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I hope to join my colleagues in the area and around the State for this program, July 1, 2016 at 4 p.m. Los Angeles Airport Hilton. It's the MTAC's yearly convention that rotates around various cities.

https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/lights-camera-action-in-los-angeles/

Hi Shirley,

I remember that Zukerman taught some of the first remote lessons and master classes from New York over the internet about 15 years ago.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/01/zukerman.html

The last part of the linked article is interesting:

After the lesson, an audience member asked Zukerman: "Are there any disadvantages to this?"

He responded, "I like to think of it as an enhancement--not a substitute, because there is no substitute for human contact." He added, "I want to hug her, and I can't."

Sisman commented, "The masterclass was a remarkable achievement, showing that the apparatus of technology need not diminish the sense of immediacy and intimacy in the give-and-take of musical instruction and performance."

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BTW, how are your pianos doing (new Chinese-made Baldwin and a "great find" Steinway A)?