2026 WSMTA CONFERENCE • SCHEDULE


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Daily Schedule

Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28
Monday, June 29

Presenters

An-Lin Bardin and Naomi NiskalaSusan ChanMengyiyi ChenRose Freeman, NCTMJody Graves, NCTMEleanor GummerEleanor Gummer with Sarah Silvia, NCTMLeann Osterkamp HeMeg Krieg, NCTMStephen Lewis, NCTMSzu-Chia LinChristina Liu, NCTMRoger McVey, NCTMKira Miller, NCTMMarina Munter, NCTMJan Rowen Music, NCTMDilyara OliverGreg Presley, NCTMMelody Puller Representation and Advocacy CommitteeKaren ScholtenAnna SchultzSarah Silvia, NCTMJeff SnedekerRhonda SnookRoseMarie TamburriRicardo de la Torre, NCTMRyan WorswickChiao-Yu Wu

Concerts, Recitals, and Student Performance Sessions

Honors Recital No. 1 – Saturday at 11 am
More Music with Mengyiyi Chen – Saturday at noon
Honors Recital No. 2 – Saturday at 3 pm
Guest Artist Bardin-Niskala Duo – Saturday at 8 pm
Honors Recital No. 3 – Sunday at 11 am
More Music with Carter Mitchell, euphonium; Flora Cummings, viola; and Izel Ochoa-Read, piano – Sunday at noon
Young Composer Project Recital – Sunday at 3 pm
Works in Progress with Naomi Niskala and An-Lin Bardin – Sunday at 4 pm
WA Winners and Commissioned Composer Concert – Sunday at 7 pm
Honors Recital No. 4 – Monday at 11 am
More Music with Central West Quartet, Donut Friday Quartet, and Burrow Vision Quartet – Monday at noon
Lesson with the Artist: Naomi Niskala – Monday at 1 pm
Honors Recital No. 5 – Monday at 3 pm

Meetings, Meet-ups and Other Events

MAP and Visiting Artist meeting – Saturday at noon
Sip & Stitch, Drink & Draw, Crafts & Coffee – Sunday at noon
Annual Member Meeting – Sunday at 12:45 pm
Trivia night – Sunday at 8:30 pm (after the WA Winners Concert)
MLP Chair Meeting – Monday at 8 am
WSMTA President and Chapter Presidents – Monday at noon

Food service

Coffee and treats
Saturday 9 am and 2:45 pm
Sunday 8 am (top-up at 9:45 am) and 2:45 pm
Monday 8 am (top-up at 9:45 am)
Box Lunch – Everyday at noon (you can eat your lunch in the Band and Choir rooms)
Banquet Dinner – Saturday at 5 pm (Happy Hour) and 6 pm (Dinner)
Post Concert receptions – After both evening concerts (Saturday and Sunday)

PLEASE NOTE
Times and presenters are subject to change. Look here during the conference for the most up-to-date schedule.
• All presentations are 45 minutes unless otherwise noted.
More Music sessions vary in length and recitals and concerts may last an hour or more.
• Most events will be held in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building at Central Washington University. For a floor plan of the building, click here.



9:00 am

Check-In Desk
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
• McIntyre Rotunda

Welcome with coffee, tea, and treats
9:00 am
McIntyre Rotunda


10:00 am

Silent Auction
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• McIntyre Hall

Quiet Room
10:00 am to 10:00 pm
• McIntyre 113


11:00 am

12:00 noon

Box Lunch
McIntyre Rotunda

More Music
Mengyiyi Chen, piano
McIntyre 150 / Band Room

Combined MAP Chair and Visiting Artist Meeting with Samantha Yeung and Selina Chu, NCTM
McIntyre 144J / Faculty Lounge

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1:00 pm

2:00 pm
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2:45 pm

Coffee, tea, and treats
McIntyre Rotunda


3:00 pm

Honors Recital No. 2
Piano
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall


4:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Happy Hour and Wine Raffle
Banquet Dinner at 6:00 pm
• Sue Lombard Hall


8:00 pm

Guest Artist Concert
Bardin-Niskala Duo
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall


9:00 pm

Post-concert reception
McIntyre Rotunda

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8:00 am

Check-In Desk
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
McIntyre Rotunda

Coffee, tea, and treats
McIntyre Rotunda

Silent Auction
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
McIntyre Hall

Quiet Room
8:00 am to 10:00 pm
McIntyre 113


9:00 am
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9:45 am

Coffee top-up
McIntyre Rotunda


10:00 am

Using Music for Social Change – Music that Fosters Empathy and Compassion Towards Others
Guest artists: An-Lin Bardin and Naomi Niskala
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall


11:00 am
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12:00 noon

Box lunch
McIntyre Rotunda

More Music
Carter Mitchell, euphonium
Flora Cumming, viola

Izel Ochoa-Read, piano
• McIntyre 150 / Band Room

Sip & Stitch, Drink & Draw, Crafts & Coffee – Social lunch with friends! (crafts encouraged but optional)
McIntyre 153 / Choir Room


12:45 – 2:00 pm

Annual Members Meeting
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall


2:00 pm
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2:45 pm

Coffee, tea, and treats
McIntyre Rotunda


3:00 pm

4:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Dinner on your own


7:00 pm

8:30 pm

Post-Concert Reception
McIntyre Rotunda

Trivia Night
Host: Ryan Worswick
Trivia Chair: Leah Terrill
• McIntyre 153 / Choir Room

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8:00 am

Check-In Desk
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
McIntyre Rotunda

Coffee, tea, and treats
McIntyre Rotunda

Silent Auction
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
ITEM PICK-UP by 3:00 pm
McIntyre Hall

MLP Chair Meeting
with Melanie Stroud, NCTM
McIntyre 144J / Faculty Lounge

Quiet Room
McIntyre 113


9:00 am
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9:45 am

Coffee top-up
McIntyre Rotunda


10:00 am

11:00 am

Honors Recital No. 4
Vocal and Instrumental
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall

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12:00 noon

Box lunch
McIntyre Rotunda

More Music
Central West Quartet
Donut Friday Quartet
Burrow Vision Quartet
McIntyre 150 / Band Room

Chapter Presidents and District Directors Meeting
with Kira Miller, NCTM
McIntyre 144J / Faculty Lounge

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1:00 – 2:15 pm
Lesson with the Artist

With pianist Naomi Niskala
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall

1:00 pm

2:00 pm

3:00 pm

Honors Recital No. 5
Piano
McIntyre 175 / Recital Hall

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2026 WSMTA CONFERENCE SUPORTERS:

WSMTA Teacher Enrichment Fund
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Kitsap MTA
Lynden MTA
Mt Rainier MTA
Pullman MTA
Seattle MTA Simon Fiset Competition

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