Newsletter - April 2026
Dear Music Lovers,
Make sure our next meeting is on your calendar, Thursday, April 9 (the beginning of the Azalea Festival in Wilmington!)
We will have a special guest performer, Naomi Amos. She received an MM degree from Eastman School of Music in piano performance. She has performed and lectured all over the country. OLLI attendees have raved about her lectures. See her bio here.
Naomi Amos
Our time has come to vote on the new board for 2026-27. The slate appears below, and we will take additional nominations from the floor:
President - JoAnn Carpitella
Second Vice President - Elaine Gomperts
Vice President - Richard Trubia
Recording Secretary - Carol Roberts
Assistant Treasurer - Mary Jo Wrynn
$$$ Bring your checkbook for our Thursday, May 14SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON, made out to TMMC for $35 each.
Please give the names of any of your guests to Joanne Hamilton or mail your check to 3917 Halifax Rd. Wilm. 28403. Your check is your reservation. Deadline is May 7. REMINDER:
***** the luncheon/meeting starts at 11:30 in the sanctuary at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Market and 16th St. *****
We are so excited to hear our winners of the scholarship contest. Many of us donated to our scholarship fund. You will be listed in our program in May. Thank you so much for supporting our young local musicians.
Our May luncheon is our last meeting until Thursday, October 8.
Here's an idea💡 Mark our TMMC meetings in your calendars now for every 2nd Thursday at 10:30, starting in OCTOBER.
Free tickets for all new members of TMMC for WSO concerts, must be used by the end of this season.
FYI: "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff is April 25. The performance is the Wilmington Symphony with the Cape Fear Chorale, UNCW Chamber Singers, and the Codington Elementary Children's Choir. The Conductor is Aaron Peisner, soprano Elizabeth Stovall, Nathan Matticks, Baritone, and Aaron Crates, Tenor. TMMC’s second place Scholarship Contest winner will be featured violinist Sofia Lukasik, who won the 2026 Richard R. Deas Young Artist Competition for the WSO. Please make sure you contact Liz Scanlon to reserve your ticket.
HAPPY SPRING! 🎶💐🌺🪻
See our new logo (attached to the emailed copy of this newsletter). Thanks to JoAnn and her daughter for their creation.
Elaine Gomperts
President TMMC