WSMTA Important Dates

WSMTA State Chairs and District Directors, please submit the date of your state event to WSMTA Administrative Coordinator, Carrie Kahler.

September 2022

September 1: 2022 Election Results announced in the September Clarion

September 14: Registration deadline for the MTNA Performance Competition (Noon Pacific), MTNA Composition Competition (Noon Pacific) and Outstanding Artist Piano Competition (Midnight Pacific)

September 15: Deadline for submitting articles for the October/November Clarion  (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)

September 17 – 18: Leadership Seminar (Colleen Hunter, chair)

October 2022

October 8: District I & II Conference

October 15: Dues deadline for renewing members for participation in Music Artistry Program (Jason Kuo, chair)

November 2022

November 1: Music Artistry Program (MAP) Preliminary Report due (Jason Kuo, chair)

November 1: Proposals for 2023 WSMTA State Conference due (Carol Cross, co-chair)

November 4: District VI Conference featuring Dr. Deborah Rambo Sinn

November 5: Deadline for submitting articles for the December/January Clarion  (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)

November 11 – 13: Outstanding Artist Piano Competition & MTNA Performance Competition at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA

December 2022

December 1: MTNA Northwest Division Competition (Mary Kaye Owen, chair)

December 1: Young Composers Project submissions open (Frances Goei or Susan Hurley co-chairs)

January 2023

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) (Jason Kuo, chair)

January 28: Education Board meeting  (Krista Seely, chair)

January 29: Board of Directors meeting  (Kathy Mortensen, chair)

February 2023

February 1: Registration for the WSMTA Conference opens

February 22: Registration for Young Composers project closes

March 2023

March 5: Deadline for submitting articles for the April/May Clarion  (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)

March 20: 2023 Simon-Fiset Composition Competition sponsored by the Seattle Chapter (Laura Dean, Chair )

March 25-29: MTNA Conference in Reno, Nevada

April 2023

April 20: Last day for Music Artistry Program (Jason Kuo, chair)

April 22: Chapter and District State Honors Recitalists choices due (please use online form) (Colleen Hunter, chair)

May 2023

May 1: Music Artistry Program (MAP) Final Report due (Jason Kuo, chair)

May 1: Visiting Artist expenses for MAP due (Jason Kuo, chair)

May 1: Chapter of the Year Application Deadline.  For more information see the The Chapter of the Year page

May 2: Lois Whitner Student Study Grant Application Deadline

May 5: Deadline for submitting articles for the June/July Clarion  (Samantha Yeung, Clarion Editor)

May 31: Chapter Presidents Reports and Chapter Officer List due to Administrative Coordinator

JUNE 2023

June 17: Education Board meeting – Virtual 9AM – 2PM (Krista Seely, chair)

June 25: Board of Directors meeting –  Sun Mountain Lodge, WA (Kathy Mortensen, chair)

June 26-28: WSMTA Conference – Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, WA (Carol Cross, co-chair)