WSMTA Calendar

.st1{display:none}juLY 2025

July 14-18WSMTA office closedEmail messages will be monitored and urgent questions will receive a response within 24-48 hours

.st1{display:none}august 2025

August 1Final day for submitting 2025 Conference evaluations Conference Evaluation Form
August 4WSMTA Office closed
August 22Deadline for booking a room at the Yakima Hilton Garden in for the WSMTA Leadership SeminarContact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar chair

.st1{display:none}september 2025

September 1Proposals for presentations at the 2026 WSMTA Conference will be accepted after this date until November 1, 2025Contact Conference Co-Chairs Carol Cross and Dorothy Bauer
September 6Deadline for registration for in-person attendance at the WSMTA Leadership Seminar in Yakima.Contact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar Chair
September TBDWSMTA Education Board MeetingContact Kathy Mortensen, Education Board Chair
September 10Registration deadline for the MTNA Performance Competition (3 pm Eastern time) and MTNA Composition Competition (3 pm Eastern time)Contact Jason Kuo, NCTM, Vice-President
September 10Registration deadline for WSMTA Outstanding Artist Piano Competition (Midnight Pacific)Contact Amora Bussey, OAPC Chair
September 12WSMTA Office closed
September 15Deadline for submitting articles for the October/November Clarion Contact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor
September 18Deadline for registration for virtual attendance at the WSMTA Leadership Seminar in Yakima.Contact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar Chair
September 20WSMTA Board of Directors meeting
Time TBD
Contact Kira Miller, NCTM, WSMTA President
September 20-21WSMTA Leadership Seminar in Yakima at the Hilton Garden InnContact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar Chair

.st1{display:none}october 2025

October 4 District V Conference
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Moses Lake
Dr Deborah Rambo Sinn, NCTM will present “The Secret Life of Phrases” and “Inartful Articulation and Irreverent Interpretation”
Contact District V Director Marina Munter, NCTM
October 13WSMTA Office closed
October 18District II Conference in Marysville
More information coming soon
Contact District I Director Jensina Oliver, NCTM
October 18District VII Conference in Spokane
More information coming soon
Contact District VII Director Fabio Menchetti, NCTM
October 18Dues deadline for renewing members for participation in Music Artistry ProgramContact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair

.st1{display:none}november 2025

November 1Proposals for 2026 WSMTA Conference are due.Contact 2026 Conference Co-Chairs Carol Cross and Dorothy Bauer
November 1 Music Artistry Program (MAP) Preliminary Report dueContact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair
November 3WSMTA Office closed
November 5Deadline for submitting articles for the December/January Clarion  Contact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor
November 7-9Outstanding Artist Piano Competition & MTNA Performance Competition at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA

.st1{display:none}december 2025

December 1Young Composers Project submissions openContact Frances Goei, YCP Chair
December 10Deadline to submit applications for WSMTA Hall of Fame
December 23-26WSMTA Office closed
December 31WSMTA Office closed

.st1{display:none}JANUARY 2026

January 1WSMTA Office closed
January 5Young Composers Project submissions closes Contact Frances Goei, YCP Chair
January TBDWSMTA Education Board Meeting via ZoomContact Kathy Mortensen, Education Board Chair
January 25Board of Directors Meeting via ZoomContact Kira Miller, NCTM, WSMTA President

.st1{display:none}february 2026

February 10Registration for the 2026 WSMTA Conference opens
February 16WSMTA Office closed

.st1{display:none}march 2026

March 5Deadline for submitting articles for the April/May ClarionContact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor
March 21-25MTNA Conference in Chicago, IllinoisMTNA conference website

.st1{display:none}april 2026

April 20Last day for Music Artistry ProgramContact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair
April 22Chapter and District State Honors Recitalists choices due (please use online form)Contact Amanda Harris, Honors Recital Chair

.st1{display:none}may 2026

May 1Music Artistry Program (MAP) Final Report dueContact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair
May 1Visiting Artist expenses for MAP due Contact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair
May 1Chapter of the Year Application Deadline. 
For more information see the The Chapter of the Year page
May 1Lois Whitner Student Study Grant Application Deadline
May 5Deadline for submitting articles for the June/July ClarionContact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor
May 15Deadline for Registering for 2026 WSMTA Conference at the Early Bird rates
May 18WSMTA Office closed

.st1{display:none}june 2026

June TBDEducation Board meeting
Via Zoom
Contact Kathy Mortensen, Education Board Chair
June 26Board of Directors meeting
Central Washington University, Ellensburg
Contact Kira Miller, NCTM, WSMTA President
June 27-29WSMTA Conference at Central Washington University, EllensburgConference Home Page
June 30Deadline for payment of 2026-2027 MTNA membership duesMTNA website
June 30Chapter Presidents Reports and Chapter Officer List due to Administrative Coordinator
Contact WSMTA Administrative Coordinator