JULY 2025 – JUNE 2026
juLY 2025
July 14-18 | WSMTA office closed | Email messages will be monitored and urgent questions will receive a response within 24-48 hours |
august 2025
August 1 | Final day for submitting 2025 Conference evaluations | Conference Evaluation Form |
August 4 | WSMTA Office closed | |
August 22 | Deadline for booking a room at the Yakima Hilton Garden in for the WSMTA Leadership Seminar | Contact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar chair |
september 2025
September 1 | Proposals for presentations at the 2026 WSMTA Conference will be accepted after this date until November 1, 2025 | Contact Conference Co-Chairs Carol Cross and Dorothy Bauer |
September 6 | Deadline for registration for in-person attendance at the WSMTA Leadership Seminar in Yakima. | Contact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar Chair |
September TBD | WSMTA Education Board Meeting | Contact Kathy Mortensen, Education Board Chair |
September 10 | Registration 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 10 | Registration deadline for WSMTA Outstanding Artist Piano Competition (Midnight Pacific) | Contact Amora Bussey, OAPC Chair |
September 12 | WSMTA Office closed | |
September 15 | Deadline for submitting articles for the October/November Clarion | Contact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor |
September 18 | Deadline for registration for virtual attendance at the WSMTA Leadership Seminar in Yakima. | Contact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar Chair |
September 20 | WSMTA Board of Directors meeting Time TBD | Contact Kira Miller, NCTM, WSMTA President |
September 20-21 | WSMTA Leadership Seminar in Yakima at the Hilton Garden Inn | Contact Amanda Harris, Leadership Seminar Chair |
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 13 | WSMTA Office closed | |
October 18 | District II Conference in Marysville More information coming soon | Contact District I Director Jensina Oliver, NCTM |
October 18 | District VII Conference in Spokane More information coming soon | Contact District VII Director Fabio Menchetti, NCTM |
October 18 | Dues deadline for renewing members for participation in Music Artistry Program | Contact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair |
november 2025
November 1 | Proposals for 2026 WSMTA Conference are due. | Contact 2026 Conference Co-Chairs Carol Cross and Dorothy Bauer |
November 1 | Music Artistry Program (MAP) Preliminary Report due | Contact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair |
November 3 | WSMTA Office closed | |
November 5 | Deadline for submitting articles for the December/January Clarion | Contact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor |
November 7-9 | Outstanding Artist Piano Competition & MTNA Performance Competition at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA |
december 2025
December 1 | Young Composers Project submissions open | Contact Frances Goei, YCP Chair |
December 10 | Deadline to submit applications for WSMTA Hall of Fame | |
December 23-26 | WSMTA Office closed | |
December 31 | WSMTA Office closed |
JANUARY 2026
January 1 | WSMTA Office closed | |
January 5 | Young Composers Project submissions closes | Contact Frances Goei, YCP Chair |
January TBD | WSMTA Education Board Meeting via Zoom | Contact Kathy Mortensen, Education Board Chair |
January 25 | Board of Directors Meeting via Zoom | Contact Kira Miller, NCTM, WSMTA President |
february 2026
February 10 | Registration for the 2026 WSMTA Conference opens | |
February 16 | WSMTA Office closed |
march 2026
March 5 | Deadline for submitting articles for the April/May Clarion | Contact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor |
March 21-25 | MTNA Conference in Chicago, Illinois | MTNA conference website |
april 2026
April 20 | Last day for Music Artistry Program | Contact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair |
April 22 | Chapter and District State Honors Recitalists choices due (please use online form) | Contact Amanda Harris, Honors Recital Chair |
may 2026
May 1 | Music Artistry Program (MAP) Final Report due | Contact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair |
May 1 | Visiting Artist expenses for MAP due | Contact Samantha Yeung, MAP Chair |
May 1 | Chapter of the Year Application Deadline. For more information see the The Chapter of the Year page | |
May 1 | Lois Whitner Student Study Grant Application Deadline | |
May 5 | Deadline for submitting articles for the June/July Clarion | Contact Kaitlin Mitchell, Clarion Editor |
May 15 | Deadline for Registering for 2026 WSMTA Conference at the Early Bird rates | |
May 18 | WSMTA Office closed |
june 2026
June TBD | Education Board meeting Via Zoom | Contact Kathy Mortensen, Education Board Chair |
June 26 | Board of Directors meeting Central Washington University, Ellensburg | Contact Kira Miller, NCTM, WSMTA President |
June 27-29 | WSMTA Conference at Central Washington University, Ellensburg | Conference Home Page |
June 30 | Deadline for payment of 2026-2027 MTNA membership dues | MTNA website |
June 30 | Chapter Presidents Reports and Chapter Officer List due to Administrative Coordinator | Contact WSMTA Administrative Coordinator |