Conference Schedule
Check the Presenters page for up-to-date descriptions, bios, and handouts
Schedule subject to change
Monday, June 26
June 26
10AM
Check In Desk Opens
Pick up your badge and booklet
Lobby
June 26
12PM – 12:30PM
WSMTA General Welcome
Welcome message from WSMTA President Kathy Mortensen
Pasayten
June 26
12:30PM – 1:30PM
Conference Guest Artist
Dr. Wei-Han Wu
Presentation
Pasayten
June 26
1PM – 5PM
Exhibit Hall Open
- Silent Auction
- Music for Sale
The Gallery
June 26
2PM – 2:45PM
DEI Task Force Presents:
Advancing Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
Cascade Room
June 26
2PM – 2:45PM
Ricardo de la Torre Presents:
Getting to Know Our Neighbor: A Pianist’s Guide to Pedagogical Repertoire by Mexican composers
Methow
June 26
2:30PM
Afternoon Coffee
Generously sponsored by TBD
The Gallery
June 26
3PM – 4PM
State Honors Recital: Piano
Student representatives chosen from each Washington State Chapter performing a variety of inspiring pieces from all eras.
Pasayten
June 26
3PM – 3:45PM
Collegiate Faculty Meeting
Facilitated By TBD
Cascade
June 26
3PM – 3:45PM
Amora Bussey Presents:
Adaptive Teaching Techniques
Methow
June 26
4:30PM
Vocal & Instrumental Teacher Meetup
Facilitated By: Jane Melin
The Gallery
June 26
5PM
Dinner
June 26
7PM
Washington Winners Concert
Pasayten
- Winners of the Washington State MTNA Performance Competition
- MTNA Composition Competition Winners
- Winners of the Outstanding Artist Piano Competition
- WSMTA Commissioned Composer of the Year, Sean Osborn
Premier of 2023 Commissioned Composition - Reception to follow
Reception generously sponsored by TBD
Pasayten
June 26
9PM
Music Trivia Night Hosted by Greg Presley
Wind down with colleagues!
June 27, 2023
Tuesday
June 27
8AM – 8:45AM
Katie O’Rourke Presents:
Morning Movement
Methow
June 27
8:30AM
Check In Desk Opens
Pick up your badge and booklet
Lobby
June 27
8:30AM
Morning Coffee
Sponsored by TBD
The Gallery
June 27
9AM – 5PM
Exhibit Hall Open
- Silent Auction
- Music for Sale
The Gallery
June 27
8:30AM – 9:45AM
John Pickett Presents:
Goldberg Variations, Introduction and Performance
Pasayten
June 27
10AM – 10:45AM
Music Artistry Program Chairs Meeting
Facilitated By State MAP Chair, Jason Kuo
Cascade
June 27
10AM – 10:45AM
Elizabeth Morris Presents:
Teaching Pop and Jazz Intermediate
Methow
June 27
11AM – 12PM
State Honors Recital: Piano
Student representatives chosen from each Washington State Chapter performing a variety of inspiring pieces from all eras.
Pasayten
June 27
11AM – 11:45AM
Lark Powers Presents:
Reviving Folk Songs
Cascade
June 27
11AM – 11:45AM
Elizabeth Morris Presents:
Teaching Pop and Jazz Advanced
Methow
Lunch
June 27
11:45AM – 1PM
Attendees who registered before June 11th can pick up their boxed lunches. Others can explore the Wolf Creek Bar and Grill just down the hall from Pasayten, or pop over to Winthrop to explore restaurants in town.
Pasayten
12PM
Lunch
Chapter Presidents Meeting
Facilitated By WSMTA President Kathy Mortensen
Chapter Presidents should bring their lunches to the Cascade Room to chat about the past and the future
Cascade
12PM
Lunch
Conference Pals
Facilitated By: Suzanne Grant
Methow Room
Bring your box lunch meet your colleagues.
Methow
12PM
Lunch
District Directors Meeting
Facilitated By:
District Directors should bring their lunches to the library to chat about the past and the future
Library
June 27
1PM – 1:45PM
WSMTA Annual Member Business Meeting
Annual Business Meeting and Presentations including:
- Hall of Fame
- Chapter of the Year
- Board of Directors Election
Pasayten
June 27
2PM – 3PM
Masterclass with Dr. Wei Han Wu
Pasayten
June 27
2:30PM
Afternoon Coffee
Generously Sponsored by TBD
The Gallery
June 27
3PM – 3:45PM
Rose Freeman Presents
MTNA Certification: Toward the Mountain Top Inch by Inch
Cascade
June 27
3PM – 3:45PM
Lisa Toner Presents:
Integrative Alexander Technique
Methow
June 27
4PM – 5PM
State Honors Recital: Piano
Student representatives chosen from each Washington State Chapter performing a variety inspiring pieces from all eras.
Pasayten
June 27
4PM – 4:45PM
RoseMarie Tamburri Presents:
Let’s Play ‘SLOT’:
Challenges of Independent Music Teachers
Cascade
June 27
4PM – 4:45PM
Melissa Schiel Presents:
Physiologically Informed Vocal Pedagogy
Methow
5:30PM – 7PM
June 24
Banquet at The Barn in Winthrop
Sponsored By
June 27
8:00PM
Chamber Music Concert
Guitar + Piano Duo
Denise Mei Yan Hofmann – Composer | Guitar
Dr. Leann Osterkamp He – Piano
Play On!
Mary Jo DuGaw, soprano; Mary Kantor, clarinet; Martha Garrett, violin; Justine Foy, cello; Kristof Iverson and RoseMarie Tamburri, piano; David Ketter, actor
Reception to follow
Pasayten
Support generously provided by:
June 28, 2023
Wednesday
June 28
8AM – 8:45AM
Katie O’Rourke Presents:
Morning Movement
Methow
June 28
8:30AM
Check In Desk Opens
Pick up your badge and booklet
Lobby
June 28
8:30AM
Morning Coffee
Sponsored by TBD
The Gallery
June 28
9AM – 4PM
Exhibit Hall Open
- Silent Auction
- Music for Sale
The Gallery
June 28
9AM
Vocal & Instrumental Teacher Meetup
Facilitated By: Jane Melin
The Gallery
June 28
9AM – 9:45AM
Michelle Huang Presents:
New Voices In Global Piano Repertoire
Pasayten
June 28
9AM – 9:45AM
Jeffrey Pettijohn Presents:
Pick a Path Improvisation
Methow
June 28
10AM – 10:45AM
Greg Presley Presents:
Accompanying and Collaboration
Cascade
June 28
10AM – 10:45AM
Laura Dean Presents:
Dance Party!
Methow
June 28
11AM – 12PM
State Honors Recital: Piano
Student representatives chosen from each Washington State Chapter performing a variety inspiring pieces from all eras.
Pasayten
June 28
11AM – 11:45AM
Davis Hill Presents:
How to Buy An Electric Keyboard
Cascade
June 28
11AM – 11:45PM
Jensina Oliver Presents:
Group Classes
Methow
Lunch
June 28
11:45AM – 1PM
Attendees who registered before June 11th can pick up their boxed lunches. Others can explore the Wolf Creek Bar and Grill just down the hall from Pasayten, or pop over to Winthrop to explore restaurants in town.
Pasayten
12PM
Lunch
District Directors & Chapter Presidents Meeting
District Directors should bring their lunches to Cascade to chat about the past and the future
Cascade
12PM
Lunch
Brain Date
Bring your lunch to Methow if you signed up for a Brain Date to swap ideas, discuss a specific topic, or glean wisdom!
Methow
12PM
Lunch
Visiting Artists Meeting
Visiting Artists should bring their lunches to the library to chat about the past and the future of the Music Artistry Program.
Library
June 28
1PM – 2PM
Melanie Stroud Presents:
Music Literacy Program Mini Carnival
Cascade
June 28
1PM – 2PM
Garrett and Natalie Snedeker Present:
Composing Using Solfege
Methow
June 28
1:30PM – 2:30PM
State Honors Recital: Vocal and Instrumental
Student representatives chosen from each Washington State Chapter performing a variety of inspiring pieces from all eras.
Pasayten
June 28
2:30PM
Afternoon Coffee
The Gallery
June 28
3PM – 3:30PM
Silent Auction Ends at 3PM
All baskets must be picked up by 3:30
The Gallery
June 28
3:30PM – 4:30PM
Young Composers Recital
Winners of the 2022 Young Composers Project performing their original compositions.
Pasayten
Dinner
June 26
5PM – 6:30PM
June 28
6:30PM – 7PM
WSMTA Closing General Meeting
Presentations include:
- Silent Auction Results
June 28
7PM
Dr. Wei Han Wu and Zach Sheets:
Duo Axis
Program
TBA
Reception to follow
Support generously provided by:
TBA
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