WSMTA Important Dates
WSMTA State Chairs and District Vice Presidents, please submit the date of your state event by June 1 to WSMTA Administrative Coordinator, Carrie Kahler.
AUGUST 2019
August 1: Deadline for submitting articles for the September Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)
August 30: Deadline for the WSMTA rate at the Yakima Hilton Garden Inn for the 2019 Leadership Seminar (Kathy Mortensen, chair)
SEPTEMBER 2019
September 1: Deadline for submitting articles for the October/November Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)
September 6: Deadline to register for the 2019 Leadership Seminar
at the Yakima Hilton Garden Inn (Kathy Mortensen, chair)
September 11: Deadline for the MTNA performance and Composition Competition online applications (application deadline is 3:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME on Wednesday, September 11, 2019)
September 11: Deadline for WSMTA Outstanding Artist Competition applications (Cherie Felts, chair)
September 21 – 22: Fall Leadership Seminar – Hilton Garden Inn, Yakima (Kathy Mortensen, chair)
OCTOBER 2019
October 12: District I & II Conference
October 15: Dues deadline for renewing members for participation in Music Artistry Program (Stephanie White, chair)
NOVEMBER 2019
November 1: Deadline for submitting articles for the December/January Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)
November 1: Music Artistry Program (MAP) Preliminary Report due (Stephanie White, chair)
November 1: Proposals for 2020 WSMTA State Conference due (Jani Peterson and Kirsten Carlson, co-chairs)
November 9-11: MTNA Performance Competition – Whitworth University in Spokane, WA (Colleen Hunter, chair)
November 9-11: Outstanding Artist Competition – CWU in Ellensburg (Cherie Felts, chair)
DECEMBER 2019
No dates to note in December.
JANUARY 2020
TBD: MTNA Northwest Division Competition (Mary Kaye Owen, chair)
January 5: Deadline for submitting articles for the February/March Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)
January 10: Dues deadline for NEW MEMBERS for participation in the Music Artistry Program (MAP) (New members who join after this date will be required to pay non-member rates) (Stephanie White, chair)
January 26: Education Board meeting – Red Lion Hotel, Seatac (Laurie Eash, chair)
January 27: Board of Directors meeting – Red Lion Hotel, Seatac (Krista Seely, chair)
FEBRUARY 2020
February 19: Deadline for Young Composer Project entries (Martin Kennedy, chair)
MARCH 2020
March 1: Deadline for submitting articles for the April/May Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)
March 1: Deadline for the Chapter of the Year application (Harriet West, chair)
March 21-25: MTNA Conference – Chicago, IL
APRIL 2020
April 20: State Recital Competition results due (please use online form) (Kathy Mortensen, chair)
April 20: Last day for Music Artistry Program (Stephanie White, chair)
MAY 2020
May 1: Deadline for submitting articles for the June/July Clarion (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)
May 1: Music Artistry Program (MAP) Final Report due (Stephanie White, chair)
May 1: Visiting Artist expenses for MAP due (Stephanie White, chair)
May 15: Deadline for early-bird registration for WSMTA Conference (Jani Peterson and Kirsten Carlson, co-chairs)
May 31: Chapter Presidents Reports and Chapter Officer List due to Administrative Coordinator
JUNE 2020
June 16: Education Board meeting – Washington State University, Pullman (Laurie Eash, chair)
June 17: Board of Directors meeting – Washington State University, Pullman (Krista Seely, chair)
June 18-20: WSMTA conference – Washington State University, Pullman (Jani Peterson and Kirsten Carlson, co-chairs)