Recent Membership Events - Tulsa Global Alliance

# # # # # # Exchanges
Tulsa to Celle
Beekeepers
Arnold Bieber and Barbara Taron have had several meetings with the Oklahoma Beekeepers'
Association. Some of the beekeepers are very interested in going to Celle to attend a seminar
designed for them by the Celle Bee Institute.
One group of five beekeepers will be attending the first Celle seminar on 5/23, 5/24, and 5/25.
Another group is planning on making the trip sometimes in September if the air fares are
affordable.
Arnold Bieber invited the first group of
Beekeeper travellers to a “German style”
dinner at the Gast Center on March 27th,
to discuss the different aspects of the trip
and to answer the travellers’ questions.
Susanne Reineke who happened to be in
town that day joined us for dinner and was
able to meet the five beekeepers. We
thank Arnold for setting up the meeting
and for donating the food.
Barthelmes Conservatory
On 3/15/12 , Arnold Bieber, Barbara Taron, and twelve members of GAST and the
Tulsa-Celle-Partnership attended a lunch presentation at the Bathelmes Conservatory. Our hosts were
Executive Director Kate Reeves, and Director of Operations Candice Chinsethagid. The two ladies
explained to us the goals of the conservatory, its curriculum, and its teaching philosophy. We were also
given a tour of the classrooms at the Conservatoryʼs new premises. We all left the music school with a
better understanding of the operation of the Conservatory, and we were all impressed with its goal of
fostering the music education of gifted students from various backgrounds.
Once the meeting was over, Barbara made a short presentation to the two Barthelmes executives to
explain our Sister City relationship with Celle. Barbaraʼs presentation was well received and the two
Directors, agreed to investigate the possibilty of taking a small group of outstanding students to Europe in
the first part of 2013. The group would stop in Celle for a few days, and possibly meet with students of
the “Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria Gymnasium”, or the Kreismusikschule before travelling to other music
oriented cities such as Vienna. The possibility of giving a small concert performance in Celle was also
briefly discussed. It was agreed that the Partnership would submit a trip proposal for review by the
Barthelmes Conservatory, and that if the proposal is accepted the partnership would offer a stipend to the
conservatory to fund a portion of the costs. The possibility of the Conservatory holding fund raising
events to obtain the rest of the necessary funds was also discussed.