Russian Concert

Maria Potapova holds BA degrees from University of North Carolina, Asheville in Psychology and Music. She is a member of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Spartanburg Philharmonic, and Symphony of the Mountains in Kingsport, TN.
Elena Saladukha has performed numerous solo recitals as well as performances with UNCA Concert Band. She has recorded several CDs including solo works for piano, duets for violin and piano and accompaniment for mezzo-soprano Theresa Veach. She gives private piano lessons at her home studio in Asheville.

These two artists will present a concert with works by Shostakovich, Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov and others at the USC -Union Auditorium in Union, SC. See the calendar for October for more information.

Crescent Music Club

"Clara Schumann- Her Life and Letters" will be presented by the Crescent Music Club on 6 January, 2010 at the Greenville Woman's Club at 11 AM. A refreshment time precedes the program. Margaret Ulmer, former President of the music club and NFMC Opera Chair, will speak about Clara Schumann's life, particularly about how it is revealed in her letters to such luminaries as Chopin, Brahms, and other men in her life. Shirley Sarlin, a noted actress in Greenville and the surrounding areas, will read several of the letters. Shirley is active in the Warehouse Theatre and Center Stage and will appear in two productions this year. She has also acted in plays in other parts of the country. Space is limited, thus we will need to know of guests who will attend so that we can prepare for you. Respond to this blog if you have questions or want to make a reservation to attend.

S E Region News

Dear Friends, as you know, we are part of the SE Region of the NFMC that meets every year in July at our music camp - Brevard Music Center. Beth McAuley, VP of the SC Region announced last July that we are to have a scholarship for the Music Center and that all of us can have a part in making this scholarship possible. We had to form an organization to formalize our activities to be in line with Brevard's requirements. We worked out our 501-C-3 status, elected officers and made by-laws. We must have approximately $25,000. to have enough money to give a $1,000. scholarship. Beth suggested that we have a drive over a five-year period when we will have had time to collect that amount. Our campaign will be called "Bucks for Brevard". Since we have about 6,000 members in the SE Region, in five years we will have enough money if all of us give 1 dollar per year! Some clubs have already begun to collect money for this year. We have always helped Brevard during its years in existence and can continue to do so by joining the rest of the region in collecting enough money to give a worthy student the chance to study a summer in this wonderful environment. More about this later!