William Browning Memorial

MTNA Foundation Performathon

ABOUT THE BROWNING PERFORMATHON

Students performing will be sharing their talent, dedication and enthusiasm to raise funds for the MTNA Foundation in honor of William Browning, revered Chicago pianist and teacher. Funds raised by the Performathon will be directed to the MTNA Foundation:

  • Teacher enrichment grants

  • Community outreach

  • Local chapter enrichment grants

  • Collegiate chapter grants

PERFORMATHON COORDINATOR

Cynthia Papierniak

WILLIAM BROWNING MEMORIAL MTNA FOUNDATION

EIGHTH ANNUAL PERFORMATHON

New Performathon Date: April 6, 2025
There will be 3 recitals: 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00.

Where: St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 545 S East Ave in Oak Park

Registration open: February 10, 2025
Registration deadline: Thursday, March 6, 2025

(See registration instructions below)

Performers: Teachers*, students, family members. Pianists, instrumentalists, singers may participate. Music does not need to be memorized.

Music genre: Solo, ensemble, classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, rags, sacred, or showtime. Any music that can be performed well and befits a fundraiser is accepted.

EVENT DETAILS

Students collecting $25 or more will receive a gift. Cash prizes will be awarded to the students collecting the most money. Donations, made by cash, Zelle, or check made out to the MTNA Foundation Fund, are tax deductible.

Teachers sign up students for one or more 10-minute slots from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.. Slots do not need to be consecutive. A slot may be filled by one or more students. List of repertoire is not required to register. Priority of selected time is determined by your registration date.

*Teachers do NOT need to attend for their student to participate. Students do NOT have to contribute to perform.

HoW TO REGISTER FOR THE BROWNING PERFORMATHON

STEP 1: TEACHERS REQUEST TIME BLOCKS

The new CAMTA Member Portal will be used for the 2025 Performathon registration.

  • Log in to your Member Portal account.

  • From the sidebar, click Events, then Active Events. 

  • Select the 2025 Browning Performathon.

    • There are 5 10-minute time blocks available for each recital. Time blocks are first come, first served.

    • Type in the number of 10-minute time blocks you would like to reserve for each recital.

    • Click the Save Reservations button to save your information.

  • You can edit your number of time block requests at any time during the registration period by either adding more time slots (if available) or reducing the number you originally requested (which will release the time slots and make them available to other people).

  • After the registration deadline, Browning Performathon coordinator, Cynthia Papierniak, will contact you to obtain performer information and assemble the recital programs.

STEP 2: DOWNLOAD REQUIRED FORMS

Teachers should then download and distribute the following required forms:

How NON-MEMBERS CAN RegisteR FOR THE PERFORMATHON

Teachers who are not members of CAMTA must use the new Member Portal to register for the Browning Performathon.

Any non-member who previously created a portal account for other CAMTA events can simply login and request time blocks.

If you have not previously created a Member Portal Account, fill out the form below to request a non-member account. You will receive an email from portal@camta.org with instructions on how to get your account set up. Then follow the same instructions listed above to register students.

Member portal accounts will be allocated to teachers only (not parents).