greg Genter. Greg owns and runs The Piano Express in Ashburn, VA. He and his wife have three children, ages 15, 12, and 7. They homeschool, which for Greg, is the perfect way to build "family time" into his week. Most of his time outside of teaching i
After 2 years and 2 cancellations due to Covid-19, the Young Artist Musicales have returned to George Mason University's Center for the Arts. Anna Hsu, student of Robert Bond Kelley, and Nicole Papenfuss, student of Silva Blazquez, were two who were originally scheduled to perfor
General Meeting. Location: Woman's Club of Arlington Baroque Dance Rhythms for Musicians A Masterclass by Paige Whitley-Bauguess Welcome, NVMTA members! We are so pleased to present a special interactive program at the Woman's Club of Arlington with Paige Whitley-Bauguess, who i
Kevin Elam: Crafting a Unique & Multi-Faceted Music Career Join Kevin Elam for an inspiring presentation on building a nontraditional career in music! He's an Irish singing champion, a gigging jazz pianist, a teacher of multiple instruments, a Strathmore Artist-in-Residence,
