Meeting Dates

Next Meeting Details

April 1st, 2026 – 9:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Evgenia Rabinovich: Flow in Piano Performance at the South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C. (map)

Ross Salvosa is a professor of piano/pedagogy at Central Washington University and an active member of the Music Teachers National Association and is currently serving in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force of the Washington State Music Teachers Association. He is also a member of the MTNA Conference Planning Committee and is also the MTNA Poster Session Chair. He has served in the juries of the Seattle International Piano Competition, Oregon Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition, Steinway Canada Young Artist Piano Competition, Vancouver International Festival of Russian Music, Philippine National Music Competition for Young Artists, and the Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines Festival and Competition. He has given piano pedagogy lectures and masterclasses for the Steinway Young Artist in Canada (Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver), BC Registered Music Teachers Association (Richmond, Langley and South Fraser), Kenosha Music Teachers Association, Piano League, Cultural Center of the Philippines, University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Philippine Suzuki Association and the Manila Piano Series.

 

Ross is on the advisory board of the Seattle International Piano Festival and Competition where he also serves as outreach coordinator. He was the chairman and artistic director of the Music Without Borders Society in Vancouver-BC from 2013 to 2018. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of British Columbia, where he was a recipient of the Mildred Johnson scholarship award, and his Masters and Bachelors of Music degrees from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University under full scholarship. He studied with Sara Davis Buechner, Corey Hamm, Roberta Rust, Kenneth Broadway, Ralph Markham, Emilio Del Rosario, Reynaldo Reyes, Mauricia Borromeo, Ruby Pilante-Salvosa, Abelardo Galang II, and Jose Artemio Panganiban.

.2025-2026 General Meetings and Guest Speakers / Luncheon

General meetings are usually held at South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C. (map

September 10, 2025

10am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Luncheon at Empire Seafood Restaurant, Unit 200 – 5951 No. 3 Rd, Richmond, B.C. (map

October 1, 2025 (ONLINE)

09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Alessandra DiCienzo – The S.T.A.R Factor on Zoom. 

November 5, 2025

09:30am – General Meeting, 10:15am – Guest Speaker: Karen Lee-Morlang – The Collaborative Pianist

11:15am – Guest Speaker: Bob Kohl & Laurie Gris (from Long & McQuade Vancouver): Christmas & seasonal music books, new editions, manager’s choice. Available for sale on-site. 25% discount to members – special event pricing.

December 3, 2025 11am – General Meeting, 11:30am – Christmas Luncheon at Catch Kitchen & Bar, 3866 Bayview Street in Steveston Village, Richmond, B.C. (map).
February 4, 2026 09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Catherine Lee – Baroque Stylistic Elements and Dance
March 4, 2026 09:30am – AGM, General Meeting, Members Meet & Greet, 10:45am – Guest Speaker: Bob Kohl & Laurie Gris (from Long & McQuade Vancouver): New and seasonal music books, new editions, manager’s choice. Available for sale on-site. 25% discount to members – special event pricing.
April 1, 2026 09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Evgenia Rabinovich: Flow in Piano Performance

May 6, 2026

09:30am – General Meeting, 10:30am – Guest Speaker: Ildiko Skeldon on Mock Examination with a Senior RCM Examiner 
June 3, 2026 11am – General Meeting, 11:30am- Summer Luncheon at TBA