Winter Board Mtg
Mar/02/2019 20:52 Filed in: Member News
WMC Winter Board Meeting Outcomes 10:00 AM, February 14, 2019
Home of Paul and Elaine Brady
(Paul Brady/Zuill Bailey) o Stipend of $650 approved for Guest Artist Julie An to appear next year o No contributions received from the Parent Contribution Letter distributed last Fall – Program
discontinued o Committee to review the Prince William County Arts Council Grant submission for 2019 had
not met yet. Debora Madsen to pull the group together in February (Debora Madsen, Zuill Bailey,
Cynthia Elmore, and June Shuffett) o WMC Sponsored Piano Ensemble Concert for 2020 – no response on request for information
about the last Piano Ensemble; project is tabled for future consideration o Website Recommendations (membership application submitted on line, payments for membership, recitals, competitions by PayPal, etc.) – written report from Bill Riski provided to attendees: – Board will continue to review; the biggest issue identified by Bill is providing
personal information on the membership form and submitting on line • New Business
o 2019 WMC Scholarship Competition: Instrumental Competition Cancelled – only two applicants, which did not meet the policy established at the April 3, 2018 Board Meeting last year for number of applicants required for each scholarship awarded. Conflicts identified with other activities/competitions on the same day as the Scholarship Competition – needs to be considered when setting dates for next year’s competition
o Senior Scholarship Competition – Chair was not in attendance – no discussion; letter to go out next week
o Gold Cup and Student Recital scheduled March 30 – initial reminder letter from the chair has been sent
o Remaining WMC Concert for 2018-19 – Navy Jazz Ensemble on April 6 is on track
o Recommendations for 2019-20 WMC Concert Series: Julie An to be scheduled; Zuill Bailey will check with young Zuill about possibly performing next year in the WMC Concert Series, perhaps with a high school masterclass as well; recommendation was made to wait until new NFMC Young Artist competition in June to possibly bring in another Young Artist next year.
o Paul requested volunteers for a Search Committee to select new club officers to begin there their tenure in June 2020.
• Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM
- Call to Order. Board Members present: Paul Brady, Zull Bailey, Elaine Brady, Debora Madsen, June Shuffett, Rudene Jones
- Minutes from the October 4, 2018 WMC meeting were reviewed and approved.
- Treasurer’s Report was provided – currently around $20,000, with expenditures left for the Scholarship
Competition upcoming; Received over $800 donations for the Rayanne Gonzales Concert! - Current membership status provided by Paul Brady. Several late membership requests were discussed.
- Old Business:
(Paul Brady/Zuill Bailey) o Stipend of $650 approved for Guest Artist Julie An to appear next year o No contributions received from the Parent Contribution Letter distributed last Fall – Program
discontinued o Committee to review the Prince William County Arts Council Grant submission for 2019 had
not met yet. Debora Madsen to pull the group together in February (Debora Madsen, Zuill Bailey,
Cynthia Elmore, and June Shuffett) o WMC Sponsored Piano Ensemble Concert for 2020 – no response on request for information
about the last Piano Ensemble; project is tabled for future consideration o Website Recommendations (membership application submitted on line, payments for membership, recitals, competitions by PayPal, etc.) – written report from Bill Riski provided to attendees: – Board will continue to review; the biggest issue identified by Bill is providing
personal information on the membership form and submitting on line • New Business
o 2019 WMC Scholarship Competition: Instrumental Competition Cancelled – only two applicants, which did not meet the policy established at the April 3, 2018 Board Meeting last year for number of applicants required for each scholarship awarded. Conflicts identified with other activities/competitions on the same day as the Scholarship Competition – needs to be considered when setting dates for next year’s competition
o Senior Scholarship Competition – Chair was not in attendance – no discussion; letter to go out next week
o Gold Cup and Student Recital scheduled March 30 – initial reminder letter from the chair has been sent
o Remaining WMC Concert for 2018-19 – Navy Jazz Ensemble on April 6 is on track
o Recommendations for 2019-20 WMC Concert Series: Julie An to be scheduled; Zuill Bailey will check with young Zuill about possibly performing next year in the WMC Concert Series, perhaps with a high school masterclass as well; recommendation was made to wait until new NFMC Young Artist competition in June to possibly bring in another Young Artist next year.
o Paul requested volunteers for a Search Committee to select new club officers to begin there their tenure in June 2020.
• Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM