CONNECTIONS ON THE COLUMBIA
June 28-30, 2025
All concerts and recitals will take place in the Wollenburg Auditorium.
Click on the performance you are interested in for program and other information:
Honors Recitals • Young Composers Project and Commissioned Composer of the Year Concert • McCain Duo in Concert: Artina McCain, piano and Martin McCain, trombone • Lesson with the Artist • Washington Winners and Chamber Music Concert
Honors Recitals
ADMISSION: $10 / children under 12 free.
Admission is included with conference registration or performers day pass.
WSMTA chapters and districts are pleased to honor the students who work hard to participate in the Music Artistry Program by inviting some to perform in recitals at the annual state conference in June.
Click on the recital date and time to download the pdf program.
Young Composer Project and Commissioned Composer of the Year Concert
Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 pm
ADMISSION: $10 / children under 12 free.
Admission is included with conference registration or performers day pass.
Click here for concert program.
About the Young Composer Project
The Young Composers Project gives students of WSMTA members the opportunity to submit their original compositions for judging and comments by qualified adjudicators. First-place winners are invited to perform their compositions at the WSMTA Conference each June.
About the Commissioned Composer of the Year: Nicole Buetti
To encourage the creation of new music by American composers, the Washington State Music Teachers Association partners with the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) to commission new works. Each year, WSMTA commissions a Washington State composer to write a composition to be premiered at the State Conference in June.
A Series of Oddities
Composed by Nicole Buetti for two bassoons and contrabassoon
1. Platypus in the Garden
2. The Shrewd Emu
3. Wombat Waltz
4. A Contemplative Blue-ringed Octopus
5. Wallaby Bounce
Click here for complete program notes about A Series of Oddities.
Guest Artists Artina McCain and Martin McCain in Concert
Sunday, June 29 at 7:30 pm
ADMISSION: $15 / children under 12 free.
Admission is included with conference registration or performers day pass.
Click here for McCain Duo concert program.
Join Artina McCain, piano, and Martin McCain, trombone, for an evening filled with a variety of music.
Lesson with the Artist
Monday, June 30 at 1:00 pm
Admission is included with conference registration or performers day pass.
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Join Artina McCain as she works with talented students in a lesson-style workshop.
Washington Winners and Duo Cascadia Concert
Monday, June 30 at 7:00 pm
ADMISSION: $15 / children under 12 free.
Admission is included with conference registration or performers day pass.
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Join competition winners from across Washington state as well as Duo Cascadia, featuring Kay Zavislak and Jensina Oliver performing one piano, four-hands works by Mozart, Brahms, Katsuhiro Oguri, Yoshinao Nakada, and Mendelssohn.