The San Francisco Branch of MTAC

2024-25 Board of Directors

President

Susie Fong

Membership / Recording Secretary

Abbygayle Baker

Director

Melody (Hua) Chen

Vice-President / Treasurer

Danielle Braga

Director

Tatyana Loskutova

Director

Amy (Ailing) Zhao

Director

Brite Zhou

Director

Malaya Gabriel

Director

Robert Schwartz

2024-25 Program Coordinators

Festival Chair

Melody (Hua) Chen

 

Recital Chair

Robert Schwartz

Honors Recital Co-Chairs

TBD

Masterclass Chair

Tatyana Loskutova

About MTAC

General History

A group of musicians during 1892 gathered together to enjoy making music. They were also teachers of various instruments, happy to have companionship with other musicians. They decided to incorporate in 1897, when they became the San Francisco Music Teachers' Association. The MTA has been a source of inspiration, motivation, and influence for young people everywhere in the city of San Francisco. MTA teachers have enriched city life with Music Festivals at the Civic Auditorium, prize-winning band performances at the Worlds Fair, S.F. Symphony concerto performances and publication of original compositions. The famous Century Club has been our favorite place for special programs for many years and its doors are still open presently for our activities. All students have especially loved the holiday atmosphere and lovely decorations. Many professional musicians have marvelous memories of playing there for the rest of their lives. The S.F. Branch was the founder of the MTA. Since 1897, the organization has expanded throughout California. The S.F. Branch now is one of the largest branches in the State of California and actively participates with the many other branches at the Annual Convention. We are proud of our musical heritage from the 19th and 20th centuries. We look forward to serving the community with excellence and to build bridges of tradition as we have entered the 21st century.

 
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Vollmer A. H. Hoffmeyer, Founder

Volmer A. H. Hoffmeyer was the guiding spirit who brought into being The Music Teachers' Association in October of 1894 and served as its president for four consecutive years. On his advice the Association was incorpororated in 1897. Our constitution, too, is the result of his careful, thoughtful compilation. Mr. Hoffmeyer was born of a distinguished family in Copenhagen, Denmark March 22, 1851.

After receiving a musical as well as an engineering education in Copenhagen, Hoffmeyer went to China in 1871 where he was in charge of laying the undersea cable to Japan. By 1878 he had settled in the Bay Area and was teaching piano from time to time concertizing as a classical pianist. It was during his presidency of The Music Teachers' Association that he married a well known San Francisco lady. Volmer Hoffmeyer died in Oakland on June 3, 1901.

  • Past Presidents

    HOFFMEYER, VOLLMER 1897-1899 

    ROECKEL-DAVIS, ELLEN 1898-1900 

    PATRICK, H.W. 1901-1903 

    PRATT, JOHN H. 1904-1904 

    SPARDINA, A. 1905-1905 

    HERZON, T.H. 1906-1906 

    REYNAUD, F. 1907-1907 

    PATRICK, H.W. 1908-1909 

    EATON, LOUIS H. 1910-1911 

    BRETHRICK, HENRY 1912-1913 

    MANNING, JOHN C. 1914-1915 

    KRUGER, GEORGE 1916-1918 

    FARWELL, ARTHUR 1919-1919 

    BARRETT, OLGAB 1920-1920 

    GIFFEN, FRANK C. 1921-1922 

    WILSON, ALVINA H. 1923-1925 

    MANNING, JOHN C. 1926-1927 

    GJERDRUM, HENRIK 1928-1930 

    FISH, HARRIET B. 1931-1932 

    BIRMINGHAM, LILLIAN 1933-1935 

    WHITCOMB, PEARL H. 1936-1936 

    SMALE, LOLA G. 1937-1937 

    PARSONS, GIEHL I. 1938-1939 

    RODETSKY, SAMUEL 1940-1942 

    ONTEVEROS, EDNAMAE 1943-1944 

    BROWNING, FRANCESCA 1945-1945 

    RAY, JOHN M. 1946-1949 

    IRVINE, SYDONIA 1949-1951 

    BIRMINGHAN, ALMA 1951-1953 

    TASSIE, PHALEN 1953-1955 

    OLSSON, EVELYN R. 1955-1957 

    LINEGAR, GERALDINE 1957-1959 

    MCKEE, ROSS 1959-1961 

    MIHAILOFF, SERGEI 1961-1963 

    DIETER, DORAN 1963-1965 

    PARSONS, GIEHL I. 1965-1968 

    MILLER, KATHERINE 1968-1970 

    SVIRIDOFF, ALLA 1970-1971 

    BIRMINGHAM, ALMA 1971-1973 

    MELVIN, BETHEL 1973-1975 

    SCHWARZOTT, WILHELM 1975-1977 

    PEOPLES, ZELDA DAMELE 1977-1979 

    POVERELLO, ANNE 1979-1981 

    BRODZIK, INNA 1981-1983 

    DUTTON, THOMAS F. 1983-1985 

    HENRY, ROBERT ALLAN 1985-1987 

    DUTTON, THOMAS F. 1987-1988 

    LEVINGER-JACOBS, SHARI 1988-1991 

    DUTTON, THOMAS F. 1991-1992 

    SVAZLIAN, GERARD 1992-2002 

    KEIKO BANKS 2002-2004

    SCOTT PRATT 2004-2009

    BONNIE KNIGHT 2009-2011

    ROBERT SCHWARTZ 2011-2014

    BARBARA BANNETT 2014-2016

    DIANA CHAU 2016-2017

    JOU-LU (LULU) HUNG 2017-2021

    KEVIN SY (2021-2023)