Meeting Dates

Next Meeting Details

Nov 5th, 2025 – 9:30am – 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 at South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C. (map).

Workshop at 10:15am**NOTE EARLIER TIME

The Art of Collaboration with Karen Lee-Morlang
After spending over three decades performing, coaching and teaching as a collaborative pianist, producer and host, Karen Lee-Morlang shares stories, lessons, anecdotes from her colourful and often unorthodox performing venues and situations. She will share many hard-learned lessons as a successful professional, provide invaluable ideas about teaching collaborative piano skills to all levels of piano students, and also tips for teachers on how to coach their singing and instrumental students on how to prepare and rehearse most effectively and efficiently with collaborative pianists. Karen warmly welcomes questions and thoughtful discussion with her colleagues at the end of the presentation.

Bio: Karen Lee-Morlang
An award-winning performer, educator and producer, Karen Lee-Morlang has been lauded as “funny, brainy and creative.” After specializing in art song and chamber music for her post-graduate degree from UBC, she then taught collaborative piano to piano performance majors while engaged as a Sessional Lecturer at the UBC School of Music while continuing her own education and performing in different parts of North America, Europe and Asia. As a performer, Karen has been featured at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, MusicFest Vancouver, the Vancouver Folk Festival and has been broadcast on CBC Radio. Karen has enjoyed collaborating with local choirs such as the Vivaldi Chamber Choir, Chor Leoni, and Vancouver Welsh Men. In exploring her own voice while playing piano with other singers, Karen was a founding member of the vocal groups The Lady Larks, The K Sisters and The No Sh!t Shirleys.

At 11:15am, Bob Kohl from Long & McQuade Vancouver will bring us Christmas & seasonal music books, new editions, and the manager’s choice

Note from Bob Kohl:

Special 25% discount on print music titles from Long & McQuade: We are striving to continue to make this offer available, and in large measure, we are still able to honour this. However recent trade tensions have resulted in changes to the terms we receive from select publishers, so there will be a small amount of titles that will be included in our display that are not eligible for any discount. This mostly impacts areas like text books, print-on-demand titles and special imports.

You are welcome to contact Long & McQuade in advance of the meeting with any order that they would like us to prepare to be delivered. We would need to receive any requests by Monday, November 3rd. We are still able to offer our 25% discount on the majority of titles that we carry. Email Bob Kohl at bkohl@long-mcquade.com to place your order.

.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 TBA
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