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What's New Archive 2011

	December 11, 2011 Frank provided seaonsal piano music as part of a performance/reading Dickens' A Christmas Carol at Mimico Presbyterian Church in Etobicoke, in support of local food banks and the Sirius Theatrical Company Scholarship Fund.
	December 3, 2011 Frank proudly presented his Fall Kids & Adult Student Recitals at the Humbercrest United Church, Toronto.
	November 25-26, 2011 Frank adjudicated at the Contemporary Showcase Festival in Ottawa, ON.
	November 21-24, 2011 Congratulations to Frank's students Sophia, Andrew, Aran, Kieran, Gabbie, and Katie for their performances at Contemporary Showcase, a festival featuring music composed by Canadians, held during Canada Music Week.
	November 8 & December 4, 2011 Congratulations to Frank's students Carlos, Susan, Wayne, and Sarah for their performances at the ORMTA Auditions & Scholarship Recitals. ORMTA stands for the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association. This group organizes auditions where students develop their performance skills and receive helpful adjudication. Students who deliver a particularly fine audition are invited to perform at a Scholarship recital. Extra kudos to Sarah who was invited to perform at the Scholarship Recital.
	November 18-19, 2011 Frank adjudicated at the Contemporary Showcase Festival in Chatham, ON.
	November 15, 2011 Frank was a speaker at the Music Career Development Forum at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music.
	November 12, 2011, 8PM Frank hosted a house concert in his Toronto studio featuring Calgary songstress, Sora. Guest performers included Frank on piano and harpist, Sharlene Wallace.
	November 12, 2011 Frank presented a one-hour piano recital/workshop for the teaching studios of Zuzana Gabor in Bradford, ON and Susan Pajor in Barrie, ON. He shared his compositions and talked about how he became a composer.
	October 31 - November 5, 2011 Frank adjudicated intermediate piano, live creativity, and composition classes at the Rotary Burlington Music Festival.
	October 7, 2011 Frank presented a teachers' workshop on composing and improvising at St. Paul's United Church, Walkerton, ON. Presented by the Hanover-Walkerton branch of the ORMTA.
	September 26, 2011 - 10am Frank presented a teachers' workshop on composing and improvising at Christ Church United, 1700 Mazo Cres., Mississauga, ON. Presented by the Etobicoke-Mississauga Branch of the ORMTA.
	August 5 & 6, 2011 Congratulations to all of Frank's summer theory students who completed their Rudiments, Harmony, and History Exams with RCM Examinations including Frank's private students, Alanna (Intermediate Rudiments) who earned a perfect mark 100%, and Natalia (History 1) who recived first class honours.
	July 4 - August 4, 2011 Frank teaches summer classes in Rudiments, Harmony and History at the Royal Conservatory of Music
	June 16, 2011 Frank accompanies the Karen Kain School of the Arts Choir and directs student performers of the Musical Mentors Program for their Spring Concert at the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto.
	May 14, 2011 Frank presented his Spring Piano Student Recitals at Humbercrest United Church in Toronto.
	May 14, 2011 Congratulations to Frank's student, Carlos who received First Class Honours for his Basic Harmony Exam with RCM Examinations.
	May 9, 2011 Frank accompanies the Karen Kain School of the Arts Choir for a performance at Runnymede United Church in Toronto.
	May 5, 2011 Frank accompanies the Karen Kain School of the Arts Choir for a performance at Massey Hall in Toronto.
	May 1, 2011 Frank is elected 2nd Vice President of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association.
	May 1, 2011 Congratulations to Frank's students, Linden, Noah, Sophia, Madison, Gabbie, and Katie for their participation in the 2011 Music Writing Competition presented by the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association. Extra kudos to Katie for receiving an honorable mention in her class.
	April 16 & 17, 2011 Frank adjudicates piano at the Spring Festival presented by the Suzuki Piano Association of Ottawa/Gatineau
	April 4-21, 2011 Congratulations to Frank's piano students, Andrew, Aran, Kieran, Mina, Emma, Gabbie, Javed, Katie, and Carlos for their performances at the Davenport Music Festival. Many 1st, 2nd and 3rds, and high marks - great job everyone!
	April 3 & May 1, 2011 Congratulations to Frank's piano students, Carlos, Natalia, and Sarah for their performances at the Spring Auditions presented by the Central Toronto Branch of ORMTA. Extra kudos to Natalia and Sarah for being invited to Scholarship Recital following very polished auditions.
	April 9, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Boston, MA.
	April 9, 2011 Frank presents a composition workshop to students at the Community Music Center of Boston
	April 6, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in West Hartford, CT.
	April 6, 2011 Frank presents a lecture to composition students and faculty at the Hartt School - University of Hartford on the topic of how music can bring about social and political change.
	April 5, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in New Britain, CT.
	April 5, 2011 Frank presents a lecture to music students and faculty at the Central Connecticut State University Department of Music on the topic of how music can bring about social and political change.
	April 3, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in New York, NY.
	April 2, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Philadelphia, PA.
	April 2, 2011 Frank presents a piano and composition master class at Eastern University in St. David's, PA.
	April 1, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Baltimore, MD.
	April 1, 2011 Frank presents a mini-recital and piano master class at the Community College of Baltimore County in Baltimore, MD.
	March 30, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Erie, PA.
	March 29, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Marietta, OH.
	March 28, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Rocky River, OH.
	March 27, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Columbus, OH.
	Earth Hour - March 26, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Chicago, IL.
	March 24, 2011 Frank adjudicates composition classes for the Midwestern Ontario Rotary Music Festival.
	March 9, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Toronto, ON.
	February 27, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Brantford, ON.
	February 26, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Aurora, ON.
	February 26, 2011 Frank presents a composition and improvisation workshop to students and teachers of the Newmarket & Area Branch of ORMTA in Aurora, ON.
	February 20, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Niagara Falls, ON.
	February 20, 2011 Frank presents a composition and improvisation workshop to students and teachers of the Niagara Falls Branch of ORMTA
	February 13, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Ottawa, ON.
	February 13, 2011 Frank presents a composition and improvisation workshop to students and teachers of the Ottawa Region Branch of ORMTA
	February 12, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Pointe-Claire, QC.
	February 11, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Brockville, ON.
	February 10, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Belleville, ON.
	February 10, 2011 Frank presents a composition and improvisation workshop to students and teachers of the Belleville Branch of ORMTA
	February 6, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Owen Sound, ON.
	February 5, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Barrie, ON.
	January 31, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Waterloo, ON.
	January 31, 2011 Frank co-convenes a piano masterclass with Heather Taves and presents a composition and improvisation workshop to music therapy students at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON.
	January 30, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in St. Marys, ON.
	January 29, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in London, ON.
	January 23, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Burlington, ON.
	January 16, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Richmond Hill, ON.
	January 15, 2011 The Green Keys Tour stops in Oakville, ON.
	January 2011 Congratulations to Frank's student, Javed who successfully completed his Grade 6 RCM Piano Examination