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Visit our new location: 2359 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga ON (South of QEW 1 km West of Southdown Road) |
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| Our Second Location at 2359 Royal Windsor Drive is NOW READY! We expect music lessons to start happening there shortly. Here is how it looks: | |
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| Fantastic Event, Great afternoon - to use the words of our visitors - best describes the Grand Opening & Party held on Saturday May 14th, 2005 1-4 PM. | ||
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| We had it all: Great attendance, great music, lots of fun (and food!) - happy faces, smiley kids, passionate musicians, passionate and appreciative audience...laughs and...even a few tears (happy ones!). | |||||
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| The Grand Opening reminded us how fortunate we are to have known you all: Boris' childhood-time instructor, now our teacher .. our original students that now work with us; our instructors, musicians-friends, numerous customers, students and their families, many of you with us for years... This event pictures what music is all about: friendship, fun, communication, sharing, understanding, appreciation. | |
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| To our fantastic performers -simply BRAVO! In those fine people -we know that we have resources that are hard to match ! | |
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| This event with its widening circle of associated music professionals - has proven, one more time, that we at FORTE Academy are serious about offering to this great community, and further, not just a great music program but our passion about music, its universality, beauty and phenomenal value that adds to the quality of life of all of us. We must always remember - music is also about creativity, success, better grades - that translates into personal growth, academic and professional achievement. Most importantly with all the musical and non musical benefits of the study of music in a supportive, fun and positive environment - music is a powerful tool for a better, healthier, balanced and more Successful life. | |
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With our newly open, modern, friendly and quality teaching facility - we look forward to many more years of music, friendship, fun, success and growth together with you! The Phase 2 - @ 2359 Royal Windsor Drive - coming by the fall 2005 - we'll keep you posted! |
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As of Tuesday, May 24th the Second Location
@ 2359 Royal Windsor Drive is a new teaching
location for students of our instructors:
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| ► In accordance to your suggestions and adjusted Academy Policies, there are NO make-up lessons for lessons missed due to Recitals (held in December or June). | |
| ►To chose best day/time and take advantage of our promotional low rates (New 2005/2006 school year), please register before June 15th, 2005 | |
| ►Last day of study: Saturday, June 25th, 2005 | |
| ►Summer Lessons start July 2nd, 2005 | |
| Recital: | About our recent events... |
| A Note on FORTE Recital - June 04, 2005 @ The LAC |
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Dear FORTE Students, Parents and Friends, The 23rd FORTE Recital Series held on June 4th at the Living Arts Centre - Rogers Theatre successfully concluded: Thank You all for kind words and great feedback -we know that everyone enjoyed the Saturday afternoon's performances and we look forward to more: Please mark your calendars: To help you plan early here are the dates of the upcoming events:
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The Saturday's Recital showcased the great
program:
A variety of classical, and contemporary pieces were performed by piano students, the growing guitar class was a great addition to the program as well as the great vocal performances - all turned this Recital into another memorable event. |
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The following images may illustrate the event. |
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Special Thank You to:
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One more
Very Special Thank You goes to
my very special student, Benjamin for
yet another visit and double-performance;
Despite all the challenges of growing up,
heavy school-load (and plenty of other
excuses), Benjamin stayed with piano, and is
developing into a well-rounded musician and
person!
One more example of the student that excels in piano and everything else! |
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We are proud of our students, the level of confidence and level of skill that surely increases: It is about the music...and more...we know that musical training (and live performance opportunity as an important part of that training) is a comprehensive educational and intellectual, conceptual activity that develops numerous skills for life. |
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Last but not least: I personally wish to Thank ALL PARENTS for supporting the FORTE Academy of Music and music education in this community. We are absolutely convinced that the investment in music education will pay-off handsomely in time to come! With ongoing, quality music education - everyone wins! |
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Boris with family and staff |
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Proudly Presenting ... |
23rd FORTE Recitals - Summer 2005 |
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Date: Saturday, June 04, 2005 |
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Time: There will be three performances:
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As always, we can’t emphasize enough the
importance of Recitals live performance
opportunities for the student’s progress –
both musically and academically, and we look
forward to seeing you all on Saturday,
June 04 .
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Dear FORTE students, parents and friends, Sincere thanks to all that phoned, e-mailed even visited the store (We remain OPEN on Sundays) - following the latest FORTE Event: The feedback on Saturday's RECITAL (3 great sessions!) is fantastic! So, in short - the 22nd FORTE Recital was - fantastic! |
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We heard: The variety of pieces played on piano; piano duet ( Mizzi sisters: What a fine presentation!); great guitar, guitar & vocal, & vocal performances (Fiona, you posses great gift!). |
| We are very proud of continuous improvement of our students' level of skill and ability to present their work not only with ever-increasing confidence but consistently with a smile on their faces! Dear students - YOU did a great job and we are proud of you! |
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Our dedicated teachers - Irina S. on a piano, Thomas on a guitar ( that Fender sounded so good!), Nadja on a guitar - and Academy's friend Shawn Blair (el. guitar) all did a fine job by accompanying the students! Your efforts are much appreciated. |
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Students' performances were followed by "Our Musical Gift to You" : THANK YOU to our very own Irina Semenova, Nadja Halilbegovic, Irina Drehuta, Thomas Nagy and the one and only Jean-Paul Schilling - for the wonderful performances we all enjoyed. |
| Special thanks go to our guest-performers: My original student, now a true protégé Benjamin Zsoldos and prof. Frank Yerka, concert-pianist from Prague, Czech Republic! |
| Warm THANKS to our FORTE Teachers - Vesna, Irina S., Irina D., Majda, Gabie, Nadja, Thomas, Herman, Anne, for the dedication, time and effort invested. |
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To all FORTE parents and families, sincere THANKS - for supporting our events - you know that what we do together is one of the building blocks not only for our kids' future but for the future of our great community and society. |
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Having all the first-class ingredients in place - great staff, fantastic students and parents, great programs and endless enjoyment in what we do - we look forward to another great year of music making, personal development, success and growth together - with added quality teaching space: new/second location coming up soon! All the very best wishes for the upcoming Holiday Season and in the New 2005 Year, |
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Musically Yours, In Harmony, Boris & family |
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Dear FORTE Friends,
We are happy and proud to note that, again, the attendance to our FORTE Event -Master-pieces by Romantic Masters F.Liszt and F. Chopin was great, the response to the wonderful music and great atmosphere – fantastic. Many thanks for the great feedback following Saturday's Presentation.
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We had it all: The remarkably captivated, diverse audience - from two-years old to seniors; Fantastic music; Great artistry - piano-acrobatics, thundering sounds, lyric passages… accompanied by the notes on composers...all in a relaxed and spontaneous atmosphere that was filled with laughs, tears of joy and concluded with standing ovations!
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Sincerest thanks to the performer, Prof. Irina Semenova Thain that, once again, demonstrated the outstanding skill, talent and passion that touches and inspires! Irina, we Thank You and are proud of you!
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On behalf of the Hrovat family, we wish to thank you all for your patronage and supporting our events and the effort to share the beauty of music and the values and goals of musical training! Indeed, FORTE Events will continue: The fast-approaching Winter Recitals (Three Concerts featuring our students) will be presented on December 4th, 2004 - at the Rogers Theatre, Living Arts Centre Mississauga. Full details coming soon. Musically Yours, in Harmony, Boris and Vesna |
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Fantastic results our students achieved at the latest RCM Examinations session; New programs and teachers at the Academy; Great educational events lined up for this School Year; The continuous growth of the Academy; The Family and community values & more is what we at Forte Academy of Music admire, celebrate and love sharing with You! Thank you all for joining our Annual Open House and Party welcoming the New 2004/2005 School Year! We look forward to another positive year of teaching, growth and making music (and friends) – all in our supportive, enthusiastic, friendly, CLARKSON, FORTE environment. |
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WELCOME! |
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Forte Academy of Music - With Us Learning Music SOUNDS Great! |
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Musically Yours ♪ Boris, Vesna, Jean-Paul & staff |
| A Note on last Student Recital: |
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Dear Forte Students, Parents, Teachers and Friends, |
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Following the FORTE RECITALS held on Saturday, May 29th, 2004 at the Living Arts Centre, Rogers Theatre we wish to congratulate all participants for the effort, courage and great music-making we all tremendously enjoyed! Special thanks to our teachers Maida, Irina D., Herman, Irina S., Vesna, Thomas, Anne, Gabie, Adrienne and Boris K. for the dedication, great effort and absolutely fantastic coaching ! The following images may illustrate in part the Event's performances and the atmosphere: |
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The Rogers Theatre could barely accommodate all of us... |
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Keolani sings accompanied by her teacher, Irina |
Aleksandra accompanied by her teacher Anne |
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Stefano and Thomas... |
Emily played on a guitar and sung... |
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Tenna accompanied by her dad... |
The Youngest performer, Michaela (4) |
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Sean and Thomas |
Lisa... |
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...and all the other participants made this Recital become another memorable, fine educational, family, entertaining, fun, FORTE event! The supportive, great feedback we received after this event is a true inspiration to all of us - THANK YOU! |
| We are convinced that the preparation, perseverance, concentration, confidence...and more... our students invest in public performances are truly skills for - life, and we 'll continue with public performance opportunities that are an important part of our FORTE Program. |
| Please note that the next Forte event - the Special Presentation "Romantic Masters of Piano" is scheduled for Sunday, October 24th, 2004 - 4 pm, and the Traditional Forte Academy of Music's WINTER RECITAL is scheduled for Saturday, December 4th, 2004 - both at the same venue, the Living Arts Centre, Rogers Theatre. |
| The growth, however, asks for some slight changes: Due to the ever-growing number of students that study at Forte Academy of Music, and in order to avoid the very lengthy recitals, we decided to limit the number of students performing to 30 per recital and will ask students to play only one piece each. The details on the upcoming events will be sent promptly. |
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Special Thank You goes to our FORTE parents and families: With Your much appreciated support, we are looking forward to another year of great music, events, positive, a motivating learning environment, fun and growth! We wish you great - SAFE and FUN summer (if it, finally, comes!) ! |
| Musically Yours, In Harmony - Boris Hrovat, Family and Staff |
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About a recent Event... |
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We are delighted to report that the response to, the attendance and the feedback regarding the FORTE Event – Master Class and Special Presentation held on Sunday, April 18th at the LAC, Mississauga - are just terrific! We extend our sincere THANKS to all that shared this super Sunday afternoon with us. Your support is appreciated more then we can say! |
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“Fabulous performance…”; “ This event brightened my day…” ; “What a great idea – Fine music supported by interesting notes on the Composer…”; “We drove from Georgetown…and will come again: This is amazing what you guys do…”; “The choice of music was great , and the pianist is simply amazing…”; “Am I ever glad that I’ve read the (Mississauga) News – this performance is beyond expectations…”; “The passion about what you people do is…infectious…” ; “I couldn’t talk, the music, the messages, the atmosphere made me cry…; “We are proud to be here and enjoy this marvelous event…”; “Thank you for offering us this fine opportunity …” “Standing ovations…This is what you FORTE people deserve!…” “This, indeed, was the original, fine, educational, community and family event! Congratulations…” etc., etc, are just some of the comments we received following our Master Class and Special Presentation held on Sunday, April 18th, 2004 at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre – Rogers Theatre. |
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We had a wonderfully diverse audience with every age group present – literally from 8 months old to seniors! It was fun to watch kids – big and small listen to this wonderful music and watch the performer …with mouth, eyes…wide open…What a reward to us that organized this event! We wish to extend our gratitude to all for generous donations for the pianist!
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First and foremost our gratitude goes to wonderfully capable, true master-pianist and fine person – Irina Semenova Thain that demonstrated tremendous skill, energy and ability to communicate the demanding works of Romantic Master Franz Liszt…Irina, we admire you, we thank you and we love you! You are …outstanding! |
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The event started by the spirited performance of the National anthem – as our (new Canadians) salute to this great country which is now our home. Our special thanks to Clarkson Piano Centre's fine piano-technician, Boris Kvint who made a special trip and adjusted the piano to sound its very best in a very limited time-frame! Boris, on so many occasions you accommodated (with a smile) so many special requests… all your efforts are deeply appreciated! |
| Many thanks to Jean-Paul Schilling, and our teachers: Maida Balonek Karahalilovic (piano); Thomas Nagy (guitar) and Adrienne Bitner (piano) for all the assistance behind-the-scene: Your support, loyalty, fine work and commitment are inspiration and great reward ! |
| We thank our dear friends Doug & Joan Kerr; John, Helen and Sarah Smith; Irma and Kaia Bakowski; Families Wentzel, Kljenak, Gerstle-Brunn; Cameron-Lewis and Wolff-Klambauer: Your support and friendship mean the world to us! |
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Last, but not least, on behalf of all of us we extend our sincere thanks to the Mississauga News for their generous coverage of the event as well to Mr. Pieter Kool of the Rotary Club Mississauga West and Mr. John Barnum, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra Director, – for all the support, assistance and encouragement. |
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The evident success of our FORTE events inspires us to continue to explore the innovative and creative approaches that enhance the music-learning process and we will do all we possibly can to promote the benefits, positive values and goals of our quality, FORTE, music teaching program. We are dedicated to SUCCESS in MUSIC and in LIFE. Don’t forget: With us, Learning Music Sounds Great! Musically Yours, In Harmony, Family Hrovat & FORTE Academy of Music |
